Starbucks Coffee - Shibuya Tsutaya

This is a great spot overlooking the famous Shibuya Crossing. We went around 7 a.m. on a Sunday, so it was easy to find a window seat and spend a couple of relaxing hours as the crowd was minimal. That said, the crossing wasn’t at its busiest either, so there’s a bit of a trade-off. The cheesecake and caramel macchiato we had were lovely and reasonably priced too.

This Starbucks store is located right in front of Shibuya crossing, so much so they have a glass window on second floor for guests to view the crossing. This store opened back is 1999. It is huge, spreads over multiple floors. The space is colorful, filled with amazing interiors. There’s also whole lot of merchandise goods like cups, water bottles, tote bags, dolls and more. The menu has so many amazing drinks and food. I loved their mango special. Never seen 8 baristas working hard at the counters. After putting our order, it took about 10 minutes to get the drinks. My mango frappé was so good, I finished it few minutes. I regret not getting a larger one. I was so happy to visit this historic Starbucks store though.

Such a busy Starbucks branch because everyone wants to see the view of Shibuya Street from above. It is only available if you make a purchase, which is why this location is always super busy. If you get lucky, you will find a seat by the window.

Wow. What a view! Being located at the one of the busiest crossing in Japan, this place sure packed a view. As expected, it is very busy in and around the store. Extremely difficult to find seating anytime of any day here but I was able to capture a fantastic view of this crossing.

Great location of this Starbucks! We get to see the scramble crossing from the window. Lots tourist are here for the photos and views. Big and spacious inside. Lots of merchandise. AC is strong. Great for the hot summer. Some table and seats. But most people do take out. We ordered drinks by the counter. The staff are very nice and friendly. The drinks come out at reasonable time. Lots of customers here. I feel the drink sizes are a little bit different from the US. The flavor is definitely good.

Great place to view Shibuya crossing. To prevent non patrons from crowding the space, everybody needs to purchase at least a drink. Staff approached me taking photos without a drink when my wife was collecting our orders. Good vigilance!

A great place to view the crossing while sipping a cup of coffee or tea There’s a paid café upstairs with a slightly better seating arrangement but if you just wanna enjoy the view for a few minutes, this place does great

This spot offers the best view of the famous intersection. You can come here absolutely free and take great photos of the intersection from above. Unfortunately, the place is small and noisy and crowded, but it's still worth the climb. And of course, you can have coffee and some dessert.