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Scottish Sun
25-04-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Exact time cult coffee shop famous for its matcha creations opens in Glasgow tomorrow
The chain has had a meteoric rise after opening just five years ago PERFECT MATCHA Exact time cult coffee shop famous for its matcha creations opens in Glasgow tomorrow Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CULT coffee house Blank Street opens in Glasgow tomorrow. And fans of the New York brand - famous for its matcha creations - are already desperate to give it a try. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The coffee house is famous for its matcha creations 2 Customers can head in from tomorrow Cafe bosses say the launch follows growing demand from locals after the runaway success of its Edinburgh debut earlier this year. The bright and airy new store, located in the heart of Glasgow's city centre on Gordon Street, opens just in time for customers to enjoy the brand's newly launched Spring menu. It includes the likes of the sweet Strawberry Shortcake Matcha and Rhubarb and Custard Matcha. Alongside the new seasonal flavours, customers can also get their hands on Blank Street's viral classics, such as the White Chocolate Matcha and Blueberry Matcha. And there will also be the classics, like a speciality cold brew or flat white. Blank Street's popularity extends from its roots in New York to London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and now Glasgow. Ignacio Llado, Co-Founder at Blank Street, said: 'We couldn't be more excited to bring Blank Street to our second Scottish city, following the overwhelming response to our arrival in the capital of Edinburgh. "At Blank Street we believe that life is about finding joy in the everyday, and we can't wait to continue this with our new Glasgow opening.' The Gordon Street store opens at 8am tomorrow. And one fan said: "Most exciting thing to happen to Glasgow in a while." Meanwhile, another commented: "So happy Glasgow finally has a Blank Street. It's about time." Blank Street has only been on the go for five years. Scottish Cafe Closes Its Doors After Five Years In August 2020, the brand launched its first store, a tiny coffee cart in the garden of a Brooklyn diner. Today, they have 42 stores across the US and UK.
Glasgow Times
23-04-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Blank Street Coffee's first Glasgow café opens this weekend
The cult brand will open its doors on Gordon Street at 6.30am on Saturday, bringing their viral matcha and coffee drinks to the city. The dog-friendly café will be opening with their newly launched spring menu available which features strawberry shortcake and rhubarb and custard matchas. They join their already popular flavoured matchas such as blueberry and white chocolate, and coffees such as their shaken brown sugar cold brew and pistachio lattes. READ NEXT: Plans for Blank Street Coffee's second Glasgow café refused Blank Street Coffee, Gordon Street (Image: Blank Street Coffee) Blank Street was founded in Brooklyn in August 2020 with a coffee cart located in the garden of a diner before expanding and coming across the pond with an opening in London in 2022. Their Edinburgh café opened earlier this year. Ignacio Llado, co-founder at Blank Street, said: "We couldn't be more excited to bring Blank Street to our second Scottish city, following the overwhelming response to our arrival in the capital of Edinburgh. "At Blank Street we believe that life is about finding joy in the everyday, and we can't wait to continue this with our new Glasgow opening." As well as selling a wide variety of drinks and pastries, the new outlet will be selling Blank Street Coffee merchandise such as t-shirts and tote bags. READ NEXT: Cult-favourite Glasgow sandwich spot to join city's new food hub (Image: Blank Street Coffee) At an event ahead of their opening on Wednesday, my friend and I decided to try the blueberry and strawberry shortcake matchas which would not only be our first time trying Blank Street but our first time trying matcha. Matcha is a finely ground powder of green tea and we had both been told it is an acquired taste which can have a 'grassy' flavour so we were keen to try it with some additional flavour and sweetness. First, I tried the blueberry matcha, and I was honestly shocked by how much I enjoyed this. The taste of the matcha came through very lightly but overall it tasted like a blueberry milkshake. (Image: Blank Street Coffee) I didn't find the blueberry flavour too sweet and I would go back to treat myself to one of these again. The strawberry shortcake flavour was even more sweet and had a really nice biscuity flavour with the strawberry. I could taste the matcha even less in this one but think I would struggle to finish a full one of these due to the sweetness. Their croissants were huge but deliciously light and flaky while we also both thought their raspberry and white chocolate cookie was really tasty. Blank Street Coffee is located at 42 Gordon Street and will open at 6.30am on Saturday, April 26.
