Starbucks to uncork beer, wine, small-plates menu across Bay Area

May 13, 2015

(Bizjournals) - As part of coffee giant Starbucks’ recent rollout of its “Starbucks Evenings” program, which offers beer, wine and small plates, the mega-chain is launching booze in its Bay Area stores.

The Starbucks at the corner of 9th Avenue and Irving Street will start selling beer and wine after 4pm, as Hoodline reports. That store recently got a revamp and reopened May 6 with expanded seating, although the new evening menu isn’t up yet. An employee told the site that the store will begin offering beer, wine and evening-only food in June.

Starbucks has a pending application to serve alcohol at another location at 685 Beach St. in Fisherman’s Wharf and 12 other pending applications for beer and wine licenses in the Bay Area, including Napa, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Newark, Pleasanton, Millbrae, San Mateo, Emeryville, Fairfield and two in Livermore, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s website.

The potential Bay Area booze offerings are part of the Seattle-based mega-chain’s larger rollout of the "Starbucks Evenings" concept. It announced its plans for the program last year and has already rolled out the concept in Seattle, Los, Angeles, Atlanta, Portland, Orlando, Washington, D.C. and Chicago.

“We’ve always been your neighborhood spot where you can take a moment to unwind, grab a well-deserved treat, and meet up with friends. But sometimes, you just want a glass of wine and a delicious bite to eat without going to a bar or making a restaurant reservation,” the website says.


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