There are now over 50 Starbucks in the city.
Contrast this to a total of 18 in Berlin, 17 in Barcelona and 11 in Amsterdam and you start to get a sense of their suffocating rollout here.
It’s a growth game but their saturation has the power to squeeze out independents so it’s important to simply boycott them or leave them to US tourists and support the homegrown independents.
First Draft, which celebrated its first year in existence in Filmbase last month has just published the second volume of its guide to speciality outlets in the city.
Pick it up and support.
First Draft, first floor, Filmbase, Curved Street, Dublin 1.
