The First Ever Hello Kitty Grand Cafe Has Opened

Hello Kitty fans, book your plane tickets. The first ever Hello Kitty Grand Cafe has just opened in the US.

Hello Kitty cafes have come and gone around the world. The Hello Kitty themed diner in Sydney closed after less than a year and the Hello Kitty Cafe in Adelaide suddenly shut its doors in 2016. The first 24-hour one in Singapore airport is closing in Feb next year.

But it looks like business is booming in America for the famous Sanrio character. Besides the three mini-cafes in various locations, there are also two food trucks bringing cookies, cakes and merchandise to fans all over the country.

The First Hello Kitty Grand Cafe

And to top it all off, the first-ever permanent Hello Kitty Grand Cafe has recently opened in Irvine, California.

There are two sections to the cafe – the one side is a casual, quick-service theme that’s open to the public, while the second is a hidden pink oasis called The Bow Room, which takes reservations as well as accepting walk-ins, on a first-come, first-served basis, pending availability.

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The casual space boasts unique artworks and grab-and-go seats for up to 12 customers, a menu offering mini donuts and character-themed cakes, flavoured teas, lemonade, smoothies and hot drinks as well as Hello Kitty-themed merchandise. The sweet treats include birthday cake, strawberry cake, chocolate chocolate cake, mama’s apple pie, hello kitty pocket pie, sugar cookies, 5 piece macaron set, donut macaron and lemon tart.

The Pink Bow Room

The private ‘Bow Room’ is decked out in all-pink decor and serves reservation-only tea services in the afternoons. The high-tea, priced at $55 per person, includes sandwiches, scones, fruit, Hello Kitty themed treats and tea with Hello Kitty-shaped sugar cubes.

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Hello Kitty Cocktail

At night, the cocktail bar is open and you can grab a drink such as ‘You Had Me At Hello’ (cachaça, aperol, lemon, sherry and pineapple) and ‘Matcha Matcha’ (japanese whiskey, yogurt, matcha, yuzuare).

Fans have been flooding in since Hello Kitty Grand Cafe’s opening on September and reservations for afternoon tea and cocktail service (28 seats) have been completely booked 30 days out. So get in quick.

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Hello Kitty Grand Cafe is at 670 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618.

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21 Comments

- - Frankiielot said
  - 18 May 2024
    9:20 pm
Oh I remember the hello kitty Cafe in Sydney! We went and visited and found it quite nice – food was pretty good too and not too badly priced. It looked like it had a lot of traffic I was surprised when it closed down.

- - mom101628 said
  - 13 Jan 2019
    9:46 pm
Pity they closed down in Australia – maybe they were ahead of their time here. Seems everybody goes out for coffee these days.

- - mom325275 said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    9:00 am
I wish we had this in Sydney… The one we had didn’t do well and was so small…. It’s just not the same as all the overseas hello kitty cafes.

- - cherz said
  - 18 Nov 2018
    6:27 pm
It is cute and pretty, and I am sure there are heaps of young and young at heart who would love this but I would be there just for the food and I really would not care if it had kitty or not. YUMMM.

- - MrsMcD said
  - 18 Nov 2018
    3:36 pm
Oh wow, this is so cute. I would definitely go if there was one nearby. My littles would love it too. So quirky.

- - mom81879 said
  - 16 Nov 2018
    8:58 am
I’ve not been able to work out tge attraction for this…..

- - mom7108 said
  - 15 Nov 2018
    10:33 pm
Unfortunately Hello Kitty never really took off in Australia, I am not sure if there is a TV show or not but they could have promoted it better

- - mom264171 said
  - 14 Nov 2018
    10:26 am
This is really cute and would be great for kids or Hello Kitty enthusiasts.

- - mom112217 said
  - 09 Nov 2018
    5:59 pm
I think it’s a great idea and a lot of fun for everyone!

- - mom81879 said
  - 01 Nov 2018
    3:17 pm
Never been a Hello Kitty fan and can’t for the life of me see what the attraction is :/

- - ashna9 said
  - 23 Oct 2018
    9:47 pm
I bet it is really popular.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 20 Oct 2018
    4:13 pm
Oh lordy, yes please! Pity there isn’t one here in Australia

- - curlytops said
  - 17 Oct 2018
    4:58 pm
great idea looks very cute. i wonder why it did not work in Australia?

- - rovermum said
  - 17 Oct 2018
    9:19 am
Wow… if you’re a fan and you’re visiting the US, I imagine a must see.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 16 Oct 2018
    7:24 pm
Ohhh, I wish I could go there. LOVE Hello Kitty

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 16 Oct 2018
    8:11 am
Wow, that’s a lot of pink there!

- - mom93821 said
  - 15 Oct 2018
    5:53 am
That is a whole lot of pink in one cafe!
- mom93821 replied
  
  16 Oct 2018 , 6:55 am
  Looks like a good cafe for a themed party!
- - Ellen said
  - 15 Oct 2018
    4:24 am
This doesn’t look like the type of Cafe I like to visit or the type of food I like to eat.

- - mom265671 said
  - 14 Oct 2018
    11:47 pm
This looks so cute. I wish there was one in melBourne

- - Blossom said
  - 14 Oct 2018
    6:12 pm
I wonder how many Australians will book holidays with their main goal to visit this ultra modern cafe.