When you hear ‘coffee shop interior,’ you think ‘a Starbucks?’
Coffee shop interior refers to the interior of a coffee shop that is not specifically designed for a cafe, but that is also open to the public, and has a full bar, coffee machine, and a full kitchen, where customers can sit and enjoy a cup of coffee.
In other words, it’s a place where you can have a good cup of tea, and the place is empty.
In the past, coffee shops have been associated with places like Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts, but now that they’re becoming trendy places, they’re also being seen as part of the new coffee-drinking landscape, where people are coming for the food, and not necessarily the drinks.
For example, in Chicago, the popular Dunkin’ Donuts location is now open in a coffee store.
The location, a former Dunkin’, is in the same building as Starbucks.
“You’re kind of seeing the resurgence of coffee shops,” says Marko Stojakovic, co-owner of The Coffee Shop, a popular coffee shop in Brooklyn.
“The coffee shop space is being rebranded as a cafe.”
Stojarovic says that it’s been a growing trend for people to go into coffee shops and eat their coffee, as well as have a conversation.
“It’s becoming more of a social phenomenon, where you’re going to a coffee place and you’re talking to people,” he says.
“So the conversation is really going to be about the coffee, and it’s just kind of about getting in there, enjoying a cup, and getting to know each other.”
The coffee shop trend is especially strong in the Midwest, and Starbucks is a prime example.
Stojacovic says the Chicago-based company has become a popular destination for coffee drinkers in Chicago.
“When I was in Chicago and I went to Starbucks, it was just a really cool place,” Stojovic says.
He says Starbucks was a natural fit for The Coffee Store because the space is designed specifically for coffee.
“I thought, ‘I don’t know, maybe I could do a coffee-themed coffee shop,'” he says, laughing.
The store is called The Coffee Club and has more than 30 locations in the U.S. and more than 60 in the country.
“We are all in love with Starbucks,” Stajovic says, adding that the shop has been one of his favorite locations ever since it opened in 2014.
The Coffee Room, another popular location in Minneapolis, opened in 2016 and now has more locations in Minnesota.
Stajacovic is quick to point out that it isn’t necessarily the most well-known location in the world, but it’s one of the best.
“There’s really a lot of buzz around the coffee shop,” he said.
“People are really drawn to the coffee,” he continued.
“They’re going, ‘Wow, I’ve never seen this in a Starbucks.'”
The coffee store trend has been happening for a while, and Stojasovic says it has taken off in recent years.
“In the past three to four years, we’ve seen a huge uptick in the number of coffee stores opening in the United States,” he explained.
Stoyan Vavrus, a senior analyst at consulting firm IBISWorld, said that the coffee store revival is just beginning.
“As of the beginning of this year, there are more than 1,500 coffee shops in the US, up from around 100 stores in 2015, according to IBIS World,” he told Business Insider.
“And they’ve only opened for about three months.”
Stavrus says that the number and popularity of coffee restaurants has also contributed to the popularity of the coffee shops trend.
“If a coffee is going to attract people to a place, it needs to be interesting,” he added.
“A coffee shop isn’t going to draw people in because it’s boring.
They’re going there because they want to drink coffee.”
Starbucks, the iconic coffee giant, is also part of this coffee-spotting trend.
In October, Starbucks announced that it was opening its first U.K. location.
“Today, we’re excited to open our first Starbucks U.k. in Leicester, U. K.,” the company said in a statement.
“This new location will be the first in the UK to feature an open-air café with coffee, a full menu and a bar.”
The Starbucks U and U. S. locations are only opening this week.
Stavosic says that Starbucks has been successful in opening a few U.s. locations, and he thinks the company will continue to be successful in the future.
“One of the biggest things we’ve learned over the last year is that people want to go to a Starbucks,” he concluded.
“That’s the one thing that they can’t live without.”