How about the world famous Internet celebrity arabica Arabica the first coffee shop in the United States opened in New York?

According to Forbes' report on June 20, 2021 EDT, on June 11,% Arabica officially opened its first coffee store in the United States in the Dumbo community of Brooklyn, New York, with a roaster shop.

% Arabica, which is based in the Dumbo community in Brooklyn, New York, is the brand's 87th store as of June 11.

When founder Kenneth Shoji opened the% Arabica flagship store in Kyoto, Japan in 2014, his ultimate wish was to open stores in Paris and New York, according to a description of the store on its website. In 2019, two stores were opened in Paris, and half of the wish came true. With the opening of Arabica's first US store in New York in June, Kenneth Shoji's wish came true.

The first US store, which covers an area of about 1500 square feet (≈ 140m2), was designed by founder Kenneth Shoji and French design studio Cigu ë.

The bakery occupies about 1/3 of the store in the Dumbo community in Brooklyn. The bakery uses the UG 22 Probat roaster from the 1920s for mass production. According to the special requirements of the guests, the Japanese Tornado King roaster with a large baking capacity of 1 kg will be used in the store.

The UG 22 Probat roaster has become the focus of the store. It is echoed by a brushed aluminum service desk and a custom blown glass lamp made for it by Italy's Viabizzuno studio, which is more than 20 feet long. And a custom-made Slayer coffee machine in the store has also attracted the attention of many consumers.

Kenneth Shoji, founder of% Arabica, traveled to different countries with his father since childhood, which inspired his love of multiculturalism, design and architecture. When I was at school, I caught up with Starbucks' expansion in the United States and was moved by Starbucks' atmosphere and coffee culture. Thinking about life after graduating from work, founded the brand of% Arabica.

To make the best coffee, he bought a coffee farm in Hawaii and grew coffee, began to trade raw coffee beans around the world, and became the only exporter of Japanese coffee roasters and distributors of one of the best coffee machine brands in the world. And opened the flagship store of% Arabica in Kyoto, Japan in September 2014.

% Arabica boutique coffee chain is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Interestingly, the brand's founder, Kenneth Shoji, opened its first% Arabica coffee shop at Hong Kong's international airport and Discovery Bay near Hong Kong Disneyland in 2013. It was only later that I drove to Kyoto in Japan. What made the brand popular on the Internet was the coffee shop that opened in 2015 at the Moon Bridge on the banks of Kwai Chuan, Lanshan, Kyoto.

From the above pictures, it is not difficult to see that% Arabica's first store in the United States still uses its usual style, with simple white as a whole, with floor-to-ceiling windows to outline the minimalist space.

What has to be mentioned is the metal map of the world on the wall of the store, which represents the concept of "See the world through coffee" of the brand and its founder, Donghai Lin Kefan (Kenneth Shoji), that is, "see the world through coffee". This code worker feels very romantic. It doesn't matter if you don't have the money to travel around the world. Let's have a cup of coffee to make you feel the whole world.

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