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Rikka Mocha
Espresso with 70% single-origin dark chocolate and six ounces of milk.
Caffé Cream-Top
Espresso and milk under a honey cream-top, served iced.
Matcha Green Tea
Matcha with six ounces of water.
No Laptop / Work Devices Please
Curator’s note
Michelle Jow and Scott Chen came to coffee from technology and experience design, and they opened on 13th Street in September 2023 with a team of five, one merch shelf and a Linea Mini in a room that felt too big for all of it. The Japanese word they keep coming back to is komorebi, sunlight through leaves, and the house rules keep the room relaxed: no laptops, no public Wi-Fi, and card or tap only.
The Coffee
Espresso comes three ways, on the HIBI house blend, the Wildflowers reserve blend of rare floral varietals or the day's single origin at market price, with the crema skimmed off before it is served, and the pour-over card changes with the shelf. The cold side has a single-origin cold brew on the rock, a concentrate over large cubed ice, the cream-tops are made daily with coffee blossom honey, and the matcha and hojicha come from Kyoto beside three loose-leaf teas, a Jin Xuan oolong, an Eastern Beauty and a Red Jade black.
- HIBI - House Blend Coffee
balanced soft sweetness · mild hint of fruitiness
- Wildflowers - Reserve Blend Coffee
- Varietals
- Geisha, Sidra, Sudan Rume
floral
- Ethiopia "Reshad" Honey 74112
Ethiopia, Jimma · 1,950 m
- Varietals
- 74112
- Process
- Honey
- Producer
- Reshad Albuls
vanilla · white grape · ripe peach
- Bolivia "Los Rodriguez" Natural Caturra
Bolivia
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Process
- Natural
mango · papaya · longan · honey
- Guatemala "El Injerto 2023 COE #1" Washed Red Pacamara
Guatemala
- Varietals
- Red Pacamara
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- El Injerto
yellow peach · pear · brown sugar · citrus fruit
- Colombia "Linarco Rodriguez" Honey Bourbon Aji
Colombia
- Varietals
- Bourbon Aji
- Process
- Honey
- Producer
- Linarco Rodriguez
white grape · jackfruit · white tea
- Peru "David Flores" Washed Sidra
Peru
- Varietals
- Sidra
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Finca El Morito
red apple · lavender · mandarin
- Bolivia "Takesi" Washed Gesha
Bolivia, Yanacachi · 2,000 m
- Varietals
- Gesha
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Maria Iturralde
melon · bergamot · peach
The Vibe
Rikka Fika is a ground-floor shell of concrete and black-framed glass whose doors open to the sidewalk, and inside the walls stay white over a polished concrete floor. Pale wood shelving carries the roasters' boxes, a library of Japanese magazines and potted desert plants, the drinks arrive on stainless trays, and the espresso machine stands on a pale wood counter.
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