What Should Replace the Old Starbucks?

When one door closes, another door opens. With the Harvard Square Starbucks closing its doors last Saturday, we’re left with a prime piece of real estate and one looming question: what should take its place? Spoiler alert: not another bank.

1. Literally any chain fast food restaurant

Because why do we have to spend an extra $15 for someone to drive us a McChicken when it can be in walking distance!

2. Another Eliot overflow dorm

I wouldn’t doubt it. They’ll really put us anywhere.

3. A rage room

It’s midterm season. Already. Let it out here instead of by sending an emotional email to your TF.

4. An urgent care

So you don’t have to wait one trillion years for HUHS to actually have availability.

5. An REI co-op

For the freshmen who still dream of their FOP days, and for those whose parents forced them to pick Harvard over Dartmouth (looking at you, HOC-ers). And also for those who just want a new water bottle.

6. A laundromat

Because we are all tired of paying for three dryer cycles (with increased pricing, may I remind you) and having our clothes STILL be wet.

7. An Apple Store

So you don’t have to buy a new (off-brand) charger from CVS for $30.

8. The Curious George shop (again)

Because why did this ever leave in the first place. Sad.

9. Another burrito place

Because the four other options weren’t enough.

10. Another boba place

Again, the Harvard Square Business Association obviously doesn’t think we have enough of these either.

11. Another Harvard Shop

Yet again, I don’t think that we have nearly enough of these within walking distance of each other yet.

12. Tasty Basty

Like Tasty Burger, but just the basement. Apparently, people don’t know what this is anymore? Bring back Harvard’s best party venue!

13. A drone performing arts studio

Because Harvard somehow managed to orchestrate an entire drone half-time show while everything else on campus suffered from budget cuts?

14. A scooter store

I am genuinely confused by the scooters here. Where are people athletes buying them? Are they shipped to the mail center? A scooter store makes way more sense than whatever the answers are to those questions.

15. A second Berryline location

The Berryline line is simply too long now that it has gone viral on TikTok. It’s time to expand!

16. A Kirkland House Grille

It really doesn’t sit right with me that Kirkland doesn’t have a grille. They seem like they would. So let’s make it a reality.

17. Another Flyby grab-and-go lunch station

So you can actually make it to class on time with your grab-and-go mozzarella caprese sandwich instead of being late and waiting 15 minutes for it!

No matter what moves in, it’ll be divisive… but at least Harvard students will have something new to complain about!