% Arabica

Back in October, news broke that Japanese coffee brand % Arabica was opening not one but two cafes in London as part of their newly-minted push into Europe. Already a global coffee brand, these UK locations were the beginning of a larger worldwide push to โ€œopen 20 more stores internationally [in 2019] with plans for an additional 50 new outlets in 2020.โ€

One such market % Arabica stated they were looking to move into in 2020 was the United States. And they have now done so with a brand new store in New York City opening later this year.

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As reported by Eater NY, the Kyoto-based coffee company will make their North American debut at a yet-to-be-made-public location on Elizabeth Street in NYCโ€™s Nolita neighborhood. The announcement came via Instagram post, where % Arabica shared finalized renderings of the cafe, designed by French architecture firm ciguรซ. Based on the shared images, the NYC cafe will keep with the minimal aesthetic associated with all % Arabica, right down to the customized Slayer espresso machine.

The exact opening date of the Nolita coffee shop remains unknown. Per the Instagram post, the plan is to open โ€œwhen the corona [calms] down, hopefully soon.โ€

% Arabica Elizabeth Street is not the end of the brand’s expansion plans, far from it. Already with 56 cafes in 13 countries, % Arabica has cafes โ€œopening soonโ€ in Indonesia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, and Malaysia, with more in the works in Canada, Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and Vietnam.

For more information, visit % Arabica’s official website, and to track the progress of the Nolita cafe, follow them on Instagram.

Zac Cadwaladerย is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.ย Read more Zac Cadwaladerย on Sprudge.

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