Cafe

• Milan's renowned Pasticceria Marchesi comes to London (and they're bringing the panettone)

  Pasticceria Marchesi is one of Italy's institutions, serving up pastries and more since 1824. Now they're coming to London with all the favourites from the Milan original intact, including their classic panettone. 

• Iconic Soho cafe Patisserie Valerie closes its doors on Old Compton Street

  

   It's not been a good week for Soho and Old Compton Street in particular. Five days ago, we heard that Ed's Easy Diner (on Old Compton Street since 1987) had closed its doors. And now it's the turn of Patisserie Valerie.

  It's all sounding very familiar. A company starts with a bit of gentle growth in the 80s. It's then taken over

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• The Camden Grocer opens the doors to its luxury deli and cafe in Camden's Stables Market

  A trio with experience in London's top food stores have picked Camden to launch their range of upmarket deli and cafes.

• Dominique Ansel picks Covent Garden for his second London bakery

  Ever since he opened in London Ansel's bakery has been packed - so expect fans to follow him here to Covent Garden, particularly if there's a new menu of cakes to try.

• Maison Bleue Canteen is the nearby sister cafe to Islington's Maison d'Etre

  

  One of Islington's most popular cafés is Maison d'Etre, just on the opposite side of Highbury Corner from the station (right next to another Islington fave, Black Axe Mangal). They've been doing storming business there for the past few years in a tiny space and now they've expanded with a second cafe, Maison Bleue.

  The second spot is a mere 5 minutes walk away, so if you've ever

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• New Queen's Park cafe and wine bar MILK BEACH brings in Duck and Waffle and P Franco chefs for the food

  The Queen's Park cafe game just got a whole load more interesting with the arrival of MILK BEACH on Lonsdale Road. They're promising the absolute best coffee, banging brunches and the natural wine bar and small plates offering by night sounds great too.

• Anthony Demetre is opening Vermuteria bar and cafe in Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

  Respected restaurateur and chef Anthony Demetre is bringing his vision of a Spanish/Italian vermuteria to the new Coal Drops Yard part of King's Cross.

• London's most Instagrammed spot Elan Cafe is opening at Oxford Circus and Selfridges

  The cafe with the pink wall of flowers is expanding with two new central London openings planned for behind Oxford Circus and in Selfridges.

• Marylebone is getting a posh corner store with Boxcar Baker and Deli opening

  Only the best for Marylebone's residents and workers - this new deli and cafe will serve up British produce and Swedish pastries making it a very handy addition to the area.

• Arthur's Cafe in Dalston is closing for good

  

  "Arthur’s has never closed, not even when bombs rained all around. Every weekday on the dot of 7am, the doors open and the faithful flood in."

  Sadly, the words that the then-Guardian restaurant reviewer Marina O'Loughlin wrote in her love letter to Dalston cafe Arthur's will seem pretty poignant next

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• Feya on James Street will be a handy cafe for shoppers and Instagrammers alike

  Just around the corner from Selfridges and St Christopher's Place, chef Zahra Khan is getting ready to open an all day cafe with a special breakfast menu by popular Finnish Instagrammer Vanelja.

• Isla Ray is an all day cafe opening on Deptford High Street

  Returning Londoner Rachael Dalton-Loveland has come back from Oz inspired by their cafe culture to open this all day cafe which will serve up sharing plates and cocktails in the evening to Deptford denizens.

• Cereal Grind in Whitechapel is London's first hotel cereal cafe

  If your day needs something seriously sugary to kickstart it, then head over to this new East London hotel where the all day cafe is serving up cereal cocktails and crazy shakes.

• Beam cafe expands from Crouch End to Highbury's Blackstock Road

  Three times Time Out neighbourhood cafe winner Beam is coming to Blackstock Road with its quality weekend brunches and a dedicated evening menu.

• Beef shin pizza, Moro's party place, Momofuku Ku dinners and more - your weekly catchup

  

  All the news that was fit to print (but we just didn't get around to covering this week)...