#20013: 11th and Norhill, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 1/13/2025, PHOTO: 1/24/2025
This is a rare newer Houston opening with lobby seating, and not only is the interior spacious, but it also boasts a funky woodwork wall that contrasts with the artistic light fixture.#11745: 1960 & Champion Forest, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 4/7/2014, PHOTO: 12/17/2022, ORIGINAL VISIT: 8/24/2014
#11404: 1960 & Fallbrook, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 5/21/2013, PHOTO: 6/29/2013
This store has an unusual seating area, almost entirely enclosed in a metal cage that the baristas call (affectionately, I presume), the jungle gym.#662: 5801 Kirby, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 2/25/2023, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/25/1999
This store had seating removed around 2022 and is now pick-up/drive-thru only.#13339: 610 & Braeswood, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 7/14/2016, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 11/9/2016
Drive-thru/pick-up only.#666: 7606 FM 1960 Road W, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/1999
Continuing along Highway 6 until it intersects US 290, splitting off to the northwest and leaving us on FM 1960, we come across this drive-thru location, actually across from the mall.#9098: Atascocita & Will Clayton, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 10/22/2008, PHOTO: 5/20/2009
#14908: Barker Cypress & Park Row, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 1/14/2019, PHOTO: 5/18/2019
#12929: Barker Cypress & West Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 7/7/2015, PHOTO: 6/20/2016
#2091: Bay Area & Seawolf, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 8/15/2001
This store opened on the same day as the nearby Nasa Road store, and I visited both a couple of weeks after they opened, one right after the other. I noticed that, although they both used standard corporate design elements, they had strikingly differently looks, which makes me wonder if this is not intentional, that differnet designs are chosen for nearby stores to lessen the impression that all Starbucks have cookie-cutter designs.#229: Beechnut & 610 - Meyerland, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 10/1/1999
#1460: Bellaire & Stella Link, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 2/1/2001
I am told this store is really in the city of Southside Place, a city I'd never heard of. But it has a web site: http://www.ci.southside-place.tx.us/#17655: Beltway 8 & Clay Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 7/10/2023, PHOTO: 8/18/2023
#16593: Beltway 8 & Cullen Blvd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 10/11/2021, PHOTO: 11/12/2021
#12919: Beltway 8 & Harwin, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 1/4/2016, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 6/20/2016
#11530: Beltway 8 & Pearland Pky, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/28/2013, PHOTO: 11/25/2013
This store has an unusual style of wall, white and a bit bubbly, that reminds me of pop art, as well as modernistic chandelier-style lights.#8184: Beltway 8 & Wallisville, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 4/10/2008, PHOTO: 6/25/2008
According to a barista, this is the second Houston-area store to share space with a bank. I cannot find a notation for the first one in my database--anybody got any info?#15306: Beltway 8 & West, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 5/30/2019, PHOTO: 3/17/2020
Relocation.ORIGINAL STORE
#19318: Beltway 8 and Blackhawk Blvd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 4/29/2024, PHOTO: 4/29/2024
#17191: Beltway 8 and Tidwell Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/12/2022, PHOTO: 12/16/2022
#6826: Briar Forest & Eldridge, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/2/2007, PHOTO: 5/11/2022, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/30/2007
#1449: Buffalo Speedway & Westpark, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/30/2000
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#7600: Cambridge Medical Plaza - Pick, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/14/2007, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 11/22/2007
This store used to have seating but was converted to Pickup.#12921: Chimney Rock Rd & Richmond Ave, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/28/2016, PHOTO: 10/21/2020, ORIGINAL VISIT: 6/20/2016
Relocation.#12916: Durham & Loop 610, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 11/2/2015, PHOTO: 6/19/2016
#3372: Echo Lane & I-10, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 4/6/2003
#12927: Eldridge & West, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 2/17/2016, PHOTO: 6/20/2016
#8181: Ella & 43rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 5/8/2008, PHOTO: 5/28/2022, ORIGINAL VISIT: 6/24/2008
#2106: Enterprise Plaza, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/26/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 9/16/2001
#3318: Fannin & Dryden, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/25/2005, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 11/14/2002
#11846: FM 1464 & Bellaire, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/29/2014, PHOTO: 12/9/2014
#3736: FM 1960 & Red Oak Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 10/4/2003
The unusual round wall in those store is actually an accident, but I think it's a happy accident. On a subsequent visit to this store I found something interesting. Because the store only has one table near a power outlet, the manager bought a pair of small plastic tables that can be used by customers who have laptops and are sitting on the comfy chairs.#19274: FM 1960 and Veterans Memorial, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 10/27/2023, PHOTO: 3/10/2024
#11146: Gessner & Kempwood, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/12/2012, PHOTO: 3/15/2013
#5808: Gray & Smith, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/24/2006, PHOTO: 4/16/2006, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/29/2006
This store used to have seat, and a vibrant contingent of customers who would hang out for hours, but it has been converted to Pickup.#14921: Highland Knolls & Westgreen, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/28/2019, PHOTO: 5/24/2019
Relocation.ORIGINAL STORE
#4920: Hillcroft & US 59, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 4/15/2005, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/4/2005
This store used to have seat, and a vibrant contingent of customers who would hang out for hours, but it has been converted to Pickup.#12922: Houston Galleria 1st Floor, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 2/14/2016, PHOTO: 4/26/2023, ORIGINAL VISIT: 6/20/2016
#14119: Houston Galleria 2nd floor, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 2/21/2018, PHOTO: 2/22/2018
The extremely old kiosk was completely torn down and rebuilt, so I count this as a new store!#12928: Huffmeister & White Oak, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 6/16/2016, PHOTO: 6/20/2016
#7779: Hwy 249 & Louetta, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 1/18/2008, PHOTO: 12/17/2022, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/6/2008
#17190: Hwy 249 and West Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/12/2022, PHOTO: 12/16/2022
#19279: Hwy 288 and E Orem Dr, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/25/2024, PHOTO: 3/25/2024
#12923: Hwy 290 & 34th St, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 1/20/2016, PHOTO: 6/20/2016
#13338: Hwy 290 & 43rd Street, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/19/2016, PHOTO: 11/9/2016
#3321: Hwy 290 & Hwy 6, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/25/2005, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/13/2002
This location brings to ten the number of stores along Highway 6/FM 1960, a primary highway/road that loops around the western half of the Houston metroplex. I would have been the first customer the day the store opened, having arrived before 5:00 AM, over thirty minutes early, to wait. But they served a drive-thru customer before they unlocked the front door, thus tainting my #1 position. Click 'More' to see my #2 receipt.#5888: Hwy 290 & Jones, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/31/2006, PHOTO: 4/16/2006
#6825: Hwy 59 & Cummins, Houston, Texas
OPENED: Mar 2007, PHOTO: 12/26/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/29/2007
#6477: Hwy 59 & Wilcrest, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/16/2006, PHOTO: 12/31/2006
#6478: Hwy 6 & Bissonnet, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/20/2006, PHOTO: 12/31/2006
#7497: Hwy 6 & Loch Katrine, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 6/29/2007, PHOTO: 6/30/2007
#5341: Hwy 6 & Memorial, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/18/2005
The 100th store in Houston! But only according to Starbucks. According to my database, there are no more than 98. So who you gonna trust--Starbucks or me?#1464: Hwy. 249 & FM 1960, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/3/2001
#8186: I 45 & Rowlett, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 5/16/2008, PHOTO: 6/25/2008
#12924: I-10 & Brogden Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 6/15/2015, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 6/20/2016
Drive-thru/walk-up only.#5915: I-10 & Durham, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 5/27/2006, PHOTO: 6/12/2006
I'm not sure if this is considered 'The Heights', but it as close as as Starbucks has gotten yet.#11529: I-10 & Greenhouse, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 6/17/2013, PHOTO: 11/25/2013
Be sure to walk to the sectioned off seating area at the back of the store, and after you admire the light, perhaps the largest I've seen at any store anywhere, turn around and notice the well-stocked bookshelf.#5342: I-10 & Kirkwood, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/16/2005, PHOTO: 12/31/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/19/2005
#11147: I-10 & Yale, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/17/2012, PHOTO: 10/18/2020, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/16/2013
#20010: I-10 and Studemont St, Houston , Texas
OPENED: 8/31/2024, PHOTO: 11/24/2024
Pickup store.#19276: I-10 and Uvalde Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 10/2/2023, PHOTO: 3/10/2024
This store boasts a lovely mural along the entirety of the drive-thru wall, BUT, sadly, no seating.#7598: I-45 & Monroe, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 10/5/2007, PHOTO: 11/21/2007
#5343: I-45 & West, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 8/26/2005, PHOTO: 12/19/2005
#17192: I-45 and Cullen Blvd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/12/2022, PHOTO: 12/16/2022
#19277: I-45 and Woodridge Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 11/27/2023, PHOTO: 3/10/2024
#11148: JPMorgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/17/2012, PHOTO: 12/26/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/18/2013
This replaces the kiosk that was right outside for about fifteen years before the relocation.#4490: Loop 610 & I-45, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 9/18/2004
#7501: Loop 610 & Nicholson, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 4/23/2007, PHOTO: 6/30/2007
#16590: Louetta Rd and Vintage Preserv, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 10/3/2021, PHOTO: 11/10/2021
#11159: Louisiana & McGowen, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/13/2013, PHOTO: 1/1/2025, ORIGINAL VISIT: 4/18/2013
This store used to have seat, and a vibrant contingent of customers who would hang out for hours, but it has been converted to Pickup.#6481: Main & Buffalo Speedway, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 11/10/2006, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 1/1/2007
#6480: Main & Dallas, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 6/30/2006, PHOTO: 1/1/2007
#3287: Memorial & Asbury, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 9/12/2002
#2085: Memorial & Benignus, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/16/2001
#1225: Memorial & Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 9/10/2000
#3705: Memorial City Mall, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/24/2022, ORIGINAL VISIT: 9/5/2003
This location, one of three mall stores to open in the Houston area in as many days, sports a nifty new kiosk design, the first of its kind.#14256: Memorial Dr. & Wycliffe, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 4/2/2018, PHOTO: 4/22/2018
This unusually-shaped store sits inside a former bank.#686: Memorial Drive Town & Country, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/25/1999
#676: Montrose & Hawthorne, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/31/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/25/1999
This store used to have seating, but it is now Pickup only.#692: Pennzoil Place (Downtown), Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/26/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/25/1999
#16591: Pickup - City Centre, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/30/2021, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 11/10/2021
#17075: Post Oak Blvd and Post Oak Par, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 6/20/2022, PHOTO: 11/5/2022
#14101: Richmond & Woodhead, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 11/13/2017, PHOTO: 2/14/2018
#1821: River Oaks - NE Corner, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 2000, PHOTO: 12/31/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 4/15/2001
This store is distinctive not only because it is right across the street from another Starbucks, the only such instance in Houston, but also because of the striking exterior design and, inside, non-standard design elements, such as the Navy-style chairs, and a fish tank embedded in the wall. And be sure to check out the wall next to the part for a photo of the dying frog adopted by the store.Article
#866: S. Rice & West Park Tollway, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/13/2015, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 6/20/2000
#664: San Felipe & 610, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/1999
The next major street up from Westheimer is its little sidekick San Felipe. Like the Lone Ranger and Tonto, these two streets boast over a quarter of the Starbucks location in the Houston metroplex. I like this store--the assistant manager's been to Nashville. The store's downside, as with the other Galleria-area stores (most of them) is the traffic. Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide.#684: San Felipe & Voss - SE Corner, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/25/1999
#1450: Shepherd & Harold, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/30/2000
#17203: Spencer Hwy and Glen Chase Dr, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 2/6/2023, PHOTO: 2/13/2023
#11842: The Woodlands Mall, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 5/13/2014, PHOTO: 12/8/2014
#14100: University and Amherst, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/13/2017, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 2/14/2018
This is a relocation of the extremely old Rice Village store, and naturally it boasts a posh new design, befitting the upscale nature of this retail village, but also a custom hand-painted Siren mural.#19960: US 59 and Bellaire Blvd, Houston , Texas
OPENED: 8/22/2024, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 11/7/2024
Pickup store.#19959: W Lake Houston & Summer Lake R, Houston , Texas
OPENED: 10/7/2024, PHOTO: 11/5/2024
Pickup store.#14393: Washington & Schuler, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 5/21/2018, PHOTO: 12/31/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 8/17/2018
#7602: Westheimer & Briargreen, Houst, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/19/2007, PHOTO: 11/22/2007
This location turns an old Long John Silvers into one of the most interestesting Starbucks in Houston.#13336: Westheimer & Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 7/11/2016, PHOTO: 5/30/2022, ORIGINAL VISIT: 11/8/2016
#12920: Westheimer & Hillcroft, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 8/26/2015, PHOTO: 6/20/2016
This is a relocation of the Fountainview store, one of Houston's first!#11744: Westheimer & Jeanetta, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 3/3/2014, PHOTO: 12/9/2014, ORIGINAL VISIT: 8/24/2014
#1466: Westheimer & Post Oak, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 3/4/2001
This is Houston's flagship store, and it's pretty sweet. Even though it is not two stories tall, appearance to the contrary, the extra high ceiling gives the already large interior a great sense of ampleness. I suppose the first thing to notice is the circular section in the center containing both chairs for the loafers and counters (with nearby modem lines) for the studious set. As I understand it, live musicians will be allowed to play in that center section. The track lighting will probably come in handing for this. Outside the center there are plenty of tables, couches, and sofas. The conference/study tables are of a new style, with a thinner slab of wood that is lighter. I like it! One feature I've seen nowhere else are the bathroom doors made partially of frosted glass. In fact, the entire bathroom is cool, with this whole metallic motif going on. One downside would be the ugly vinyl couches.#19272: Westheimer and Crescent Park D, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/28/2023, PHOTO: 3/10/2024
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#3704: Willowbrook Mall, TX, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 9/4/2003, PHOTO: 9/4/2003
With the opening of this location at 8:00 AM on September 4, 2003, which I, as the first customer, personally witnessed, the mall residents no longer have to venture out onto the heavily trafficked FM 1960 or across Highway 249 for a Starbucks fix.#17193: Wirt Rd and Westview Dr, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 12/19/2022, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/19/2022
Drive-thru/walk-up only.#12119: Woodson & W. Lake Houston Pkwy, Houston, Texas
OPENED: 8/5/2014, PHOTO: 5/10/2015
#678: Woodway & Augusta, Houston, Texas
OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 12/25/2024, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/25/1999