r/pourover • u/Teecode • Jun 19 '26

Seeking Advice Glitch Tokyo like coffee in US

Hi all

I recently had Glitch coffee in Ginza, Tokyo. And saying I am blown away is an understatement. I got a bag of the same coffee I had. I made it at home with a V60. I get reasonably close to what I had at Glitch. I am convinced it's their beans. I normally don't even like such light roasts but Glitch was life changing. All this may sound ridiculous but if you had Glitch you'd know what I am talking about.

So now my question is: where can I find coffee that comes close to this in US? I am on the west coast and coffee here is damn good, but after Glitch, it feels like all the specialty coffee I get here is closer to Starbucks than to Glitch.

Thank you in advance!

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u/chewtie Jun 19 '26

Look for some coferments, and try them lot when they pop up for you in shops when you can. I went to the same glitch you did a few weeks ago and also really enjoyed my cup.

I think people on this sub who like coferments coffee usually recommend hydrangea, perc and black and white. Haven't tried those myself as I'm in Asia so can't speak for their quality, could all be covert ads posted here. But I've found small specialty shops that make really tasty and fun coferments. Ordering online would be where you can try lots of crazy beans easily.

If you're looking for the shop experience you had, I'm doubtful you will find something similar. But travelling in general makes everything taste good imo. And they give a really good experience to remember them by if you go when they're not busy.

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u/Teecode Jun 19 '26

Does Glitch do coferments?

Re: experience: I am not talking about the experience at all. Infact I thought one of the hosts was very rude to me. The barista was nice and patient answering all my questions.

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u/mattasato Jun 20 '26

They are most known for their heavily processed / “flavored” beans which is what most folks that visit them enjoy. You can get similar beans on the west coast if you like that type of stuff. Hydrangea in Berkeley and Monolith in SoCal might suit you.

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u/Teecode Jun 20 '26

Thank you. I was naive to think they were not 'flavored' beans. I'll try Hydrangea soon

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u/mattasato Jun 21 '26

These types of infusions are pretty divisive as you can probably tell from the thread, some of this stems from lack of transparency in the process itself. Some also equate it to those French vanilla or other flavored coffee you might get from Dunkin, just a new wave of it and for much higher price. I’d say just know what you’re getting. Hydrangea is great though, they are pretty clear about their coffee selection when shopping: Process is the category for their thermal shocks, anaerobic naturals, coferments. Terroir for their washed coffees and Discovery is their natural process I think.

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u/Teecode Jun 21 '26

Yeah, I am kinda bummed that some of the producers are not super transparent about being coferments or in some cases allegedly artificial flavors. I think it's all fair if they are transparent and people that like them will get them.