Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods, Medium Roast Hot or Iced Coffee

Named for the first Starbucks store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, this coffee is served fresh every day in Starbucks cafés around the world. Our team spent hands-on time with the Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods, Medium Roast Hot or Iced Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the capsules & pods we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #66 of our top 184 capsules & pods — an outstanding medium pick with cocoa, smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.7★ average across 34,356 Amazon ratings.

Named for the first Starbucks store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, this coffee is served fresh every day in Starbucks cafés around the world. A smooth, well-rounded blend of Latin American beans with subtly rich flavors of cocoa and praline, it’s the perfect brewed coffee—a consistently delicious cup you can really look forward to. Enjoy the spirit of Pike Place in every sip. Nestlé uses Starbucks trademarks under license.​ © 2025 Starbucks Coffee Company. Pike Place is a registered trademark of The Pike Place Market PDA, used under license.

From the roaster

• PREMIUM COFFEE IN A K-CUP POD: Enjoy the Starbucks coffee you love at home with four boxes of 24 Starbucks Pike Place Roast Medium Roast K-Cup pods, designed for Keurig coffee makers​​—96 pods total
• BALANCED: Starbucks Pike Place Roast is a well-rounded and medium-bodied blend of Latin American coffees with subtly rich notes of cocoa and rich praline—making it approachable, smooth and oh so delicious​
• HOT OR ICED COFFEE: Enjoy your coffee your way—brew it hot or over ice for a refreshing pick-me-up. Add your favorite coffee creamer for a personalized touch, or enjoy balanced, black coffee for a satisfying sip any time of day
• KEURIG BREWER READY: Starbucks single-serve K-Cup pods work seamlessly with all Keurig K-Cup coffee makers, so you can enjoy the oh so delicious taste of Starbucks coffee at home
• CAFÉ QUALITY: Starbucks adheres to the highest quality standards—shipping you the same artfully crafted Arabica coffee beans brewed in Starbucks cafés​

What we liked

• Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.6/10 — ranked #491 of 1193 (42% percentile).
• Distinct flavor profile: Cocoa, Smooth, Rich.
• Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.4/10 from 34,356 ratings.