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In April 2013, Monocle opened the Monocle Café at 18 [[Chiltern Street]], Marylebone London W1. Its interior was designed by the magazine's senior designer Yoshi Takagi and built by EDO Construction.<ref>[http://www.edoconstruction.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/EDO-Project-Portfolio-2016.pdf EDO Construction] (PDF) February 2013</ref> The café sells Allpress coffee and a library of Monocle magazines and books. The company also had a café in Tokyo in the [[Hankyu Department Store|Hankyu]] Men's department store with furniture made by Maruni.

In October 2015, Monocle opened Kioskafé (now closed) - a magazine shop and coffee bar. Modelled on European city kiosks, it sold over 150 magazines ranging from art, design, fashion, culture and more. Situated close to [[London Paddington station]], the space was opened as a place devoted to great independent magazines with the number of independent newsagents in decline., <ref>{{Cite web|last=Steven|first=Rachael|date=2015-10-05|title=The Kioskafé: a new magazine shop and coffee bar from Monocle|url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/the-kioskafe-a-new-magazine-shop-and-coffee-bar-from-monocle/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Creative Review|language=en-UK}}</ref> however it closed down during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].