Friday, October 15, 2004

Starbucks coming to Brussels? Please!

Some years ago in San Francisco I discovered that coffee in America is not that bad as some Europeans might say. On almost every street corner there was a good coffee shop. Some are independent, others are franchises of "Coffee Bean & Tea leaf" or Starbucks. Starbucks is the market leader, they have their HQ in Seattle, not very far from Microsoft. How much I liked to just sit there, reading a magazine while sipping a Latte, a Mocha, or a Macchiato. I read that Starbucks plans to open more than 1500 new coffeeshops next year, many of them in Europe. I hope they also come to Brussels. Not because I cannot find decent coffee in Brussels, but because I like the Starbucks atmosphere and I hope it will be smoke-free, as in the US.