Starbucks Has Closed 61 Stores This Year (Is Yours One of Them?)

Have you heard the news about your local Starbucks?

Your favorite local coffee shop has already closed or will close this year, as the coffee giant has already shut down dozens of locations by the end of 2023.

Recently, the Starbucks Everywhere website released a list of the stores that have permanently closed. While losing a local Starbucks might help you keep more money in your wallet, it probably won’t feel like a reason to celebrate.

• Irvine: Alton and Technology
• Los Angeles (2): 6th and Flower; National and Barrington
• Monrovia: Foothill and Myrtle
• Montclair: Montclair Place
• Oakland: 3347 Lakeshore Avenue
• Palo Alto: 361 California
• Pasadena: Lake and Green
• San Diego: 5th and Robinson
• San Francisco: 3rd and Howard
• San Jose: Meridian and San Carlos
• Sand City: Highway 1 and Tioga
• Santa Clarita: Valencia and McBean
• Temecula: Old Town Front and 6th
• Torrance: Artesia and Prairie

The closures apparently will not end with the list above. Starbucks recently announced that it will be closing seven stores in San Francisco by the end of October. The store on this list at 3rd and Howard in San Francisco closed in June.

• Aurora: Interstate 225 and Alameda
• Denver (2): Larimer Square; 16th Street and Curtis

The Starbucks location at the 16th Street Mall in Denver was one of several eateries that closed there. Restaurants such as McDonald’s, Hard Rock Cafe, and Corner Bakery Cafe also closed their locations on the mall this year.

• Derby: New Haven Avenue

While the Derby location was permanently closed, the company also temporarily closed other stores in the state as part of a plan to renovate and reopen those locations later.

• Clearwater: Countryside Mall
• Panama City Beach: Pier Park and Hilton
• Pembroke Pines: Shops at Pembroke Gardens
• Tampa: Citrus Park Mall

In addition to these permanent closures, the company temporarily closed a Starbucks at Universal Studios in Orlando earlier this year for renovations.

• Atlanta: Phipps Plaza

The Phipps Mall, where this Starbucks used to be located, is undergoing a renovation. When it reopens, it is expected to welcome major luxury brands such as Balmain and Fendi.

• Clarendon Hills: Park Avenue
• Wilmette: Lake and Skokie

Len Austin, the president of the village of Clarendon Hills, told the Chicago Tribune that he suspects Starbucks closed its location there because it didn’t have a drive-thru, which might have limited its revenue potential.

• Metairie: Lakeside Mall

The kiosk location at Lakeside Mall in Metairie is the only location that’s been closed in Louisiana so far this year.

• Boston (4): North Shore Mall; 240 Washington St.; 211 Congress; 443 Boylston Street
• Framingham: Shoppers World
• Natick: Natick Mall

The location on Boylston Street was one of 14 locations in the state that voted to unionize in 2022. The workers from that location were picked up by other local Starbucks.

• Detroit: Woodwork and Mack

The company said it was closing the Starbucks location in Midtown Detroit due to safety and security issues.

• Bloomington: Interstate 494 and Penn
• Plymouth: Highway 55 and Northwest Boulevard

Minnesotans not only have to adjust to the closing of two Starbucks but also several locations of another coffee chain, Caribou Coffee.

• Las Vegas (2): McCarran Center; Trails Village Center

Luck wasn’t on the side of two Starbucks locations in Las Vegas, including the Summerlin location that was there for 25 years before the company closed it in June.

• West Caldwell: 546 Passaic Ave.

The West Caldwell Starbucks store was closed so the company could open a new location in a former bank branch in the West Caldwell Plaza shopping center.

• Ithaca (2): South Meadow Street; Ithaca on the Commons
• New York (4): 39th and 7th; Empire 34th Street; John Street and Walter Street; 42nd and Park
• Nyack: 80 Main Street

New York City saw the most Starbucks closures of any city. But to put it in perspective, the city has the most Starbucks locations in the U.S., with around 200 stores.

• Charlotte: SouthPark Mall

Starbucks is closing this location at South Park Mall in Charlotte. However, Starbucks will also open a new Starbucks for Charlotte residents in north Charlotte that will include a drive-thru.

• Beaverton: Cedar Hills Crossing
• Portland (2): 5th and Oak; Eastport Plaza

Starbucks cited safety concerns for closing its location at the U.S. Bank Tower on 5th and Oak, but employees suspected it was because workers unionized at that location.

• Dresher: 205 Concourse Blvd.
• Philadelphia: Comcast Center
• Pottstown: Philadelphia Premium Outlets
• State College: South Garner Street

Starbucks opened a new location in State College, closing its store on Garner Street to move to a new spot in Pugh Centre.

• Columbia: Saluda Avenue

The location in Columbia’s Five Points area closed in April after 20 years. The coffee shop moved workers to other locations in the area.

• Austin: The Domain
• Houston: Westheimer and Suffolk
• Hurst: North East Mall

The location in Houston was the first in that city when it opened in 1994.

• Reston: RTC West

The northern Virginia location may be closed, but Reston residents can still enjoy their Starbucks.

The company announced in September that it would open a new location in the Harris Teeter grocery store at The Spectrum at Reston Town Center.

• Seattle: Northwest Market Street and 22nd Avenue

Seattle may be Starbucks’ corporate home, but the company still closed one of its stores there earlier this year.

It can be tough to lose your local Starbucks, but it can also boost your bank account. Consider getting a coffee maker at home to brew your own drinks and save money. 

You can also check out local independent coffee shops that may be cheaper than Starbucks. And as a bonus, you'll boost a local business.