After more than a year of anticipation, Whitefish Bay finally got a peek at The City Market's newly-remodeled space.

The European-style cafe opened its doors at 527 E. Silver Spring Dr. with a soft opening Wednesday, serving coffee drinks and pastry items. Cafe co-owner Jeff Swanson said a partial menu will be introduced over the weekend, and a full menu of food items will be available next week.

With two Wauwautosa locations and a Shorewood location on Capitol Drive, the Silver Spring Drive location is the cafe's biggest space yet. 

The village gave Swanson and co-owner Julie Hollingsworth the necessary approval to move forward with the European-style café in September 2009.

For more details about the renovation of the space,the full menu and more, stay tuned to Patch for a larger story next week.