Work is under way to convert the former Ed’s Diner in Carlisle into the city's fourth Costa coffee shop.
The multinational chain is working on the former Ed’s Easy Diner unit in The Lanes Shopping Centre.
The site has been empty since Ed's closed in October 2016.
The move comes as Carlisle's cafe culture continues to develop, with a number of shops opening every year.
The city's growing love affair with caffeine mirrors national statistics, suggesting people are spending more on eating and drinking out than ever before.
Earlier this year, the firm opened its third outlet in the city in the former Pancho's restaurant, near the railway station.
Costa, which opened in the city in 1998, already has a massively popular outlet at the town hall, as well as a branch upstairs in Waterstones bookshop.
Just outside the city, it has outlets at Southwaite and Todhills services.
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