I think it was 1912
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA. It opened in 1971 as Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spices.
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA is the first Starbucks ever to open, so the answer to your question is Washington state.
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA is the first Starbucks ever to open, so the answer to your question is Washington state.
The first store was opened in August 2nd 1996 in Ginza, Tokyo. Apparently it is behind the Matsuya Department Store.
Starbucks at Pike Place Market.
Seattle
The original Starbucks is located across from Pike Place Market at 1st and Pike. The Space Needle is located in Seattle Center about a mile north of the main downtown area.
Starbucks first opened in California in 1971. The original store was located in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, but the company expanded to California with its first location in 1987 in Los Angeles. This expansion marked the beginning of Starbucks' growth into a national and eventually global coffeehouse chain.
Pike Place Roast
Pike Place Fish Market was created in 1930.
The Pike Place Fish Market is part of the historic Pike Place Farmer's Market in downtown Seattle.
The lowest caffeine drink available at Starbucks is the Decaf Pike Place Roast coffee.