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Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker: Cold Brew, Shorts, and Summer
May 30, 2016
Step-by-step instructions on how to make cold brew coffee at home in the Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker. It's fun, simple, and most of all, rewarding.
Upcoming Event: Free Coffee Tasting with Red Bay
March 18, 2016
A free coffee tasting with Oakland's Red Bay Coffee. Sample single-origin coffees – Sumatra Honey, East Fourteenth, and King's Prize – before you buy.
Studio Arhoj + Umami Mart Travel Mug is Back In Stock!
March 17, 2016
You can rest easy now – our popular limited-edition porcelain Umami Mart travel mug designed by Studio Arhoj is back in stock! Holds 8.5 oz.
Upcoming Event: Single Origin Tasting with Horiguchi Coffee
August 27, 2015
Our second free tasting with Tokyo-based Horiguchi Coffee featuring Flower and Juicy #2, and single-origin Ethiopia and Kenya blends.
Upcoming Event: Horiguchi Coffee Tasting
June 16, 2015
We are thrilled to host a complimentary coffee tasting this Saturday with Horiguchi Coffee, a...
Postcard from Japan: Kissaten Life
February 23, 2015
We are really enjoying the kissaten (cafe) lifestyle here in Japan and we have visited...
Postcard from Nahoko: Coffee Break (Tsukiji)
January 25, 2013
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.
The PDT Project: Black Jack
December 14, 2012
Over the last decade the cocktail renaissance has spread across the country and helped turn...
Crop Shop in Azabujuban (TYO)
October 5, 2012
I used to live in Azabujuban for four years during my 20s. Sadly I don’t...
Coffee + Tea Month @ Umami Mart
October 1, 2012
Happy October! The air is a bit crisper, the leaves, brighter. What better way to...
Packaging Whore: The Intelligentsia Coffee Pour Over Set
April 18, 2012
Now, Umamimart has never really been "in" on the "scene". We don't really get invited...
Skandinavian Airlines Design Competition - Vote for My Cup!
March 15, 2012
Remember when I designed the Umamimart travel mug back in 2010? Well, this spring Scandinavian Airlines...