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My first post about a Chiba roaster is one that gets very little discussion online – Eureka Coffee Roasters in Chiba City. Honestly I wanted Eureka to be my first post overall but I didn’t have any decent pictures so I needed to wait until I was able to visit again, which I did this last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eureka has two locations – a small stand next to Midoridai station on the Keisei Line (close to Nishi-Chiba station on the Sobu line as well, down the block from Chiba University) and the main roaster in Wakaba-ku, Chiba City, about a 500m walk from Oguradai station on the Chiba Urban monorail. Full disclosure: I haven’t been to the small stand by Midoridai so I can’t really comment on it, though from what I understand it does sell the same beans as the roaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View of Eureka as you enter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I first visited the Oguradai location back in 2024. I was bored on a hot summer weekend day and decided to go for a wander, so before I left home I searched Chiba City on Google Maps for “coffee roaster”. A few places I had never been popped up, but I had never even heard of this Eureka Coffee Roaster pinned in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Why not visit? So I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That visit was the first of many, and even though the location is pretty far from my home, I always try to stop by for a drink when I am in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Counter of Eureka Coffee Roaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First thing to know about Eureka is it isn’t really a “coffee shop” in any traditional sense. Yes, they sell a wide variety of drinks made in house, have a small selection of baked goods made by the store, and they play music like other shops, but there isn’t really a place to sit and relax with your coffee. As you can see in the lead photo, Eureka is built in an old shop front, possibly a garage, and the only place to sit and relax with your drink is the large space next to the main retail portion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drink menu at Eureka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That area is OK for sure – it’s wide and there are old barrels to sit on and standing benches to use – but it’s not a space where you will be setting up a laptop and getting some work done, or relaxing with friends. But that’s not the focus of Eureka. In the end, this is a shop for buying from a nice selection of beans at reasonable prices. That focus is why I am high on this shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the beans available to taste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One thing I really love about Eureka is all the beans are available to try – you don’t need to rely solely on the tasting notes on the description. On the day I took the pictures in this post in March, a full 13 different beans were available to taste – the 10 shown in the above pic, plus three house blends: The “Nishi Chiba Blend”, the Espresso blend, and a house decaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nishi Chiba blend is one I buy pretty often for my office – very reasonably priced (500g for around 3000 yen), easy to drink, and somehow gets even better long off roast. I’ve only bought the Espresso blend once and I thought it was OK for espresso though a bit unexciting. I’ve yet to try the decaf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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