It is so true that I have done a lot of traveling this year. I always love it most when a travel experience leaves a mark in my heart that stays after the trip has come to an end. I spent a weekend with my longtime best friend Lisa and gosh, we had a ball in NYC! We ran across the Starbucks Reserve in NYC and oh my gosh, it was an amazing adventure. We were on our way to Chelsea Market for lunch when we came across the huge doors and stopped to admire. I then realized that it was a giant, fabulous and unique Starbucks, none other than the Starbucks Reserve in NYC. Lisa and I did not hesitate. We opened those giant doors and wandered right in. Immediately we were awed by the energy as a whole. I am so excited to share some of my highlights with you from that wonderful visit to Starbucks Reserve in NYC!
But wait, before I share all the fun of the adventure I want to give you this free printable. It is perfect for everyday sharing of kindness and also would make a great Valentine. You can download and print it. I recommend printing on watercolor paper or card stock.
I printed it and made a Valentine that is already on our board.
Let me start with the literature immediately available once inside the doors. Because the Starbucks Reserve in NYC is a tad overwhelming with opportunities for drinking coffee drinks, learning about coffee, eating gourmet meals and desserts and did I say drinking coffee drinks; having access to this literature made a huge difference. There were menus and a giant fold-out map. I am serious, a map! It was like being in a coffee wonderland.
We opted to explore the roasting experience first. The setup is super cool. Watching the beans travel over our heads made for a silly kind of fun experience. It felt like being a kid in a candy factory.
We next explored the bar, Arriviamo. We bellied right up to the bar,
I ordered an Orange Coffee Tonic.
Our barista was fascinating to talk with and to watch work. This drink had many steps, each done with meticulous care.
We explored the rest of the Starbucks Reserve in NYC, bought some fun things to bring home and took a ton more photographs. I love this one of Lisa taking a picture.
What I admire most about Starbucks Reserve in NYC is the attention to every little detail. The restrooms are downstairs and on the way there are live plants and information for consumers to learn and grow.
I guess what this whole post amount to is this, if you are headed to NYC go to Starbucks Reserve. Whether you are a coffee love like me or just love awesome experiences, this place is phenomenal.
To celebrate friendship and National Kindness Month, I am thrilled to share a $50 Starbucks gift card with one lucky winner. I sure hope you will enter! This giveaway promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Starbucks. I purchased the gift card to be given away.
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Cheers to Coffee, Friendship, Travel and of course…Starbucks!
Laura
My favorite Starbucks drink is a nonfat latte with extra foam.
My favorite drink is a vanilla sweet cream cold brew
I like an iced white caramel mocha.
I love the caramel iced mochas!!!
I love the seasonal drink salted caramel white mocha…super sweet!!
I do weight watchers but have really come to love the Iced Skinny Mocha. I could drink iced coffee all year long.
I’ve been trying to stay low carb, so I get a latte with heavy whipping cream instead of milk and a sugar free flavor either vanilla or the cinnamon dolce and a little whipped cream on top. Yummy.
I need to try that! <3
I am glad I am not the only one who orders with so many special details!
I loved the iced drinks so much. Even on cold Colorado winter days.
Java chip frappe, yum!
I’m a Vanilla Frap or Hot Chocolate kind of girl. Thanks for the chance to win!
What an awesome blog post! This place looks amazing! Thank you for sharing about it. I will check it out the next time I am in NYC!
Wow…TFS such an amazing place and for the generous giveaway! I can really use a pickmeup right now. I just got out of about 6 weeks in for 3 surgeries and then I went septic and then on for rehab! I love salted caramel hot chocolate! Good luck to everyone!
White chocolate peppermint mocha (but half caff and only four pumps of both syrups or its too sweet!)
thank you for a chance to win. i love salted caramel hot chocolate at Starbucks
Oh Nancy, sending you well wishes. Will you please send me your address? My email is laura@laurakellydesigns.com
Thanks Dawnelle. You would love it. I would sure love to meet you for coffee if we are ever in the same place at the same time again. XOXO
I didn’t know places like this exsited. I loved reading your story and seeing your pictures.
I love their white chocolate mocha!
Not a coffee drinker but Starbucks are good for other things too – Chai lattes, passion tea lemonade and scones!
Super cool post! The salted caramel macchiato is my favorite and im always sad when they no longer have the salt (after Christmas). I stil order it without though! 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win some!
A Caramel Mocha is my favorite!
Pumpkin SPice Latte and Peppermint Mocha. The new shortbread latte is probably good, but the barista didn’t do a good job of mixing everything up and all the good stuff was at the bottom of the cup and way too sweet to drink : (
I don’t see my comment or a confirmation so forgive me if i’m on here twice….
I love their salted caramel macchiato! Thanks for the change to win!
I love an iced vanilla bean frappuccino!
I love chai tea and white mocha
I like hot tea! Thanks for the chance!
My favorite drink at Starbucks is venti iced dirty chia latte…light ice!!
Thanks for the chance!! ♡♡♡
Blonde flat white with coconut milk ?
My go to is an iced grande two pump mocha!
I love their iced mochas.
Caramel mocha is my fav
Iced Caramel Macchiato
My fave drink is…the hot chocolate! ? or in the summer it’s the chocolate non-coffee Frappuccino ? AND my whole family is obsessed with the chocolate croissants ???
I am not a coffee drinker, so I get hot chocolate
My signature drink is a Grande ( or Venti on the weekends / when I have a reward) iced, non-fat no whip mocha. Doesn’t matter if it’s 110 or 10 degrees!
I like the salted caramel frappe
My favorites are the snickerdoodle hot chocolate and Carmel frap.
The valentine printable is so cute!!! Love it.. n cool post! My fav drink is caramel frappuccino with added shot of espresso
My favorite drink is a Venti Iced Non-fat vanilla latte with extra caramel drizzle.
Love this post! I like the peppermint hot chocolate with whipped cream!
My favorite drink at Starbucks is their Strawberry Frappacino! So yummy
This place looks fascinating. I don’t drink many coffee drinks but I do indulge in an EggNog latte during the winter holidays.
I enjoy and Iced Chai Tea when I visit a Starbucks. My daughter’s is and Iced Black Coffee with 15 pumps of peppermint.
I love their Vanilla Frapp! So refreshing!
I am a traditional coffee drinker. I love the hazelnut coffee.
My favorite is the white hot chocolate, hands down the best hot chocolate!
My favorite drink is a java chip frapuccino. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite drink to buy at Starbucks is the Serious Strawberry Frappuccino.
My favorite drink at Starbucks is White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha with an extra shot.
Venti iced filthy chai
I almost forgot what I usually order at Starbucks, since the team knows me so well, I don’t even have to anymore! ha/ha It’s a Vanilla Latte, nonfat! 🙂 Thank you for the chance.
Grande iced salted caramel mocha nonfat no whip with extra caramel drizzle. ☕️?
I don’t drink coffee but my husband loves the caramel macchiato.
I don’t have a favorite drink yet as I just started drinking coffee.
Skinny latte straight up
Black iced tea, sweetened, I really love it.
I love a simple latte with Splenda. I am going to use this printable for my kids’ teachers!
Mocha with extra foam.
My favorite drink is the peppermint mocha frapuccino
ice tea
I love the Chai Tea!
I usually drink tea and enjoy an Earl Grey
I miss the strawberry and banana smoothies (my kids loved them) but I do like their vanilla & caramel drinks as well as the peppermint hot chocolate.
My favorite Starbucks drink is the Spiced Carmel Cider, or Chocolate Chip frap.
I like their skinny vanilla latte
I always get their seasonal pumpkin spiced coffee every time I go there.
My favorite is hot, black coffee! Do not put anything in it!
My favorite drink is a caramel macchiato
iced white caramel mocha
My favorite Starbucks drink is Cafe Vanilla Frappuccino Blended Coffee.
Iced mocha! Yum!!!
That looks like a super fun place to visit. We lived outside Seattle and did the tourist thing and went to the first store…that was fun too!
I like nonfat chai latte. Had one at the airport last week.
My favorite Starbucks drink is a vanilla latte
It looks like such a fun and full of learning experience! My go to drink is an iced tall americano with two pumps of sugar free vanilla and a splash of half and half.
This Seattle girl loves that you showed me this place. Had no idea it was in NYC!! Now I have to go!
Iced White Mocha, light ice, no whip is my go-to drink at Starbucks.
I like their hot chocolate.
I love hot chocolate – my favorite!
HOT chocolate with a bit of cinnamon for me and he loves lattes !!! YUmmmmmmmmmmm. Thanks for the chance to win
I Love Soy mochas!
I like white chocolate mocha vanilla. So good
I don’t do Starbucks but it is a daily stop for my daughter in law and I would love to treat her. Thanks for the darling printable and the great give away.
My favorite drink is pumpkin spice latte.
Caramel macchiato. This place looks fun!
I love the hot chocolates they have there and the flat white! I will have to go to the reserve on a next visit to NYC!
My favorite drink was the Strawberries and Creme Frappuccino, but since they don’t have it any longer, Peppermint Hot Chocolate is my favorite. Thank you for the chance to win!
I love Starbucks Hot Chocolate. Great post. Next time I’m in NYC I’m going to check it out!
I love their lattes with coconut milk.
I am happily addicted to Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Lattes, but I also enjoy Raspberry Lattes when PSLs are not in season 😉 I can’t wait to check out this special experience the next time we’re in NYC!
I like so many but my go to is Strawberry Frappuccino. Love your article on Starbucks, sounds like a fun place to get lost in for an afternoon.
Green tea frappuccino!
Carmel Latte
White Chocolate Mocha Frappacinno
My favorite go to is probably a half-caff white chocolate mocha (hot or iced depending on the season and my mood). =)
I loved your post! I’d never even heard of this place. My favorite Starbucks treat is the hot chocolate! Thanks for the chance to win.
I love their cappuccino with a sprinkle of cocoa and cinnamon.
Trenta Black Iced Tea! 🙂
I loved looking at the photos. Will need to go on my next trip to NY. My favorite drink is a skinny latte with chocolate powder on top.
I like the Iced Chai Tea Latte
Cafe latte LARGE
Hot chocolate for me
I like an iced vanilla latte.
My favorite drink is a tall, decaf, no whip, 4-pump mocha.
Seasonally…its pumpkin spice latte. But when that’s gone I am an Iced Chai Tea Latte
Mocha frappuccino is my favorite Starbucks drink for sure.
Blonde Americano!
Salted caramel hot chocolate
I love iced almond latte.
I like the Chai Latte.
My order is a grande Americano with sugar free cinnamon dolce, heavy cream and a generous dash of cinnamon.
I usually go for tea at Starbucks and I love them all!
Peppermint mocha!
I like their Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate.
favorite is the hot chocolate drink
Wow! Didn’t know there was a deluxe version of Starbucks! lol! My favorite drink is a Venti raspberry green tea frap. The girls at my regular SB just see me walk in the door and start making it. : )
Thanks for the fun printout, too!
Skinny Mocha Latte
Looks like such a fun experience!
My favorite drink is an iced chai tea latte light on the ice. 🙂
I love their Eggnog Frappe!!!
caramel frappe
My favorite Starbucks drinks are blonde vanilla latte, pink drink and green tea (hot or cold depending on the weather) no sweetner.
My favorites are Cinnamon Lattes or Peppermint Mochas.
The Mocha Frapuccino is my favorite, but I have been known to try new drinks for fun. I have never been to this NYC Reserve. I will seek it out (I am hopefully going to NYC next week or the one after). I went to one that didn’t have all of these extras. So I will seek it out when going to the Chelsea Market. THANKS
P.S. I hope that you visited The Ink Pad, which is nearby. It has craft stamps (even some that you can’t get anywhere else, like NYC manhole cover designs, and NYC icons), dies, papers, stencils, etc. If you didn’t go, be sure to visit on your next trip 🙂
My favorite drink is a Venti Iced Vanilla Chai.
My favorite Starbucks drink is an Iced Cinnamon Almond Milk Macchiato.
Vanilla Latte and love there old fashion doughnuts. Thank you for sharing!
In the winter I love dark roast coffee with a splash of cream or an occasional Flat White with an extra shot. In the summer I love an iced Americano with a splash of cream.
I love a nonfat iced mocha, especially in the heat of the summer!
hot chocolate
My favorite drink is hot chocolate.
I love there caramel machiatto not quite sure how to spell it or pronounce it but I like that drink he he.
Venti chai Frappuccino with extra caramel!! Super yummy!
I live your designs. I met you years ago at a scrapbook
Event. Thank you for this opportunity! I love it a latte! ❤️
Chai Tea Frappuccino!
I love the Cascara Latte. I’m also really feeling the new shortbread cinammon latte.
A Tall Latte with a shot of vanilla and whipped cream 🙂
This is so cool! My fav drink is Carmel Macchiato!
My favorite Starbucks drink is Mint Majesty!
I always get blonde roast pourover, but I like Macchiato too.
Caramel Macchiato
My favorite is a vanilla cappuccino wet with whipped cream!
Mocha no whip for me every time.
Caramel macchiatos make my heart sing!
I don’t really have a favorite. It used to be iced white chocolate mocha but I’m loving frappucinos. I wish my city Starbucks would carry coconut syrup because that is just amazing in WCM!
My favorite Starbucks drink is their Ultra Caramel Frappuccino.
nitro cold brew or an iced latte with almond milk {and maybe vanilla if i am feeling fancy}
Cotton Candy Frappuccino as my kids love getting them with me
My favorite Starbucks drink is Chocolate Chip Frappuccino w/Caramel Sauce and whipped topping.
Java chip frapp is the best!
I love the strawberry frappacino.
I keep it simple and usually always get the skinny vanilla latte.
I love Starbucks Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew. It’s delicious!
My favorite is the chocolate chip java .
Chai Tea Latte is my fav!
My favorites are blonde toffee nut lattes and mango dragonfruit w/lemonade.
carmel frappucino with extra drizzle!
I like their sugar free vanilla latte.
I love the Chai Tea!
That is a hard question. I like the Mango Dragonfruit Refresher, the Cinnamon Shortbread latte, the Eggnog latte and their blonde roast. I like the majority of their seasonal drinks as they come out.
My favorite is a caramel iced coffee.
My favorite Starbucks drink is Mocha Latte. It is so delicious!
A Mocha Frappe!
I always get a Venti Black Iced Tea!
My favorite is a turtle frappeccino.
Caramel mocha is my favorite! Thanks
Caramel macchiato