World's largest Starbucks will open in Chicago
The four-story Starbucks Roastery in Chicago is 43,000 square feet and is replacing a former Crate and Barrel location in the city's Magnificent Mile neighborhood. (CNN) - Starbucks is opening the world's largest Roastery in Chicago. The four-story Chicago Roastery is 43,000 square feet and is replacing a former Crate and Barrel location in the city's Magnificent Mile neighborhood. They also have bars with craft cocktails and serve fancier food than a normal Starbucks location. When Starbucks announced the Chicago location in 2017, it said would be a "fully sensorial coffee environment" dedicated to roasting and brewing Starbucks' coffees from around the world.