Louis Vuitton has opened a shop and café in London Heathrow Terminal 2, near Gate A17.
Both the shop and Le Café Cyril Lignac will be open to the public on a walk-in basis only, 0530 to 2200, Monday to Sunday.
The new store joins three other existing Louis Vuitton outlets in London Heathrow, located in Terminal 3, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5.
The eponymous café is the first Louis Vuitton café to open in the UK.
French chef Cyril Lignac is renowned for fusion restaurants and patisseries-chocolate boutiques.
In London Heathrow, his new café in collaboration with Louis Vuitton’s will offer an all-day menu, including croissants and fruit plates for early travellers, as well as lighter options such as crab salad and elevated snacks.
Hot dishes on offer are Croque Monsieur, lobster rolls, beetroot salad with goats cheese and caesar salad. And for dessert: branded Louis Vuitton patisseries and mango Eton Mess.
Items sold in the shop will mostly be from the Louis Vuitton’s womenswear collection, with a smaller selection of men’s accessories and leather goods available too.
The café and shop are connected, and stand under a curved, aerodynamic façade designed in collaboration with architect Marc Fornes, who Louis Vuitton have worked with before.
Inside the structure, accents of orange and gold tones, and colourful Quetzal Mobiles (hanging models of South American birds) by Atelier Oï, make for a warm environment separate from the bustle of the airport.
Another notable Louis Vuitton airport shop is its duplex at Changi Airport
by Alice Henderson
Source BusinessTraveller
