A bikini barista is a woman who works as a barista, preparing and serving coffee beverages, while dressed in scanty attire such as a bikini, lingerie or a crop top combined with bikini bottoms or hotpants. In the United States, this marketing technique (sometimes referred to as sexpresso or bareista) originated in the Seattle, Washington area in the early 2000s. Similar phenomena have appeared in countries such as Chile.
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A bikini barista coffee kiosk in Hillsboro, Oregon
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A cropped digital photo of a bikini barista from a drive-thru of Bottoms Up Expresso in Clovis, Ca.
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From GNOME version of Nuvola. Not included in KDE PNG version.
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Roadside sign for "Espresso Gone Crazy" bikini barista stand on the side of Highway 16 at Gorst, Was...
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A Pink Pantherz espresso stand in Fremont, California. Photo by Jim Heaphy.
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The Sweet Spot Cafe espresso hut in Shoreline, Washington, taken May 2008. Example of a "bikini bar...