With only a few block separating a zillion outposts in Manhattan , Starbuckshas no shortage shops in NYC . And yet , the metropolis will soon be home to not just another Frappuccino - slinging coffeeshop , but a massive coffee wonderland / monstrosity / pumpkin spice castle that willlikely be the biggest Starbucks memory on Earth . The company made it official in anannouncementon Tuesday .
The enormous retail infinite and roasting facility , or Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room , will fundamentally be sandwiched byChelsea Marketand an Apple Store when it opens at 61 Ninth Avenue in the Meatpacking District at some point in 2018 . Totalingmore than 20,000sqft , the store will sweep at least two floors and will likely resemble ( although overshadow)the first roastery and taste roomthe coffee berry giant opened in its hometown of Seattle in previous 2014 . icon rampart - to - paries fancy coffee brewing equipment , roasting machinery , and a huge coffee bar and burnt umber legal community run by mustachio’d baristas – a Willy Wonka - stylus coffee playground .
Starbucks describe the situation as , " An homage to coffee tree , this first - of - its - sort experience has immersed customers in the craft of roasting and brewing the finest small lot coffee berry from around the world . " The Roastery experience , the company said , showcases " coffee as theater of operations " and encourage customers to learn about its modest batch coffee process from in - house baristas and roaster . In other Word , it wo n’t be a cookie - cutter corner coffeehouse blank space full of Wi - Fi squatters and people tapping their feet while they waitress for sugar - free vanilla extract caffe latte .
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The official annunciation comes after months of declining to comment on rumor andreports of a goliath , " Eataly - like " Starbucksopening in the neck of the woods . While it wo n’t be almost as vast as Eataly , the retail behemoth will belike be the closest thing to a coffee - themed equivalent . And probably just as teem with tourists .
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