All Seasons Coffee, Ikebukuro: house-roasted coffee and the pudding I go back for
Most visitors treat Ikebukuro as a place to change trains. Head a few minutes west, past the crowds near Rikkyo University, and All Seasons Coffee is doing the quiet, careful things — roasting its own beans and making a custard pudding I actually go out of my way for.
All Seasons Coffee is at 5-14-3 Nishi-Ikebukuro, 1F, near Rikkyo University (~5 min from Yōrōchō Station). Come for the house-roasted coffee and the rich custard pudding. Open roughly 12:00–19:00 weekdays, 10:00–19:00 weekends.
Why I send people here
Most visitors treat Ikebukuro as a place to change trains, not to slow down over coffee. That's exactly why I like sending people to the quiet west side, a few minutes past the crowds near Rikkyo University, where All Seasons Coffee roasts its own beans and makes one of the custard puddings I actually go out of my way for.
The coffee is the reason to come — it's house-roasted, poured with care, and the kind of cup that rewards sitting still for twenty minutes. But the thing people photograph, and then order a second time, is the purin.
That pudding
It's a proper old-school custard pudding: firm rather than wobbly, a dark bittersweet caramel pooling underneath, a little cream and a cherry on top. Paired with a latte by the window, it's a small, complete pleasure — not a trend, just a well-made thing done the same way for years.
Order the pudding with a latte, not after it. The bittersweet caramel and the milky coffee are better together than apart.
How to go
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Where | All Seasons Coffee · 5-14-3 Nishi-Ikebukuro, 1F (near Rikkyo University) |
| Hours | Roughly 12:00–19:00 weekdays · 10:00–19:00 weekends & holidays |
| Order | House-roasted coffee · the custard pudding (purin) |
| Getting there | ~5 min from Yōrōchō Station; walkable from Ikebukuro (west side) |
| Budget | Café prices — a coffee and a pudding is an easy, affordable stop |
Common questions
Where is it?
5-14-3 Nishi-Ikebukuro, ground floor, near Rikkyo University — about 5 minutes from Yōrōchō Station and walkable from the west side of Ikebukuro.
What should I order?
The house-roasted coffee and the rich custard pudding. A pudding with a latte is the classic pairing.
What are the hours?
Roughly 12:00–19:00 on weekdays and 10:00–19:00 on weekends and holidays. Confirm before you go.