Manchmal besuchen wir die schönen Starbucks Filiale auf der ganzen Welt. Der nächste Haltepunkt ist angekommen: Hamburg, Deutschland. Zum Glück ist Sebastian Birr in diese Stadt kürzlich gefahren. Er hat viele Fotos gemacht, und ich möchte gern euch diese Bilder präsentieren. Von ihm habe ich gelernt dass es 13 Starbucks im Hamburg gibt. Die letzte Eröffnung passierte October 2010 “at Hamburger Meile” mit besonderen außen Sitzfläche, die wie ein Schiffscontainer aussieht. (“Hamburger Meile” ist ein grosses Einkaufszentrum.) Auch im Hamburg Starbucks Moenckbergbrunnen teilt seinen Platz mit Elbphilharmonie Cafe und “Cultural Center.” Das erscheint als ob dies irgendein Theater ist. Übrigen hat Hamburg der größten und wichtigsten Hafen in Deutschland.
I thought I’d practice my German a little with this blog post. Here’s what I wrote:
Sometimes we visit beautiful Starbucks all over the world. The next stop has arrived: Hamburg, Deutschland. Luckily, Sebastian Birr just recently traveled to this city. He took lots of pictures and I would love to show these off to you-all. I learned from that there are 13 Starbucks in Hamburg. The most recently opening (of a new store) was in October 2010 at the Hamburger Meile with unique exterior seating, which appears like a container. Hamburger Meile is a large shopping center. Also in Hamburg, Starbucks Moenckbergbrunnen shares its space with the Elbphilharmonic Cafe and Cultural Center, which appears to be a theater. By the way, Hamburg is the most important port in Germany.
Alrighty, hope you in enjoy the photos!
((If you like reading about international Starbucks stores, I recommend viewing all the previous posts about international stores by browsing the “Starbucks – International Markets” category tab. The most recent previous blog articles about international stores come from Kyoto, Japan, which is quite a bit south of the devastating earthquake on March 11, 2011. I’m sure many readers, like me, right now feel a lot of worry for our friends, partners, and the people of Japan.))
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I LOVE the stores in Hamburg! They are so beautiful and unique!
Do I see a Starbucks sign drawn on the building exterior in one of the photos? 🙂
Gorgeous photographs of the new world in the “old world”.
Artistic beauty!
I like the beauty that old buildings have, they have a personality in beauty. The stores in this article have the beauty. I admired the beauty of the pic of 5th store. (5-Starbucks Coffee House Am Moenckebergbrunnen, Hamburg 5) I’m sad because there is not inside photo of this store. Should I go to there? Haha (I wish)
I thought that a photograph under the title was a mistake but it was Starbucks. What a odd design! I like it! :-O
I have a favorite store in Starbucks at shopping mall. Also I found excellent blog about the store. http://tinyurl.com/ybafddt
Melody and Sebastian,
Danke für eine Einführung in schöne Starbucks-Läden. Ich erkannte wieder das. Starbucks ist die Oase, wo überall in der Welt gewöhnlich ist.
If anyone wants more info on European stores, ESPECIALLY Hamburg, check out my blog:
The link didn’t show up.. Weird! starbucksmarkdavid.com
Thanks again Melody for the visit around the world. This store is just so beautiful and puts to shame the stores in the USA.
@purple! -Hello my friend! I sometimes think this Europeans Starbucks stores look gorgeous partly because they’re inside centuries old buildings! Inside, they look squarely like a Starbucks. Still it’s fun to see how store design makes things locally relevant: Like the store in Austin Texas that I wrote about with all UT (Unv of Texas) classic photos on the wall, or this store (exterior seating area) in the Hamburger Meile that is intended to remind someone of shipping container. Love your two cents! Thank you.
@MarkDavid – Your blog gives me a deja vu feeling each time I look at it. You have a nice post on the Rathaus Starbucks!
Deja vu in what way?
Off topic for a second. Read the NYT piece on HS and interesting how he is expanding outside of the USA. Not really new news. I often wonder if these international stores are as well received by people in the respective countries re the design and detail as we in the USA marvel at the design from afar. So welcoming to the customer!
Hi purple1 – That could be a w hole blog article, but would be much more difficult to write than just throwing up a few photos of one store. The topic would relate to the Starbucks Store Design team trying to find that balance between local relevancy in design and consistency of experience from place to place.
I’ve seen some photos here and there of international stores that really show stores that are designed totally with the local area in mind. Some where in the Sbux Indonesia Planner blog post there is a poor quality photo and mention of Bali Ubud store. Here is the photo (I’m not the copyright holder and have a very limited permission to share) –
http://twitpic.com/49gxp9
Yet this store in the Philippines looks like it could be in any city in the US:
http://www.starbucksmelody.com/2010/04/10/starbucks-in-the-philippines-the-around-the-globe-and-chalk-art-adventures-continue/
^ I always really enjoyed that blog post even though it didn’t get many views.
I have a lot more to say on this and if I don’t stop now, I could write a book on store design, and some day I’ll write the right blog post but it’s going to be an enormous effort featuring exactly the right stores to say what I want to say about local relevancy, and indeed having the right copyright permissions. It’s an ongoing teeter totter at store design to find that mix between local style and a universal Starbucks experience … at least so it looks from my perspective as a customer.
Great stores, I went to Hamburg several years ago, lovely City. This has given me an itching to go out and do the same for all the stores in Manchester.
I thought I already commented on this topic but, apparently it was in my head!
I too found especially the old buildings really beautiful…and so amazing to think of a Sbux being in one of these! I found that in the UK, too….not about Sbux but just in general…what a young young country we are…the U.S.
I wasn’t crazy about the interior in a couple….. pics #8 and 21….I think. too busy. As a friend of mine in England used to say (about overall everyday decorating there) “not as sphisticated as the US”. That’s not the word I would use, but I knew what she meant.
Very cool stores, they look so different! I like the light fixtures in the first pic…they look like coral.
Thanks to Sebastian for the wonderful photos! Always fun to see stores in other countries!
Hey LatteRose I see that ChacoCat has a new look! I love it!
Melody the pic from the store in Indonesia is just great. I love the design. I wonder how comfortable the chairs are. I hope at some point you do a blog thread on the issue of design. There is comfort when you walk into a SB store that says welcome and makes you feel relaxed.
I love reading about international stores. Most of them are so unique.
Great memories. I was lucky to visit the city in January and I believe I visited all of the 13 stores too! interesting fact, No Starbucks Cards in Germany or Loyalty promotions! But they are cheaper then Starbucks Ireland.
@PatrickMooney – Very cool that you’ve been to these stores. Did you have a favorite Starbucks in Hamburg? I definitely want to know if one stood out as the favorite!
13 Starbucks in ONE city?? My goodness! 🙂
I love the first picture. It’s seem almost far fetched to find a modern Starbucks in such an old fram house, it’s excellent!! I love unecxpected and unique 🙂
Gorgeous!!! thank you for sharing these photos. I love it when you take us on world tours 😉