Starbucks is stirring up some backlash over a decision to open its first location in Italy in late 2018.

The coffee chain announced Tuesday that it will open a new Reserve Roastery cafe in Milan next year. The Roastery will reside in the Poste di Milano building and take up some 25,000 square feet of space, according to a press release. Customers can expect goodies from Rocco Princi’s chain of bakeries, as well as small-batch Reserve coffee and, according to a Starbucks spokesperson, beer, wine and spirits as well.

Starbucks The Poste di Milano building.

“Now we’re going to try, with great humility and respect, to share what we’ve been doing and what we’ve learned through our first retail presence in Italy,” Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, said in a release. “Our first store will be designed with painstaking detail and great respect for the Italian people and coffee culture.”

He added, “And, my hope is that we will create a sense of pride for our partners - so much so that every partner who sees our store or walks through the doors will say: ‘We got it right.’”

People on Twitter already have a lot to say about Starbucks moving to the holy grail of espresso. Let’s just say they’re not too happy about it:

Listen.....I love Starbucks but what could Milan possibly have to gain from getting a Starbucks there. Italy *invented* espresso. Jeez. — Dani (@pearlspins) February 28, 2017

@ajplus wouldn't catch me with a Starbucks coffee in Milano. I've had coffee in Milan. Nothing compares! — S Ramos (@17Sramos) February 28, 2017

Yes, selling "premium" beans to produce brown toilet water at home (aka "kay-fee") to Italians will _definitely_ work https://t.co/N64Tr9foAR — Florian Otel (@FlorianOtel) February 28, 2017

Mamma mia! Starbucks is opening in Italy. And some Italians are boiling. pic.twitter.com/nJlKhG9JSX — AJ+ (@ajplus) February 28, 2017

After 26,000 stores in 75 countries, you still burn your coffee. That's kind of amazing. https://t.co/L5yoSxGKll — Francesco Trebbi (@xftrebbi) February 28, 2017

And don’t even get people started on the palm trees Starbucks planted near the Piazza del Duomo in Milan as part of a landscaping project with the city. According to the Los Angeles Times, some people even tried to burn them!

“We are happy the way we are,” 70-year-old Milan resident Christine Kung told the LA Times. “We don’t need to be invaded by American scenery. We already have McDonald’s and that’s enough.”

Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Newly planted palm trees are seen in Piazza Duomo on February 20 , 2017 in Milan, Italy. The American group Starbucks has decided to give a green area with palm trees in Piazza Duomo. The decision sparked much controversy and during the night of February 19, some protesters tried to burn three palm trees.

When asked about the backlash, a Starbucks spokesperson told The Huffington Post via email: “Everything we’ve done to date sits on the foundation of the passion, craftsmanship and love Italian people have for great coffee. We are coming to Italy to learn from the best, but also to bring our own unique offer to the Italian consumer: a third place between home and work to take time and enjoy a perfectly crafted cup of coffee. We believe that there is a strong consumer base in Italy.”