Our story begins in 1971 along the cobblestone streets of Seattle’s historic pike place market. It was here where Starbucks opened its first store, offering fresh-roasted coffee beans, tea and spices from around the world for our customers to take home. What was Starbucks before coffee? Before Starbuck’s existed, consumers bought canned supermarket coffee as … Read more
The pike place starbucks store, also known as the original starbucks , is the first Starbucks store, established in 1971 at Pike Place Market, downtown seattle in Washington. Which Starbucks is the original? Welcome to where it all began The first thing you notice about the original Starbucks®, located near the waterfront in Seattle’s Pike … Read more
Our story begins in 1971 along the cobblestone streets of Seattle’s historic pike place market. It was here where Starbucks opened its first store, offering fresh-roasted coffee beans, tea and spices from around the world for our customers to take home. What was Starbucks first blend in 1971? The original coffee offerings in 1971 included … Read more
1983 Schultz travels to Italy, where he’s impressed with the popularity of espresso bars in Milan. He sees the potential to develop a similar coffeehouse culture in Seattle. in downtown Seattle, where the first Starbucks® Caffè Latte is served. When did Starbucks start selling espresso? Schultz recalls that first drizzly morning in Seattle in April … Read more