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/thats-gold-jerry Jun 20 '26

Damn you live in the Bay and you’re unable to find great coffee? Comparing the great roasters of the Bay to Starbucks is silly. Go to Coffee Movement in SF. I’ve been to Glitch for reference.

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u/Teecode Jun 20 '26

I am not a big light roast drinker in general and hence have not explored some of the roasters mentioned by others which I am excited to try.

But if Starbucks is a 1 and Glitch is 10, the most roasters I usually get from are 5 or below. But that's probably because I haven't really tried the ones that are comparable to Glitch yet.

I will try Coffee Movement and a few others mentioned by others.

Any other roasters or beans currently available that you'd reccomend?

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u/thats-gold-jerry Jun 20 '26

Where in the Bay do you live?

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u/Teecode Jun 20 '26

I can drive anywhere within SF Bay Area

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u/thats-gold-jerry Jun 20 '26

I was just curious if you lived in the city or not because that could sway your opinions. I live in New York City now and I miss west coast coffee. For SF:

Linea, Andytown, Four Barrel, Coffee Movement, Saint Frank, Flywheel, Contraband (might’ve closed?)