It’s official: New Starbucks coming to downtown Fresno. Here’s the timeline for opening
Construction has started on downtown Fresno’s newest Starbucks.
The coffee giant is building a new location on Tulare Street, near the Grocery Outlet on R Street.
It’s on the site of the former El Torito, the Mexican restaurant that was torn down last year.
The location is slated to open in spring 2024, a Starbucks representative told The Bee via email.
It will employ 25 people.
According to permit applications with the City of Fresno, the coffee shop will have a 2,406-square-foot building, a drive-thru and a patio.
Downtown Fresno already has three existing Starbucks locations: at Kern and N streets, Tulare Avenue and First Street, and Divisadero and U Street. The last one is three-tenths of a mile away from the one under construction.
In recent years, Starbucks has been focusing on its drive-thru business, often closing locations without a drive-thru after opening a new drive-thru nearby.
Starbucks did not respond to a question about whether the Kern Street location — which does not have a drive-thru — would remain open.
Last year, a city spokeswoman said it appeared the Starbucks on Divisadero would remain open.
Starbucks is in the process of opening at least eight new locations in Fresno and Clovis.
