A popular New York coffee chain, which has taken London by storm, is officially opening its doors in Birmingham next month. Following TikTok-viral drinks (such as the Blueberry Matcha), and celeb visits from Molly-Mae Hague and Sabrina Carpenter, Blank Street Coffee now has its sights set on the UK’s Second City as the next spot to bring its speciality-grade coffee.
The NY café brand first launched as a coffee cart in a Brooklyn diner back in 2020, with a reimagining of what a coffee store could look like. Focusing on smaller stores, they were able to funnel money into sourcing “top of the range speciality graded coffees from around the world.”
Since opening its first London location in 2022, Blank Street has built a cult following in the UK thanks to its viral matchas, speciality cold brew and the classic flat white. Its green-and-white-fronted stores can currently be found all over the capital, as well as in Manchester, but will be expanding into the West Midlands for the first time this September – when Blank Street opens at the Bullring.
The new store is located on St Martin’s Walk and officially opens to the public on Saturday, September 7. The people of Birmingham will be able to enhance their coffee (or matcha) ritual with the brand’s new Autumn Menu – as the brand rotates in its seasonal matcha, alongside signature flavours, like Blueberry Matcha and White Chocolate Matcha.
“We are incredibly excited to launch our third UK destination in the vibrant city of Birmingham,” said Ignacio Llado, UK Managing Director. “Blank Street has had an unbelievable number of requests from customers to launch in Birmingham, and we can finally say we’re on our way. We’ll be bringing the same delicious selection of signature coffees and matchas, along with our newly launched Autumn Menu which will channel the cosiness of home as the autumn rolls in.”
Unlike other coffee shops, Blank Street Coffee also has its very own Cold Brew Menu. The café serves up the likes of Shaken Brown Sugar Cold Brew offering a sweet, cinnamony flavour, classic Original Cold Brew, Grapefruit Cold Brew Spritz and Shaken Chai Cold Brew, to name a few. Plus classic coffeehouse drinks (cortados, flat whites, americanos, and beyond), as well as flavoured tea and Pistachio Lattes (both hot or iced).
The Bullring Blank Street will open from 6:30am at the Bullring on Saturday, September 7.