Soho is getting a Blue Bottle Co., but losing a Stumptown. After two and a half years, City Girl Café is closing owing to building renovations and joining PetalBelle in the neighborhood’s twee-bake-shop graveyard. Its last day is today. Workers tell us they’re looking for a new location in the area (owner Elisa Casas also operates Chelsea Girl Couture around the corner), but there are no concrete plans as of yet. Farewell for now, peanut-butter balls and Valhrona chocolate brownies.

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