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Caffetteria Modern Cafe + Marketplace is an Italian-heritage cafe and grab-and-go marketplace at 25 On The Mall in the Shops of Prairie Village. Founded by Jo Marie Scaglia (founder/owner of The Mixx). Full menu dine-in plus marketplace hours; pizza oven, sandwiches, plates, sweets. Tier 1 local founder concept.12

Description

Caffetteria defines itself etymologically as an Italian eating-and-meeting place centered on food, family, and community.1 The room combines full-service / pickup dining with a marketplace for grab-and-go meals and hostess-ready packaged foods. First-party imagery and copy highlight sweet potato hash, veg pizza, steak sandwich, peach cobbler, and artisanal plates; Yelp/TripAdvisor language notes a specialty pizza oven.1

Ownership and history

Jo Marie Scaglia, founder of The Mixx (KC fast-casual salad/bowl brand), developed Caffetteria as a distinct Prairie Village concept and opened it in the Village Shops / On the Mall space (Star and local press covered the open; exact first-day date for a precise founded field if needed beyond “open and operating”).2

menu_status: pending — first-party site is marketing-forward; full priced menu not transcribed this pass. Instagram @caffetteriacafe for specials/closures.

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  1. Caffetteria Modern Cafe first-party site (accessed 2026-08-12). Asserts: Italian-heritage name definition; 25 On the Mall, Shops of Prairie Village; (913) 744-3100; Mon–Sat 10–8 / Sun 10–3 dining; marketplace 10–4; holiday closure list; gift cards / grab-and-go framing. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Kansas City Star, “Caffetteria founder plans new fast-casual restaurant for Prairie Village,” — asserts: Jo Marie Scaglia founder/owner of The Mixx developing Caffetteria for Prairie Village. Later Star food coverage continues to treat Caffetteria as Scaglia’s PV concept (e.g. pandemic-relief and winter-closures roundups naming Caffetteria Modern Cafe + Marketplace). ↩ ↩2

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On the record — ks.city/registry/caffetteria-modern-cafe · record updated 2026-08-12