The first Starbucks store opened on March 30, 1971, in Seattle, Washington. The original location was at 2000 Western Avenue in Seattle's Pike Place Market area, before moving to its current location at 1912 Pike Place in 1976

. The store initially sold whole bean coffee, tea, and spices, and only later began serving brewed coffee and espresso beverages

. The founders of Starbucks were Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker