Is Louis Vuitton copying Ralph Lauren, Burberry and Tiffany & Co. by opening its first cafe and restaurant, in Osaka, Japan?

Jan 31 , 2020

Louis Vuitton will open its first restaurant, Le Café V, in Osaka Japan with famed chef Yosuke Suga at the helm. Photo: Getty Images

Famed Japanese chef Yosuke Suga will head the menu at Le Café V – which comes in the slipstream of a second The Tiffany Blue Box Café opening at Harrods in London

Louis Vuitton's apparent plan to take over every facet of the luxury world is still in full effect. Earlier this month, the brand showed off a successful collection at Paris Fashion Week, revealed it had bought the second-largest diamond in the world, and announced a multi-year partnership with the NBA. Now, they're set to open a restaurant.

Yes, a restaurant.

Women's Wear Daily reported that the luxury brand is set to open the world's first Vuitton cafe and restaurant on February 15. Le Café V will be located on the top floor of the brand's new four-level store in Osaka, Japan. The maison will also house a bar and a large terrace, with a menu by famed Japanese chef Yosuke Suga.

Louis Vuitton joins many other luxury brands that have opened their own restaurants.

Harper's Bazaar UK noted that Tiffany & Co. is set to open another The Tiffany Blue Box Café in London's Harrods department store, in addition to the ones it already has in New York City and the newly-opened Hong Kong outpost. There is also Ralph Lauren, which has a massively popular restaurant in New York and a coffee bar in London. Burberry, meanwhile, operates Thomas's Cafe in London.

Michael Burke, chairman and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton, hinted that the brand could expand into more eateries and even hotels. In addition, Hypebeast reports that Vuitton's parent company, LVMH, has plans to open a Langosteria – a high-end seafood restaurant hailing from Milan – in Paris.

Louis Vuitton is the most valuable luxury brand in the world, according to data consulting agency Interbrand, while LVMH is the largest luxury goods conglomerate on the planet.

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This article originally appeared in Business Insider

Is Louis Vuitton copying Ralph Lauren, Burberry and Tiffany & Co. by opening its first cafe and restaurant, in Osaka, Japan?

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Famed Japanese chef Yosuke Suga will head the menu at Le Café V – which comes in the slipstream of a second The Tiffany Blue Box Café opening at Harrods in London