Gekko Sabou

A basement floor coffee house near Omotesando or Gaienmae Station.
How cool is it to know this place: Pretty cool. Unless you are a Unilocaler, you probably would not find this place nor would you accidentally visit this place, since it is in the basement floor. Furthermore, 1^st floor of this building is a separate, unrelated coffee shop called «Lattest». Most foreigners walking around Aoyama area would probably decided to checkout Lattest before coming here.
Why go here: Their dripped coffee is excellent. Seriously good. Probably better than Omotesando Koffee. The difference is, Gekko Sabo does not serve espresso drinks. If you enjoy latte, go to Lattest or Blue Bottle Coffee instead. Also, their coffee is served using a nice coffee cup. No cheap cups here. I did not ask, but I doubt that they have paper cups for carryout.
Why go here 2: The owner loves music. He has a whole collection of LP records in the room near the entrance. Check it out. No Guns & Roses or Metallica here. Music they place is much more calming. Some Jazz, but not exclusively Jazz.
What to order: Their basic dripped coffee is «BLEND» 600 Yen. I went with their «MANDARIN» 650 Yen. It was really good.
Sweets: They are not really into sweets, but they do offer siphon cake for 250 Yen.
Atmosphere: It is a traditional Japanese coffee house style «Kissaten». They allow smoking. Their counter seats are quite comfortable. Don’t expect AC power. I had issues connecting with my own pocket Wifi by Softbank; probably due to their basement location.