Chain establishments can start to blur together. They start to seem the same, because they all look the same. Thatās not always true for Starbucks, especially in Asia. Some of its ubiquitous coffee houses are not only unique, but so cool.
Yes, most Starbucks in Asia do look like the Starbucks youād see anywhere in the world; however, some of them look incredibly different, ranging from Starbucksā āconcept storesā to those simply trying to fit into the local environment.
Here are a handful of someācertainly not allāof the most interesting Starbucks in Asia. Note that a couple cities have multiple locations that are worthy of mention.
Beijing, China [ChinaTravel2.0]
Beijing, China [Twice as Delicious]
Chengdu, China [The Year of Magical Living]
Chengdu, China [Xitek]
Hangzhou, China [Nikonå®ē¼ēęé·ē“é]
Hong Kong [Brand Eating]
Shanghai, China [bitslice]
Shanghai, China [Jacksonville Stumpes]
Xian, China [honycomb]
Bali, Indonesia [27 Degrees South]
Fukuoka, Japan [KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES]
Itsukushima service area, Hiroshima, Japan [ć®ććć¾]
Kamakura, Japan [Bonkiki]
Kobe, Japan [ć²ćć£ćØćR100RS]
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan [The Local Global World with Peter Wik]
Toyama, Japan [ććŖć±ć±ć®ē©ę¬²ććć°ļ¼ļ¼]
Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan [ć¢ć¼ććŖę„]
Seoul, South Korea [Utakata Diary]
Singapore [Cosmopolitan Singapore]
Taichung, Taiwan [Arbor Day]
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