Rec Coffee was founded in 2009 by Yoshikazu Iwase and Osamu Kitazoe, who had begun selling coffee from a mobile cart in Hakata, Fukuoka the year before. Iwase went on to win the Japan Barista Championship in 2014 and place runner-up at the 2016 World Barista Championship, and the company later opened its own Hakata Roastery alongside roughly ten stores across Fukuoka, Tokyo and Taiwan.
At a glance
What a kilo costs here
€55.58 per kilo, the median across 4 of their bags. 31% below the Japan median of €80.48.
Where the beans come from
What Rec Coffee sources
The origins on their shelf right now. Click through to see who else in the directory is pouring the same coffee-growing country.
Current lineup
What's on the shelf right now
Every coffee Rec Coffee is pouring this week, with origins, processing, and tasting notes.
After Midnight Decaf
20 USD- lemon
Comet Espresso
23 USD- dark chocolate
- citrus
Field Day Blend
22 USD- apple
- caramel
Up All Night Blend
21 USD- chocolate
- caramel
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