Starbucks in Southern Connecticut


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Bethel, Bethel, Connecticut

OPENED: 8/8/2008, PHOTO: 6/8/2014, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12/13/2008

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Branford, Branford, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 11/29/2010, ORIGINAL VISIT: 8/7/2002

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.

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Bridgeport Steelpointe Harbor, Bridgeport, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/25/2015, PHOTO: 10/29/2015

The first Starbuckss in Bridgeport, Connecticut's largest city!
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Bridgeport, Brookside, Bridgeport, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/19/2022, PHOTO: 6/21/2023

This store features a gorgeous illustration of Seattle that is evocative of the fact that Bridgeport is also a harbor city.
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Cheshire, South Main, Cheshire, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/28/2021, PHOTO: 7/31/2022

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Clinton Killingworth Tpke, Clinton, Connecticut

OPENED: 8/5/2022, PHOTO: 6/22/2023

This store is unusual because the building, which was constructed for Starbucks, combines two different styles, red brick in the back, light-coloured wood in the front.
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Berkshire Center, Danbury, Danbury, Connecticut

OPENED: 4/3/2018, PHOTO: 3/3/2019

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Danbury - Route 84 at North St., Danbury, Connecticut

OPENED: 10/10/2015, PHOTO: 10/29/2015

Relocation.

Danbury Fair Mall, Level 2, Danbury, Connecticut

OPENED: 6/1/2020, PHOTO: 12/7/2020

Relocation.
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Danbury, Federal Rd, Danbury, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/8/2014, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/19/2001

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Mill Plain Road, Danbury, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 3/19/2001

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

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Darien, Darien, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/7/2001


Ansonia, Pershing Drive, Derby, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/18/2020, PHOTO: 12/7/2020

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East Lyme, East Lyme, Connecticut

OPENED: 1/25/2008, PHOTO: 3/3/2008



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Fairfield, Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/14/2003

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, Connecticut

OPENED: 6/9/2006, PHOTO: 7/10/2006


Greenwich, Greenwich, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/7/2001

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, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/1/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/7/2001

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, Connecticut

OPENED: 4/11/2008, PHOTO: 4/25/2008


Hamden, Dixwell Ave, Hamden, Connecticut

OPENED: 11/17/2022 (approx), PHOTO: 6/22/2023

Relocation.
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Madison, Boston Post Road, Madison, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 8/7/2002


Milford, ShopRite Plaza, Milford, Connecticut

OPENED: 12/1/2017, PHOTO: 12/28/2017

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Monroe, Rt 25, Monroe, Connecticut

OPENED: 3/17/2006, PHOTO: 10/10/2009, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/10/2006

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Mystic Outlet, Mystic, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 11/18/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 8/7/2002


New Canaan, New Canaan, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/31/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/21/2001

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New Fairfield, New Fairfield, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 2/19/2005


Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/31/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/20/2001



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New Milford, New Milford, Connecticut

OPENED: 12/16/2005, PHOTO: 7/10/2006


Church Hill Rd, Newtown, Newtown, Connecticut

OPENED: 6/14/2019, PHOTO: 7/27/2019

Relocation.
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North Haven, Washington St, North Haven, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/30/2022, PHOTO: 6/22/2023

Relocation.
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Norwalk, Dansk Plaza, Norwalk, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/18/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 10/25/2003


Norwalk, Darinor Plaza, Norwalk, Connecticut

OPENED: 2/17/2016, PHOTO: 5/7/2016

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Norwalk, Rte 7, Norwalk, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/18/2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 4/24/2005


Norwich, CT, Norwich, Connecticut

OPENED: 7/19/2013, PHOTO: 5/8/2016, ORIGINAL VISIT: 10/29/2015


Old Saybrook, Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut

OPENED: 4/28/2006, PHOTO: 11/29/2010, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/10/2006

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Orange, Orange, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/10/2006, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/20/2001


Ridgefield, Ridgefield, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/7/2001


Riverside Commons, Riverside, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/1/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/7/2001

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, Connecticut

OPENED: 8/10/2007, PHOTO: 11/17/2007


Shelton, Commerce Drive, Shelton, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/22/2018, PHOTO: 1/13/2019

Relocation.

Southbury, Southbury, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 11/22/2003, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/19/2001


Ridgeway Shopping Center, Stamford, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/7/2001


Stamford, Stamford, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/31/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 3/21/2001


West Stamford Plaza, Stamford, Connecticut

OPENED: 5/27/2010, PHOTO: 6/18/2010

This was the first new store to open in the U.S. after the post-implosion hiatus. There was a five-month gap after the last new store, and that hasn't happened since I started my project in '97.
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Stratford, Barnum Avenue, Stratford, Connecticut

OPENED: 3/17/2006, PHOTO: 12/4/2010, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/10/2006

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Trumbull, White Plains Rd, Trumbull, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/4/2020, PHOTO: 12/7/2020

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Waterbury West Main Street, Waterbury, Connecticut

OPENED: 11/22/2015, PHOTO: 5/8/2016

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Waterbury, Reidville Dr, Waterbury, Connecticut

OPENED: 4/22/2022, PHOTO: 7/31/2022

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Waterford, Rte 85, Waterford, Connecticut

OPENED: 9/12/2022, PHOTO: 6/22/2023

This is a super rare instance of a drive-thru/mobile-only store attached to a petrol station.
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West Haven, Saw Mill Road, West Haven, Connecticut

OPENED: 2/2/2009, PHOTO: 10/10/2009

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Westport Saugatuck River, Westport, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/7/2001

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.

Westport, Post Road East, Westport, Connecticut

OPENED: 11/7/2016, PHOTO: 11/27/2016

Relocation.
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Wilton, River Road, Wilton, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/31/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 7/7/2001

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, Litchfield Turnpike, Woodbridge, Connecticut

OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/31/2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: 10/28/2005



Closed Stores
Note that if the name of a store listed as closed has a link, that indicates that the store was converted to a licensed store (or possibly franchised, if in the UK or France).
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3/10/2006 Oct 2020 Cos Cob
Cos Cob
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11/20/2007 3/15/2020 Danbury Fair Mall
Danbury
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6/12/2008 5/28/2023 Derby, New Haven Ave
Derby
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9/15/2007 11/14/2008 Kings Highway
Fairfield
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5/10/2008 8/5/2009 Stamford, Newfield Green Shop. Ctr
Fairfield
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12/20/2007 6/19/2009 Guilford, Boston Post Rd
Guilford
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??? 11/13/2022 Hamden
Hamden
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6/9/2006 Oct 2020 Milford, Boston Post Rd.
Milford
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6/27/2008 6/19/2009 Mystic, Whitehall Avenue
Mystic
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3/9/2007 4/25/2018 New Haven, Chapel Square
New Haven
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4/28/2018 9/13/2020 New Haven, Church Street
New Haven
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??? 6/9/2019 Newtown, Church Hill Road
Newtown
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??? 9/25/2022 North Haven
North Haven
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??? 9/18/2018 Shelton, Crown Point Center
Shelton
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??? 10/22/2018 Stamford Library
Stamford
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10/20/2006 10/3/2021 Stamford Town Center
Stamford
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??? 9/1/2020 Trumbull
Trumbull
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??? ??? Trumbull Mall
Trumbull
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8/4/2006 6/19/2009 Waterford, Boston Post Rd
Waterford
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??? ??? Post Road East
Westport
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Licensed Stores
My Starbucking rule regarding store ownership are complicated and will be explained fully in my as-yet-unpublishe book, but here are the basics. If Starbucks has a proper company in a country, such as Starbucks United States or Starbucks United Kingdom, then I only count stores operated, in whole or in part (sometimes there are partnerships) by Starbucks. In these countries, stores operated under license by other companies do not count. In most countries, however, Starbucks operates stores in a joint venture with another company (such as Tata in India) or licenses the brand to a primary (exclusive or semi-exclusive) partner, such as Alsea in Latin America and western Europe or Al-Shaya in the Middle East). In such cases I visit stores operated by those primary licensees, but not stores licensed to secondary licensees such as SSP or HMSHost. Additionally, in the U.K. and France, Starbucks franchises to a small set of companies, and I do not count those stores.
A&P-Branford-#355
Crystal Mall
Follett-Fairfield University
Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa
Quinnipiac University
SoNo Collections
Stop & Shop - Stamford #637
Stop & Shop-Branford #687
Stop & Shop-East Lyme #665
Stop & Shop-Fairfield # 673
Stop & Shop-Groton #682
Stop & Shop-Shelton #629
Stop & Shop-Trumbull #620
Stop & Shop-West Haven #696
Stop & Shop-Westport #653
Super Stop & Shop - Newtown #636
Target Bethel 1528
Target Milford T-2045
Target North Haven T-1916
Target Orange T-1955
Target Stamford T-1544
Target Trumbull T-1956
Target Trumbull West T-2361
Target Waterbury T-2156
Teavana - Danbury Fair
Teavana - Stamford Town Center
Travel Ctr-New Haven
UCONN Rectory Building