After the Japanese "kissaten," where coffee was coffee and not a lot more, came Doutor. Then came that all-conquering import, Starbucks, and a stream of similar lifestyle-focused camp followers of both American and Japanese descent. Now, suddenly, we have Macchinesti.
Macchinesti, I hear you say? What's that, and where?
It's a good question, because right now there is only one Macchinesti in Japan, near Tokyo's Akabanebashi Station. But it raises the imbibing of coffee onto such a different level that it can only be described as the ultimate experience.