Gallery: Starbucks Goes Coffee-Free in a Bar Centered on Tea

NEW YORK — Starbucks opened the first of what could grow into a chain of 1,000 tea houses over the next five to 10 years, in a posh neighborhood just off Central Park on Manhattan’s Upper East Side last week.

Featuring handcrafted tea beverages, premium loose-leaf teas, tea merchandise and foods that pair well with tea, Teavana Fine Teas Tea Bar is designed to both enhance the premium tea experience and make fine tea accessible to the masses.

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Photos by Starbucks
Captions by Julie Gallagher