café BLANC

04/09/2026

🍂☕ WHO’S READY FOR AUTUMN DRINKS? ☕🍂

The cosy season is almost here… and we’re already dreaming of warm cups, autumn flavours and all the cosy vibes! 🤎🍁

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01/09/2026

🍂☕ HELLO SEPTEMBER! ☕🍂

How is it the 1st September already?!

A brand new month, the start of a new season and another month of doing what we love here at Café BLANC.

As summer starts to make way for those slightly cooler mornings, we’re definitely entering proper coffee weather… although, let's be fair, every weather is coffee weather.

Whether you're heading back to work, getting the kids ready for a new school year, returning to college or uni, or simply popping into town, our doors are open and there’s always a warm welcome waiting.

☕ Great coffee
🥐 Fresh pastries
🥓 Bacon rolls
🍰 Some seriously tempting sweet treats
🥪 Lunch on the go or a little sit-down break
❤️ And our lovely Team BLANC

September also marks another month of our little independent coffee shop growing, learning and becoming part of the Derby city centre community and we genuinely appreciate every person who walks through our doors, recommends us, leaves us a review or shares one of our posts.

So here’s to September… new beginnings, cosy coffee dates and plenty more to come from Café BLANC.

📍 Café BLANC | 9–11 St James's Street, Derby

30/08/2026

☕️ BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT CAFÉ BLANC 🥐

We’re open and ready to see you this Bank Holiday weekend!

TODAY – Sunday 30th August | 8am–4pm
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY | 8am–4pm

🥓 BACON ROLL + ANY HOT DRINK – JUST £5! ☕️

Perfect for a Bank Holiday breakfast, brunch or just because you really fancy a proper bacon roll and a good coffee!

Not feeling the bacon? No problem…

Our counter will be stocked with delicious pastries and some seriously tempting sweet treats 🍰🥐 all perfect alongside your favourite BLANC coffee.

So whether you’re heading into Derby, having a wander around the city or just looking for somewhere to sit, relax and enjoy a little treat…

🤍 Come and see us at Café BLANC
📍 9–11 St James’s Street, Derby

Open 8am–4pm Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday

Shop local • Eat local • Support independent 🤍

29/08/2026

❤️ Another reason to head into Derby! ❤️

We love seeing things happening in and around our city centre, and this local market is definitely worth a look!

If you're heading down to have a browse, why not make a little day of it? Support some brilliant local traders, explore what Derby has to offer and, of course, if your wandering brings you our way, pop into Café BLANC for a coffee, something sweet or a bite to eat ☕️

We're just around the corner and always happy to see you! 🤍

Supporting local isn't just about one business, it's about all of us helping to bring people back into our city centre and giving them reasons to stay, explore and come back again.

Have a look at the post we're sharing below for all the market details 👇🏽

📣 Farmers’ Market update

This weekend, our Farmers’ Market will take place on Sun 30 Aug only, from 10am – 3pm at Derby Market Hall. 🌱🧺

Come along and discover local producers, growers and independent food traders, with plenty of delicious produce to browse and enjoy!

Find out more: https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/derby-farmers-market/

26/08/2026

☀️ THE LAST BANK HOLIDAY OF SUMMER! ☕️

Making plans for Bank Holiday Monday? We’ll be here and ready to keep you caffeinated!

Café BLANC Bank Holiday opening hours:
🕗 Monday: 8am – 4pm

Whether it’s your morning coffee, a catch-up with friends, a bite to eat or a little Bank Holiday treat, pop in and see Team BLANC.

Let’s make the most of the last Bank Holiday of the summer, fingers crossed the sunshine makes an appearance too! ☀️

📍 Café BLANC
9–11 St James Street, Derby

Open 8am – 4pm this Bank Holiday Monday

22/08/2026

⭐️𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗙É 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖⭐️

When you’re looking for a fabulous cortado in Derby city centre and you’ve got plenty of coffee shops to choose from… where do you go? 👀☕️

𝗖𝗮𝗳é 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖, 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆.😉

We had a rather familiar face pop in yesterday while he was in Derby playing for Durham against Derbyshire…

🏏 The one and only 𝘽𝙀𝙉 𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙆𝙀𝙎!

Absolutely lovely to welcome him into Café BLANC and, of course, we made sure that cortado hit the spot.

We might still be one of Derby’s newer independents, but moments like this make us incredibly proud of what we’re building right here on St James Street.

Thanks for choosing independent, Ben. It was a pleasure to have you in!

Team BLANC

22/08/2026

❤️ Another exciting independent business coming to Derby city centre! ❤️

We are so proud to share and support Take Aim, who will soon be opening their doors and becoming one of our new neighbours! 🎯

Behind every new independent business are real people taking a huge leap of faith, and having met the wonderful couple behind Take Aim, we know just how much passion, hard work and excitement is going into bringing their vision to life.

Like us, they're starting their journey in a part of Derby city centre that's up-and-coming, full of potential, but still needs our support. And this is exactly what we love to see, new independents investing in our city, bringing something different to the area and giving people even more reasons to come into Derby.

And Take Aim really is something different! 👀

The first venue of its kind that we've seen in Derby, and we think it's going to be absolutely fabulous.

We genuinely cannot wait to get through those doors when they open, show our support and welcome another fantastic independent to the neighbourhood.

So go and take a look at Take Aim for yourselves, give their page a follow and keep an eye on their journey towards opening. ❤️

There's so much happening in our city centre right now. New businesses, new ideas and people willing to take a chance on Derby.

Support new businesses.
Support independents.
Support Derby. ❤️

Welcome to the neighbourhood, Take Aim, Team BLANC can't wait to see you open! 🎯

They're already owners of a popular Derby escape room - and are eyeing up another adventurous venue

21/08/2026

🏆🤍𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦!!! 𝗖𝗔𝗙É 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘! 🤍🏆

We are absolutely bursting with pride to finally share this…

Café BLANC is officially a finalist for 𝘽𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝘾𝘼𝙁É in the 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 & 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🎉☕️

Out of more than 5,000 nominations across this year’s awards, we have made it all the way to the final THREE cafés, and we honestly couldn’t be prouder.

For a little independent coffee shop that only opened its doors this year, this means so much.

But Café BLANC has never just been about serving great speciality coffee.

From day one, we've wanted to create somewhere people genuinely feel welcome, appreciated and looked after.

We’ve worked incredibly hard on the standards we expect within our coffee shop, from the quality of what we serve, to cleanliness, presentation and, most importantly, customer service.

Whether you're visiting us for the first time or we already know your usual order, we want every single person who walks through our door to feel that they matter.

And none of that happens without our team.

To every member of Team BLANC who turns up, works hard, cares about the details, chats to our customers, remembers their orders, makes them smile and helps us keep raising our standards — THANK YOU.

You should be incredibly proud of what we've achieved together.

And to YOU — our customers…

Every coffee you've bought, every recommendation, every review, every social media share, every friend you've brought through our doors and every time you've chosen to support our little independent business has helped us get here.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆.

We know there are some absolutely fantastic cafés across Derby, which makes being recognised amongst the final three for Best Café even more special.

Now the mystery judging begins…

Whatever happens next, we're going to enjoy this one.

𝗖𝗔𝗙É 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖 — 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗙É 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.🏆

Not bad for the new kid on St James's Street.

Check out the official list here 👇🏽

https://www.marketingderby.co.uk/news/finalists-revealed-for-2026-marketing-derby-food-and-drink-awards/

21/08/2026

❤️ There’s so much happening in Derby! ❤️

If you're heading into the city today for the Derby History Festival at Derby Market Hall, why not make a day of it and come and see us at Café BLANC, 9–11 St James Street for a coffee and a little pit stop.

The History Festival looks like such an interesting event, especially when it's all about our very own city and its incredible story.

So get the little people (and not so little people) off the electronics for a few hours 😉, head into Derby and make some memories together.

There really are some fantastic businesses, places and events happening across our city, sometimes we just need a reminder to get out there and discover them.

Support the events.
Support the city.
Support local independents.

If your adventures brings you down St James Street…

Come and say hello to Team BLANC. We'd love to see you. Why not try one of our fully loaded milkshakes.. they really hit the spot 👌🏽

👇🏽 Check out some of the brilliant local pages tagged below to see what else is happening around Derby.

Derby LIVE
Local Scoop Derby
Derby Museums
Cathedral Quarter Derby

⚖️ CRIME & PUNISHMENT IN BYGONE DERBY

Derby’s past wasn’t always a pleasant one…

At this weekend’s Derby History Festival, discover the darker side of the city’s history with our Crime & Punishment display.

Discover stories of crime, prisons, punishment and ex*****on, and find out what could happen to those who found themselves on the wrong side of the law in centuries gone by.

It’s just one of the things waiting to be discovered around Derby Market Hall throughout the weekend.

📍 Derby Market Hall
📅 Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 August
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

In partnership with Derby Market Hall

20/08/2026

🎓 GCSE RESULTS DAY 2026 🎓

By now, many of you will have opened that envelope, checked that screen and found out your GCSE results.

Whether you’re absolutely buzzing, feeling relieved, a little disappointed, or still figuring out what comes next, be proud of yourself.

Today’s results are just one set of results, on one day, at one point in your life. They don’t define who you are, and they certainly don’t put a limit on where you can go from here.

To all of our customers, past and present, and everyone across Derby who received their results today, a huge well done from all of us at Café BLANC.

Whatever those numbers say, there are plenty more chapters still to be written.

And because Results Day deserves a little treat, pop into Café BLANC this week and enjoy 10% off, whether that’s a speciality coffee, an iced matcha or something sweet to celebrate.

Here’s to whatever comes next.