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Aug 2023
New cafe to open in Knaresborough on Friday
The Little Way Cafe is to reopen in Knaresborough this week.
The family-run cafe and bakery announced on August 10 it was closing its site on Camwal Road in Starbeck after 11 months.
It is due to reopen in the unit formerly occupied by Moat Buttery cafe in Knaresborough on Friday.
In a Facebook post, the cafe said it was a "very difficult decision" to cease trading in Starbeck but "it was the only choice we could make in order to provide the best service and environment we could for our customers".
Owner Yasmine Alsamarai told the Stray Ferret the move was necessary because the new site had more space.
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Ms Alsamarai said she was eager to stay as local to her original cafe as possible and the new "prime" Knaresborough location in Castle Yard came as a welcome opportunity.
She added she was sad to leave the "good community in Starbeck" but was looking forward to the Knaresborough move.
Originally from Leeds, Ms Alsamarai said she had a "love for hospitality" and opening a cafe had always been her dream. The homemade bakes are made by her sister, Saleimah Wright.
Ms Wright said:
Ms Alsamarai emphasised the importance of community and love at Little Way Cafe.
She explained the meaning of the cafe's name:
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