Starbucks Pike Place Roast is a medium roast coffee named after the first Starbucks store in Pike Place Market, Seattle. This popular blend has a smooth, subtle sweetness with a clean finish. You can prepare Pike Place Roast using a drip coffee maker at home.
Blonde Roast vs Pike Place
The Blonde Roast is Starbucks’s lightest roast. It is smooth and mild compared to the bolder, more bitter Pike Place. However, the Blonde Roast has the most caffeine of any Starbucks order.
The espresso roast is roasted specifically for espresso rather than being a different type of bean.
Pike Place Roast has more caffeine than most Starbucks options besides the Blonde Roast. A grande Pike Place contains about 330 mg of caffeine.
Pike Place Market and Brewing Options
Pike Place Fish Market at Pike Place Market is known for fish mongers throwing fish before wrapping. The market opened Starbucks’s first store in 1971.
You can enjoy Pike Place black or with cream and sugar. It has tasting notes of cocoa and toasted nuts. Starbucks also offers this blend in K-cups and a decaf version.