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24 alternatives to Japan Coffee Map

Japan's best coffee shops, ranked by Instagram poplularity

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Japan Coffee Map launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Best Coffee Guide▲110

   Location enabled app guide to the best cafés in the world

   2018 · bestcoffee.guide · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Kovi▲105

   Find the best local coffee shops

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CUPS▲102

   Discovery and payment platform for the best local cafes

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Best Damn Coffee▲136

   Product Hunt for coffee

   2016 · thebestdamn.coffee · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Coffee Map▲11

   Discover and find the best coffee shops around you.

   2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Beanhunter▲63

   Browse the best coffee shops worldwide

   2015 · beanhunter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Japan Trend Shop▲76

   Tokyo's Gadget & Lifestyle Select Shop

   2014 · japantrendshop.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   InstaMap▲170

   SnapMaps for Instagram

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Brew Finder▲153

   Discover the best coffee shops to work at around you

   Apr 2026 · brewfinder.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Espresso Desk▲106

    The best cafes to work from, find your new favorite spot

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Coffigram▲4

    Discover the best coffee shops in NYC and SF with Instagram.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Coffee Rush▲130

    On-demand coffee delivery in San Francisco

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Popup▲234

    Ephemeral coffee shops in nearby homes ☕

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    localsnear.me▲77

    A simple app to find your next favorite coffee shop

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fika▲98

    A social coffee journal

    2015 · fikaapp.coffee · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Coffee by Trotter▲91

    Find the best specialty coffee shops, curated by Trotter

    2015 · trottermag.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Popmap▲83

    Shop the world like a local

    2015 · popmap.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Berlin Coffee Map▲7

    Berlin Coffee Shop Aggregator

    2025 · 3welle.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nespresso Index▲112

    The caffeinated version of the Big Mac Index.

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Instmap▲113

    Explore Instagram on the map

    2015 · instmap.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PhilzScore▲70

    A real-time people count of the Bay Area's favorite coffee.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Source Coffee▲72

    Find the best specialty coffee shops around the world.

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Want to Go by WHSTL▲66

    Curated list of restaurants, cafe's & more around the world

    2021 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nespresso Prodigio▲123

    The connected nespresso machine

    2016 · nespresso.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →