As much as I wanted to visit this place in April, the hype was too much and I don't have the time to wait for hours to get in, so I came back with a friend who does all the guiding to this place.

I used to drink a lot of Starbucks at one point of time until I quit drinking coffee, but hearing that this place is beautifully designed and after hearing all sorts of review, I've decided to come back and have an experience myself.

On a typical Friday night while we were on a road trip to random places, we end up passing by this place in the evening. Weather was just fine, quite hot during the summer when typhoon Krosa was slowly approaching from Kansai.

And holy smokes, the crowd is no joke even if it's night time! So we've decided to go on the following morning.

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Just imagine how tall this building is! They have four floors here, and the first three floors has three different drinking concepts.
Friend said that If the crowd's bad, you actually will need to queue for quite some time (a couple of hours when it was newly open) but hey anything for a good insta shot, they say.

And indeed it is good for photos to show off in the social media!

The bronze cask with sakura decorations

So, there are four floors in this building:
1F: Main Bar, all your coffee needs, the most Instagramable floor (imo) where you see all the copper casks, pipes, bakery and roasters
2F: Teavana Bar and Merchandise, a nice origami ceiling and wall of teacups (how do people take good photos though)
3F: Bar, cold brews and some good outdoor view can be seen here - I'd say it'd be perfect to come here during sakura (late march, early april) and maple season (mid-Nov until early Dec) because right outside you can see sakura trees tbh didn't go there at the best time in April but would be back for sure
4F: A good space for discussions and seeing the copper cask from the top

Delicious cake selections

They don't just offer drinks over here, they actually do offer meals like pastry and even pizza! They also have a place for alcohol so there's something for everyone!

Those who can't drink (alcohol) and is not good with coffee (or you quit coffee) you can try this drink called Golden-Sky Black Tea Latte. It's

The drink is actually a fragrant black tea with a sweet touch with a tumeric-gold colored cotton candy. There's also honey and tumeric in the tea, a surprisingly good combination tbh.

Those who like drinking can try their Sparkling Sakura Allure, it's a great mix of martini and floral tea too. Nakameuguro Espresso Martini sounds great but we didn't try that one 👀

Tomorrow's Tensai Gunshi's Chiba event! Can't wait!


Until next time!