Starbucks Premium Baking Workshop: Tokyo's most beautiful Starbucks tea, wine, and coffee

The Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo opened in Nakameguro. It is accompanied by a cherry blossom forest in spring, and it has won the name of Japan's most beautiful Starbucks (formerly the Toyama Water Park store). The popularity is so high that it is too popular to queue up for purchases. This article fully introduces shops, transportation, admission and souvenirs, come and see!

How to get to Starbucks Premium Tokyo Bakery

You can take the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line or Dentetsu Tokyu Toyoko Line and get off at Naka-Meguro Station. After exiting the station, proceed along the stream. It takes about 850 meters and 10 to 12 minutes to arrive.This road is a famous spot for cherry blossom viewing in spring, so there are also many specialty shops, shopping and cherry blossom viewing at the same time, full of romantic atmosphere.

How long does it take to draw tickets for admission, queue up for a number, and wait time?

This workshop has attracted a lot of attention before and after its opening. Therefore, in the spring, it attracted a lot of people to visit the pilgrimage. I saw colleagues sharing that they tried to line up but couldn't get in. Some Geyou said that they arrived at around 2020 in the morning, although there was a line. There are many people, but there is no need to draw a ticket to enter the venue. If you want to enter the venue in early April XNUMX, you can adjust the alarm clock earlier.

We arrived on a normal afternoon in the summer of August. We thought that we could go in for food and drink without waiting. We only learned from the service staff at the door that the building next to it was a place for guests to pick up coupons and waited for coupons from the counter. Pay attention to the call number displayed on the screen on the wall. When it is your turn, you can walk to the door of the Starbucks workshop.

The waiting time this time is about 10-15 minutes. In addition, I saw that the former supervisor had to wait in line for about 11 minutes to go to the November primaries on Saturday. The waiting time for different seasons and holidays is sorted out, so that you can use it as a reference.

▲ Scanning the QR Code will display the number of waiting groups.

▲ The summer hydrangea is extremely beautiful.

1st floor: Starbucks Reserve, Princi

The Tokyo Starbucks Premium Baking Workshop was designed by the well-known Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, and the first Starbucks collaboration store was the Fukuoka Dazaifu branch, which was another topical masterpiece afterwards.The main building consists of four floors. A coffee roasting and packaging machine is opened and placed inside. You will see it immediately after entering the building, and Starbucks catering services are surrounded by a circle.

This floor is divided into Main Bar, Roasters, Coffee Scoop Bar & Retail Area, and Princi. On the first floor, you can queue up for coffee and Italian cuisine. In the selected roasting workshop, diversified coffee beans, hand brews and professional brewing are used to let you enjoy the different Flavored coffee.Following the collaboration between Seattle and Italian chef Rocco Princi, Starbucks handed over the selection of the bakery to him this time. The business performance is better than that of an independent bakery in nearby Daiguanshan.

If you collect Starbucks city series cups or seasonal limited products, you can come here to dig treasures. Not only the honey cakes cooperated by Fukusaya, but also all kinds of limited products are super good to start. You can also try their own roasted coffee on the spot. Beans, if you think it’s good, buy a bag as a gift to relatives and friends. We will buy specialty coffee beans for mother-in-law to drink when we travel abroad.

▲ Very good business!

▲ Italian bread and pizza are delicious, remember to order them to taste.

▲ Various brewing machines make the space full of coffee fragrance.

▲ The honey cake at Fukusaya House was eaten up in less than a day after I bought it back.

▲ Those who like coffee may wish to buy a pack and have a look.

2nd floor: Teavana

When you go upstairs, you will see a variety of white cups on the side of the stairs entering the wall, followed by the tea and beverage brewing work area-Teavana Bar. Why come to Starbucks for tea?This is also a way for the workshop to break through traditional brands. Starbucks started roasting specially selected coffee beans and selling tea drinks! The concept of Teavana's practice is to use tea as wine, prepare a variety of seasonal fruits, and brew into a variety of cold drinks.

The store has already launched 26 drinks. Today, there is a popular tea drink called "Teavana™ Cream Soda Matcha", which is based on Starbucks’ own special cream, soda and Kyoto Uji Matcha. Guests order this drink on the spot. The photo below is taken. If you think it’s not bad, Tes Scoop Bar on the same floor also sells a variety of tea bags. Last year, they started at Shanghai Zhenxuan Workshop. They were delicious!

▲ We also have some tea in the Shanghai workshop, which is pretty good!

▲ This green cup is made in collaboration with Kyoto Uji Matcha.

3rd floor: Arriviamo bar

If you want to enjoy the scenery and drink coffee outdoors, the outdoor area on the third floor is the seat you need to grab as soon as you enter the door. Because cherry blossom viewing in spring 2020 will definitely detonate people, it is recommended to go directly to the outdoor area on the third floor after entering the venue, but it is 7 a.m. in spring It will be a little cold if you order too much, so you need to wear warmer!After you have a seat, go to each floor to order, choose some of your favorite drinks and meals, slowly admire the cherry blossoms, slowly eat brunch, plus IG clocking...100 points.

The third floor is called "Arriviamo bar". In addition to outdoor seating, it also contains Card Wall, Cold-brew Silos, etc. This floor mainly serves drinks made with wine and coffee. The official website recommends Nakameguro Espresso Martini. Blending chestnuts and cocoa liqueur with specially selected coffee is an adult coffee blender, and it is also a representative of Nakameguro's selection of roasting workshops.

▲ The board above shows the name of the city where the workshop is opened around the world.

▲ Coffee combined with the aroma of wine, an adult-like drink.

▲ In spring, this green patch will be replaced with pink cherry blossoms.

4th floor: AMU Inspiration Lounge

This floor has the most seats, and has a long table and a spacious area for Starbucks physical events and courses. I think the space should be used well and diversified. It is a pity that it is only used for business purposes.Therefore, seeing some physical events held here can indeed help Starbucks bring different ethnic groups, and also show a lively side to the space.

▲ Child seats are only available on the 4th floor.

▲ The art of combining 2,100 cherry blossoms!

Conclusion: The most beautiful Starbucks flagship store in Tokyo

At the end of last year, I experienced the special features of Starbucks Premium Roasting Workshop in Shanghai, so the Tokyo trip specifically asked to come and see. I can see that the brand is trying to go out of some different aspects, including cross-industry cooperation, in-house coffee roasting, and close interaction ( It's a bit similar to the feeling of a bartender chatting with a drinker), physical community activities, etc.At the end of this year, a new workshop was established in Chicago, USA, but what I am curious about is...Why is there no city in Thailand on the first list?From the perspective of the large number of tourists and consumer groups, there is a good chance!Readers who know the details or opinions are welcome to share with me.

◎ Tokyo Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo ‧ Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo
– Address: 2-19-23 Aobadai, Meguro Ward, Tokyo
– Tel: 03-6417-0202
– Business hours: 07:00~23:00
– Official website: https://www.starbucks.co.jp/roastery/