Starbucks in SouthernConnecticut



PLEASE NOTE
The stores pictured below are labeled with information that comes directly from the official Starbucks web site. The only alterations I have made are to remove certain punctuation marks. Please do not report any errors in the names or spellings of streets or cities to me, but rather to Starbucks. Once they fix the error on their end, my database will pick it up. I will fill missing photograph dates as I have time, and I will continue to try and obtain store opening dates.


Branford

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 07 August 2002

I was pleased to finally be able to visit this store--the first time I tried it was closed for remodeling after a rock slide. I don't know what it looked like before, but it couldn't have been prettier than this.


Cos Cob

OPENED: 10 March 2006, PHOTO: 10 July 2006



Danbury

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 18 February 2004, ORIGINAL VISIT: 19 March 2001





Danbury Fair Mall, Danbury

OPENED: 20 November 2007, PHOTO: 01 March 2008



Danbury-Mill Plain Rd., Danbury

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 19 March 2001

On a recent visit to this store I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was now open 24 hours!


Darien

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ?



East Lyme

OPENED: 25 January 2008, PHOTO: 03 March 2008



Fairfield / Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 14 May 2003

According to a reader, this former video store is fairly noisy. Also, watch the high curb on the driveway into the place.


Fairfield, Boston Post Rd, Fairfield

OPENED: 09 June 2006, PHOTO: 10 July 2006



Kings Highway, Fairfield

OPENED: 15 September 2007, PHOTO: 17 November 2007



Greenwich

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ?

The local artwork displayed at this location included some of the most interesting, and expensive, pieces I'd seen yet. Photographs of celebrities like Debbie Harry, David Bowie, William S. Burrows, and Jean-Michael Basquiat were priced in the hundreds of dollars.

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Putnam Plaza, Greenwich

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 01 June 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: ?



Nothing really interesting to report about this store, but a chat with a barista revealed that the Greenwich Ave. store is the only one in the area which gets enough request for drinks in short cups to keep them in stock. They are not on the menu, so some of you may not be familiar with these cups, 8 ounces in size. Despite being from Texas, this shortest size is my favorite, and so I am filled with dread every time I have to visit a store in Connecticut, or parts of the midwest (like Indiana).


Groton, Rte. 1, Groton

OPENED: 11 April 2008, PHOTO: 25 April 2008



Guilford, Boston Post Rd, Guilford

OPENED: 20 December 2007, PHOTO: 03 March 2008

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Hamden

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 November 2004



Madison - CT, Madison

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 07 August 2002



Post Mall Pad, Milford

OPENED: 09 June 2006, PHOTO: 10 July 2006



Monroe, Rt 25, Monroe

OPENED: 17 March 2006, PHOTO: 10 July 2006



Mystic Outlet, Mystic

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 18 November 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 07 August 2002





New Canaan

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 31 May 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 21 March 2001



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New Fairfield

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 19 February 2005



New Haven / Chapel Street, New Haven

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 20 March 2001

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New Haven, Chapel Square, New Haven

OPENED: 09 March 2007, PHOTO: 31 May 2007



New Milford

OPENED: 16 December 2005, PHOTO: 10 July 2006



Newtown CT, Newtown

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 19 March 2001

Besides a cute little vinyl padded curved bench in front of the counter, you can find at this store a reproduction of Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks", in tile, donated by the Tile Store next door, and with a twist--the Starbucks logo in the window (and a name of the Tile Store). I don't know if it's clever or sacrilegeous, but I kinda like it.


North Haven

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 07 August 2002



Norwalk, Dansk Plaza, Norwalk

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 18 June 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 25 October 2006





Norwalk, Rte 7, Norwalk

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 18 June 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 24 April 2005





Old Saybrook, Main Street, Old Saybrook

OPENED: 28 April 2006, PHOTO: 18 November 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 10 July 2006





Orange

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 10 July 2006, ORIGINAL VISIT: 20 March 2001





Ridgefield

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ?



Thruway / Riverside

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 01 June 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: ?



The coolest thing about this store, at least upon first inspection, is the clock. It's totally modern, with a metal frame and white numbers on black dots on a light blue background. Most clocks in Starbucks, if present at all, are non-descript, but definitely not this one.

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Seymour, Rt. 67, Seymour

OPENED: 10 August 2007, PHOTO: 17 November 2007



Shelton, Crown Point Center, Shelton

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 31 May 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 24 April 2005





Southbury

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 22 November 2003, ORIGINAL VISIT: 19 March 2001





Stamford

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 31 May 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 21 March 2001





Stamford Town Center, Stamford

OPENED: 20 October 2006, PHOTO: 03 February 2007



Stamford/Library, Stamford

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 01 June 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: ?



This is one of the few stores connected to a library. In fact, now that the store inside the Multnomah County library (in Portland, OR) closed, this might be the only one. A couple of shelves display used books that the library has for sale, and you can pay for them at the Starbucks when the library is closed.

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Stamford-Ridgeway, Stamford

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ?



Stratford, Barnum Avenue, Stratford

OPENED: 17 March 2006, PHOTO: 10 July 2006



Trumbull

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 06 December 2003, ORIGINAL VISIT: 21 March 2001





Trumbull Mall, Trumbull

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 20 March 2001



Waterford, Boston Post Rd, Waterford

OPENED: 04 August 2006, PHOTO: 18 November 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 03 February 2007





Post Road #925/Westport II, Westport

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ?

The stained glass composing just the upper portion of the windows is a great touch!


West Port, Westport

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ?

So few stores in the United States have an upstairs, so it's a shame that customers are not allowed on the second floor of this location. But it is unavoidable. According to a visitor to my site, the length of the staircase exceeds the fire code, and the upstairs is only suitable for elves. Starbucks conducted a market study and determined that Westport does not have a large enough population of elves to warrant obtaining the proper permits. Most of Connecticut's elf population is located in the northwest, which as yet lacks a Starbucks.


Wilton(River Road), Wilton

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 31 May 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: ?



The "Starbucks Happenings" bulletin board at this store was conspicuously empty when I arrived. Come on, even the smallest town's gotta have something going on, right?

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Woodbridge-Merritt Parkway, Woodbridge

OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 31 May 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 28 October 2005




 

Stores Not Visted

If you don't see a new store here, check my main not visited list.

Stamford, Newfield Green Shop. Ctr
Derby, New Haven Ave
Mystic, Whitehall Avenue

 

Licensed Stores (not operated by Starbucks)

PLEASE NOTE
The list below is not meant to be a complete list of licensed stores. Some licensed stores are not listed on the Starbucks web site, and some of the stores listed below might have closed. That's not really important. I only keep track of them so I know which ones I don't need to visit. But if you know for certain that any of these are actually operated by Starbucks, please let me know (and send me a phone # so I can double-confirm).

A&P-Branford-#355
Mohegan Sun
Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa
Pfizer Groton - Lobby Alcove
Pfizer-New London Campus
Stop & Shop - Stamford #637
Stop & Shop-Fairfield # 673
Target North Haven T-1916
Target Orange T-1955
Target Stamford T-1544
Travel Ctr-New Haven