New York Is Losing These 13 Items from Starbucks Today

The menu at Starbucks, the largest coffee chain on the planet, is about to look a lot different. Starting today, at least 13 items will disappear forever.

There are few things as personal as a coffee order, and while other chains like Dunkin' have plenty of loyal customers (and sell more than four billion cups of coffee per year), Starbucks has always been known as the place to go to get special customized beverages. So what's with the change?

Menus Are Shrinking at New York Starbucks Locations

Despite local franchises like Ready Coffee expanding to new locations, plenty of Hudson Valley residents still flock to Starbucks daily. These new changes will directly affect fans of one type of drink in particular.

Starbucks "Simplifying" Their Menu

In a recent press release, Starbucks shared that they were "simplifying" their menu. Even for customers losing their favorite drink, the logic behind the move should be understandable.

Best Reason for Shrinking Starbucks Menu

Alongside the fancy corporate-speak of "menu simplification" and the "focus on more popular items executed with excellence" is an actual benefit of the coffee cull: lower wait times.

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Which Dinks Are Leaving Starbucks Menus?

Not only are the items leaving Starbucks menus some of the least-popular drinks, but many of them take the most time to create. But while New York customers may have never ordered the now-canceled Royal English Breakfast Latte, there is one type of drink that many customers will miss dearly.

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Just in time for warmer weather, Starbucks has announced a mass-exodus of many of their frozen drinks (does coffee sarcasm come across in print?). Take a look at all 13 beverages leaving Starbuck menus on March 3rd 2025 below.