The Top 5 Tokyo Maid Cafes

Maid cafes are a popular, totally geeked-out phenomenon centered in the back alleys of Akihabara's electric town. Their specialty? Girls dressed like French maid who say, "welcome back, master!" when you enter, delicate cakes and dainty dishes that make you feel like you're in a fairytale, and walls lined with comic books, video games, and figurines that's like chicken soup for the the otaku's soul. Overall, these cafes provide superb subservient service to even the nerdiest, loneliest man in the neighborhood.

Here's a roundup of some of the most popular maid cafes in the Akiba district, with links to reference for your next visit.

#1

Little PSX has everything an otaku could ever want--a PlayStation, free Internet access, all-you-can-eat Japanese snacks, and waitresses that draw ketchup kittens on your omelet.

#2

The royal British maids of Melty Cure offer reflexology and aromatherapy as well as quality alone time with your maid of choice. Aaaaaahhhhh.

#3

Cos-cha's "Angels"--like this one pictured left--will serve their masters' every need with their nimble fingers and bear ears.

#4

Mai-Relax offers foot massages by cosplay-loving, blogging sweetie pies like Rieka, Momo, and Mayuri.

#5

St. Grace's Court is a cathedral, and this girl is your servile nun. Hallelujah!

Source: Impress Watch (Japanese)

Comments

[Charles]

Have you ever heard of this place? It's an interesting twist on the typical maid cafe. It think it's a great idea.

http://80plus1.net/top.html

[Heywood Jablowme]

In Bangkok on Patpong 2, they have a blow-job bar called "Star of Love". You drink beer and get a blow-job under the bar. I think it would be a good idea to have a Tokyo blow-job maid bar.

[Jenna]

Seems like most of the maids are average looking girls. I would have thought they would be overly cute looking and almost AV idol-like. Interesting. ((Even with my being a girl, some of them looked a little scary to me like they should not be working somewhere that bases it's business on the looks of the waitress/maid))

[Alex]

@Jenna

Even with my being a man, I am in complete agreement with you ! That said, man Akihabara is such a cool place...I wish I had visited a maid cafe on my last trip...for purely scientific reasons, of course ;)

[Groggypoo]

@ Jenna

The joints are most likely to be frequented by the more nerdy/geeky type (like myself) who wouldn't be too hung up on the girls attractiveness but would rather be more interested in the fact that they are actually girls. Or maybe they have poor lighting for something like that.

[ocs]

I think being 'average looking' is a good quality, especially when it comes to nerdy clientele.

After all, for them the aspect of 'achievability' (i.e. 'this is a girl I have a chance with') is going to be a big plus, don't you think?