One of my favorite stores in Yokohama!
This Starbucks store is connected to a Tsutaya bookstore.
(it's dark outside due to energy conservation)
What's so great about this Starbucks is that it is a Book & Cafe concept store.
You're allowed to read unpurchased books and magazines
at your table or sofa while enjoying Starbucks drinks and food!
This was what I was looking through...a booklet about Yokohama,
which is where this store is located, close to chinatown.
Cakepop - Chocolate Nuts
(possibly my favorite...strawberry milk is good, too)
They have a lot of comfy sofas.
The whole place has a really relaxing atmosphere.
Oh and you'll be seeing this when you buy something.
Starbucks Japan has placed donation cups in all their stores now!
All donations go to Japanese Red Cross Society's Emergency Relief.
神奈川県横浜市西区
みなとみらい4-7-1 ミッドスクウェア
Mid Square
4-7-1 Minatomirai Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
045-226-1073
Everyday: 7am-2am
Nice! Reminds me of how a lot of Barnes and Noble bookstores have Starbucks built in, back in the States. Don't know if you can read unbought stuff there, though. That's a nice perk!
ReplyDeleteI felt like I was commiting a crime the first time I brought an unperchased book back to my table! lol. But they have signboards that say you can so it's really great ;D
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm used to cafe/bookstores, so I'm glad to see that they're doing that here! There's a lot of Starbucks /Barnes & Noble crosses. Some in the States prohibit bringing books from the store in the cafe area though, which is annoying, so I'm glad this one doesn't have that rule!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I really want to try the cake pops! I haven't been in to Sbux in aaages, I should get on that :)
I always thought that cafe/bookstores didn't allow you to bring unpurchased books with you so I was really surprised when I first came here! There seems to be 19 Book & Cafe concept Starbucks stores in Japan...maybe there's one near you!
ReplyDeleteAnd you should definitely try the cakepops! But maybe not all at once ;D
I used to go to this branch twice a week early in the mornings right when they opened . Yes. This is one of the best branches in Japan.
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