by Lidia Ryan and Maggie Gordon
by Lidia Ryan and Maggie Gordon
Boston.com ran an interesting map showing who pledges their allegiance to Starbucks versus Dunkin’ Donuts. Not surprisingly, the map revealed that New York City’s wealthy enclaves preferred their Starbucks brews, while most of Massachusetts leaned toward the locally founded Dunks.
(If you’re not interested in either chain, click through the slideshow below to see CT Bits’ picks for the best local coffee shops).
It made us wonder: What happens here in Connecticut, where we can’t quite decide if we’re in a New York state of mind, or repping New England. (Red Sox or Yankees? Giants or Patriots? So many decisions!)
The answer is : Connecticut runs on Dunkin’. Check out the maps below to see how much more saturated the state is with Dunkin’ Donuts shops than with Starbucks locations.
Starbucks
Dunkin’ Donuts
In southwestern Connecticut, Stamford has the most Starbucks, with seven locations. On the Dunkin’ side, no one has more than Bridgeport, where there are 12 coffee shops scattered throughout the city. Bridgeport only recently got its first Starbucks. The Steelpoint Harbor location opened in September 2015.
Of all the southwestern Connecticut towns with more than one of each coffee shop, there are only two that have as many Starbucks shops as Dunkin’ Donuts shops: Greenwich (not counting the two Dunkin’ Donuts shops on the Merritt) and Westport, which have four and three of each shop, respectively.
