Ladrio
Jimbocho, Tokyo
Ladrio is a 1949 kissaten in a narrow lane off Yasukuni-dori, dim, brick-walled and wood-panelled, and widely credited with bringing Vienna coffee, strong coffee under a cap of whipped cream, to Japan. The spaghetti napolitan is the other reason regulars come.
Insider tip
Order the Vienna coffee and take a table at the back. It stays open into the evening on weekdays, which makes it a good last stop after the bookshops close.
What's on near Ladrio
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Ladrio, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Jimbocho Theater: 80s Nostalgia III
神保町シアター「80年代ノスタルジアⅢ」
Time Showtimes about 11:00 to 19:15, vary by film Station Jimbocho (Toei Mita, Shinjuku lines), 3 min walk
Film programme of 1980s Japanese films, each screening for one week with seven showtimes.
Kanda Used Book Festival
神田古本まつり
Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Jimbocho (Toei Mita, Shinjuku, Hanzomon Lines), 1 min walk
The world's largest secondhand-book district puts hundreds of thousands of volumes out on the street each autumn, with stalls lining Yasukuni-dori beside the permanent bookshops. Old maps, ukiyo-e prints, and out-of-print photo books turn up alongside bargain carts.
Kanda Used Book Festival (66th Jimbocho Book Festival)
第66回 東京名物 神田古本まつり
Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Jimbocho (Toei Mita/Shinjuku Lines, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line), 1 min walk
The 66th edition of the Kanda Used Book Festival takes place from October 23 to November 1, 2026, along the Jimbocho secondhand bookstore district. The organisers have set opening hours of 10:00 to 18:00 for the run of the festival. Hundreds of thousands of secondhand and antiquarian books are laid out on outdoor tables and stalls along Yasukuni-dori, making it one of the largest used-book events in the country.
Meiji University and the Hill Top Hotel (Yamanoue Hotel) exhibition
企画展「明治大学と山の上ホテル」
Time Follows Meiji University Museum hours Station Ochanomizu (JR, Marunouchi Line) or Jimbocho, about 5 min walk
Special exhibition on the university's ties to the Hill Top Hotel in Surugadai, shown in the campus special exhibition room.
Meiji Collection 66: Sakamoto Manshichi, Archaeological Materials Seen by a Photographer
明大コレクション66「坂本万七 写真家が見た考古資料」
Time Weekdays 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), Saturdays 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:30), closed Sundays and holidays Station Ochanomizu (JR, Marunouchi Line) or Jimbocho, about 5 min walk
Photographs by Sakamoto Manshichi of the museum's archaeological objects, shown beside the real items.
Smaller local events nearby
Jimbocho Book Festival Market
24 to 25 Oct · Kanda Suzuran-dori, Sakura-dori and the Jimbocho Mitsui Building plaza
Publishers set up book stalls along Suzuran-dori and Sakura-dori, with a children's book area and a food court that close at 17:00.
Free · 10:00 to 18:00 · Map · Source: Jimbocho Book Festival Executive Committee · 第34回 神保町ブックフェスティバル(実行委員会主催)
Kanda Sports Festival Festival
24 to 25 Oct · Ogawa Hiroba and the Kanda Ogawamachi sports shop street
Ski resort booths, a shoppers' prize draw and stage talks and comedy shows on Ogawa Hiroba, along Kanda Ogawamachi's street of sports shops.
11:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Kanda Sports Store Liaison Council · 神田スポーツ祭り2026
Nearby
Around Jimbocho
Tokyo's book town, fuelled by curry and old coffee houses
Jimbocho is the largest second-hand book district in the world, with around 130 bookshops on a few blocks, from rare woodblock prints to 100-yen paperback carts. Between the shelves you'll find some of Tokyo's oldest coffee houses and the densest cluster of curry restaurants in the city, and that's what the book trade has run on for a century.
Jimbocho has 7 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 3 cafes, 2 shops and 2 restaurants. Read the Jimbocho guide.
Good to know
- How do I get to Ladrio?
- The nearest station is Jimbocho (Hanzomon / Mita / Shinjuku Line). Ladrio is in Jimbocho, Tokyo.
- How much does Ladrio cost?
- Ladrio is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Ladrio?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Ladrio?
- Late afternoon.
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