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Prada Expands Historic Café Pasticceria Marchesi

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Following its acquisition by the PRADA group last year, the famous 19th century pastry shop Pasticceria Marchesi has found a shiny new home in its just-opened flagship in via Monte Napoleone, Milan. Designed by architect and frequent Prada collaborator Roberto Baciocchi, the new locations carries the charm of 191-year-old café while also introducing an air of refinement. The entryway’s marble walls echo elements of traditional Milanese decor, as do subtle details like the marble-topped, cherry wood bar, mirror-backed shelfs reflecting classical aperitifs, and curved glass display cases.

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The new shop also allows for a larger audience with two intimate seating rooms painted in hues of green with touches of soft velvet and spicy floral jacquard.

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With pastries baked daily on the premises, and a new hint of modernity, Marchesi, one of Italy’s most iconic eateries, is ready to serve.

Pasticceria Marchesi is open now in via Monte Napoleone, 9, Milan, Italy.

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Café Kitsuné is Now Open in Paris

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Care for a little cream with your dark roast? What about a quaint, European-style hang out with a stylish sensibility? Yes? Perfect! Smack in the middle of Paris Fashion Week, record label/fashion house/cool-kids Kitsuné’s newest free-standing café is officially open for business as of today. Developed by the brand’s founders, Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kurok, the coffee shop is the second caffein-focused outpost for Kitsuné, after a successful opening of Café Kitsuné in Tokyo last fall. Centrally based in the historic Palais Royale, Café Kitsuné serves a selection of fresh roasts, cold-pressed juices from Bob’s Food Etc, and Noglu gluten-free pastries in a storefront that is as charming as you would expect.

We’ll meet you there for a fox-shaped biscuit and latte in between shows!

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Images courtesy of Café Kitsuné.