The Italian luxury brand has opened a Prada Caffè on the ground floor of Harrods - complete with candy-box decor and picture-perfect Italian menu.

Following on the designer heels of the Jimmy Choo cafe and Dior’s gingerbread wonderland, Harrods have opened the doors to a Prada Caffè. Everything from the walls, ceilings, velvet-upholstered sofas and armchairs are in the brand’s signature mint-green and complemented by a black-and-white chequered floor that echoes the historic Prada boutique on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. At the front, a large counter display houses dozens of gem-like pastries, while behind it is a floor-to-ceiling display of Prada-brand chocolates and candies housed in rows of glass containers.

The menu features light Italian mains like burrata with scapece zucchini and spaghetti with datterino tomatoes, stracciatella and basil, alongside decadent pastries such as a creamy 72-per-cent chocolate cake and a vanilla and berry fruit tart overlaid with Prada’s signature triangle in white chocolate. All of it is served on robin’s egg-blue plates decorated with the Prada logo alongside Prada silverware – the handles also echo the house’s logo – and hand-blown crystal glasses for enjoying one of the negroni-based aperitifs or Italian wines. 

Open to January 7, 2024 from 9am-9pm Monday to Saturday and from 12pm to 6pm on Sunday, with an entrance on Hans Road.