United StatesWashington StateKing CountySeattleDowntownPike Place Market

The Original Starbucks Location

122 people want to go here. 270 people have been here.

People who have been here

140 out of 200 people (70%) think this place is worth visiting.

hippie1427

DJStroky

lovewestny

Anna of the lichen mind

Muriel

BHpunman

AGAMUM

Amy Pham

Shakespeare's Girlfriend

Matt S

daydreamer

Gina

Morriss Partee

Ted Hopton

mile23

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hippie1427
Nashville

Worth visiting!

I didn't know where it was

but when I went to visit Pike’s Place, saw the starbucks in a primo spot, saw how the number of letters perfectly fit the number of windows at the top, I thought, this is probably the first one, and behold, indeed it was. So we bought a coffee. Sure, why not!


Matt S
Washington State University

Worth visiting!

Pretty cool

Well, it’s not much different than most Starbucks places. But the live bands in front of it are pretty cool. If you’re a coffee aficionado, go ahead and buy yourself a coffee mug there. :)


daydreamer
London

Worth visiting!

Where it all began

These days there are Starbucks and other coffee chains everywhere, but I still remember the days when it was a real novelty to visit one and while away the afternoon in an armchair.

I didn’t go inside as it looked pretty busy, but I did take a photo of the sign outside. It was interesting to see how the original logo differs from the current one.


Gina
Grand Rapids

Worth visiting!

I visited this place last night!

So I can officially say I’ve been there :-)

They had the original logo… but the coffee tastes the same!


Morriss Partee
Holyoke

Not worth visiting!

Nothing special

I enjoy Starbucks. But visiting this location seemed like visiting any other Starbucks location. Except you can still see the original logo where the mermaid has bare breasts, there are no chairs. That’s about it. So don’t set your expectations high, and you’ll enjoy saying you’ve been to the original.