Blue Bottle Coffee (Daimaru) – bento.com listing

Blue Bottle’s central-Kobe branch, designed by Tokyo’s Schemata Architects, is a gorgeous spot in which to enjoy a coffee break. It’s got a chicly minimalist concrete-and-wood decor, high ceilings, and lots and lots of space. The soundtrack is upbeat and modern without being intrusive. The coffee is reliably good. They…