French-Belgian Café Opening In Hyannis

HYANNIS, MA — French and Belgian pastries and other baked goods are coming to downtown Hyannis very soon.

The Barnstable Licensing Board on Monday unanimously approved giving an operating license to Chez Antoine Café, a new restaurant located at 357 Main St. Chez Antoine Café will open at the former home of Lorena Bakery & Café, and previously Box Lunch.

Owner Antonio Vera-Medina told the board he moved to the United States from Belgium six years ago and wants to bring his culture's traditional baked goods to Cape Cod.

"Drawing on the fine tradition of sincere European customer service, Chez Antoine happily offers comfort foods that are based upon time-honored recipes from the French and Belgian culinary worlds," Vera-Medina wrote on the café's Facebook page. "It offers patrons the option of enjoying coffee, pastries, and desserts at Chez Antoine or browsing from a selection of Belgian and French confectionery products to take home."

The café will have seating for 12 inside and eight outside. Vera-Medina said he hopes to open soon, but he still needs to hire employees and undergo a preopening inspection.

"We should have the preopening inspection this week," Vera-Medina said. "We've been changing a lot, all the kitchen, a lot of planning and so on."

Once the restaurant opens, hours of operation will be 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily.