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STARBUCKS IS BECOMING a lot more boisterous after 4pm for some customers in the US.

The chain brought their Starbucks evenings menu to a New York store this week, making it the first Starbucks in the city to offer wine, beer and small dinner dishes.

The evenings menu first began in Seattle in 2010 and has now spread to 76 locations.

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While met with some opposition by local businesses over Starbucks’ liquor license, they’re hoping to become a local destination for the later crowd.

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The company is looking for ways to expand its business beyond coffee, and it plans to roll out the new evening menu in 2,000 of its US locations within five years.

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The evening menu has also made its way across the water to the UK, where customers can avail of the Starbucks evening programme at the Stansted airport outlet.

While no plans have yet been announced for Irish chains, we want to know:

Would you go to Starbucks for beer or wine if the evening menu did come here? 

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