How to Buy Coffee at 7-Eleven Japan

7-Eleven’s coffee is surprisingly good.
In Japan, convenience stores have been competing against coffee shops, and their coffee is much better than you’d expect. Many Japanese get their daily coffee from convenience stores, and 7-Eleven is everyone’s favorite.
They open earlier than coffee shops (usually 24/7) and are better priced.

Here’s a guide to how to get coffee at 7-Eleven.

How to Buy Coffee at 7-Eleven Using Coffee Machine

To buy coffee at 7-Eleven in Japan, you buy an empty cup at the register and then use the coffee machine.
Cups for iced coffee and iced latte are in the freezer. Cups for hot coffee and hot latte are at the register.
There’s also two types of coffee machines.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get coffee, latte, and limited flavor coffee using their coffee machine.

How to Buy Coffee

1. Get the cup

Iced coffee cups are in the freezer. They’re sealed plastic cups with ice cubes inside. You’ll find them usually in the ice cream freezer or in an ice box near the register.

To get cups for hot coffee, go straight to the register and ask for hot coffee.
Let them know which size you want. “R” is medium (regular) and “L” is large.

2. Purchase the cup

3. Make Coffee Using Coffee Machine

Coffee machines are usually placed near the register or the exit.
There are 2 types of coffee machines: one with touch panel and one with buttons. For coffee, you can use either machine.
With the touch panel machine, you can choose the strength of your coffee from light, standard, or strong. Button machine is just standard strength.

Make Coffee Using Touch Panel Coffee Machine

1. Tear the lid off if making iced coffee
2. Place the cup inside the machine
3. Machine automatically detects which cup you placed
4. Touch panel asks you to select the strength of your coffee
5. Brewing starts and the door locks
6. Door unlocks when done
7. Take a lid, sugar, syrup, cream, etc. as needed

Make Coffee Using Button Coffee Machine

1. Tear the lid off if making iced coffee
2. Place the cup inside the machine
3. Press R (Regular/Medium) or L (Large) button under HOT COFFEE or ICE COFFEE
4. Brewing starts and the door locks
5. Door unlocks when done
6. Take a lid, sugar, syrup, cream, etc. as needed

How to Buy Latte

1. Get the cup

Same as iced coffee, iced latte cups are in the freezer for ice creams or in an ice box near the register. They’re sealed plastic cups with ice cubes inside.

To get hot latte cups, go straight to the register and ask for hot latte.
Let them know which size you want. “R” is medium (regular) and “L” is large.

2. Purchase the cup

3. Make latte using the coffee machine

You’ll find coffee machines usually near the register or the exit.
For latte, you can only use the coffee machine with buttons.

1. Tear the lid off if making iced latte
2. Place the cup inside the machine
3. Press R (Regular/Medium) or L (Large) button under HOT LATTE or ICE LATTE
4. Brewing starts and the door locks
5. Door unlocks when done
6. Take a lid, sugar, syrup, cream, etc. as needed

How to Buy Limited Flavor Coffee

Sometimes there are limited flavor coffee like Kilimanjaro blend, Blue Mountain blend, almond milk latte, decaf, etc.
These limited ones usually come in only one size.

1. Get the cup

Cups for cold beverages are in the freezer. Each flavor has its own cup, so read the label carefully.
For hot beverages, just ask for it at the register and they’ll give you the cup. There’s usually a menu at the register, so you can just point to it.

2. Purchase the Cup

3. Make limited flavor coffee using the coffee machine

There are 2 types of coffee machines: one with touch panel and one with buttons. Usually each limited flavor coffee can be made with only one machine.
To figure out which machine to use, look at the top of the machine. They usually show which coffee is available with that machine.

Make Limited Flavor Coffee with Touch Panel Coffee Machine

1. Tear the lid off if making iced beverage
2. Place the cup inside the machine
3. Machine automatically detects which cup you placed
4. Brewing starts and the door locks
5. Door unlocks when done
6. Take a lid, sugar, syrup, cream, etc. as needed

Make Limited Flavor Coffee with Button Coffee Machine

1. Tear the lid off if making iced beverage
2. Place the cup inside the machine
3. Find the button of your beverage. Limited flavors are usually on the bottom row. They’re labeled or have pictures of the cup.
4. Press the button
5. Brewing starts and the door locks
6. Door unlocks when done
7. Take a lid, sugar, syrup, cream, etc. as needed

7-Eleven Coffee Options, Size and Price

Coffee Menu and Options

7-Eleven’s standard coffee menu includes hot coffee, hot latte, iced coffee, and iced latte.
Sometimes they have limited flavor coffee like Mocha blend, Blue Mountain blend, or Kilimanjaro blend. They had almond milk latte as limited flavor for a while, but they usually don’t have any plant milk options.

Coffee Size

Size options are Regular (Medium) or Large.
Regular is 180ml (about 6oz) and Large is 300ml (about 10oz).
Limited flavors usually come in one size.

Prices

Hot coffee ￥110 (R), ￥180 (L)
Hot latte ￥190 (R), ￥250 (L)
Iced coffee ￥110 (R), ￥210 (L)
Iced latte ￥240 (R), ￥300 (L)
*As of Nov 2023 in Tokyo. Tax Included

Limited flavors usually costs a bit more.