Hello Kitty, a fictional character created in 1974, became a cultural phenomenon when she greeted the world with a "Hello!" on her first product. It's an activity fit for a group of girlfriends or a mother and daughter, he said.
The tea service, which will require reservations, will include a tea tower offering eight to 12 items. To do so, Tea said the cafe will offer an expanded menu featuring additional Sanrio characters and daily afternoon tea service in the next five to six weeks. "We wanted to connect the growing populations and the next generation of fans." "Hello Kitty doesn't just appeal to adults," Tea said, noting that the majority of fans are over 25, perhaps because they grew up with the brand. He and Chien then thought of decorating a shipping container since it would be easy to transport, while a roll-up patio could serve as the seating area. For the Bow Room’s bar, expect hours of 5 to 9pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and 5 to 11pm on Friday and Saturday.Initially, the cafe was going to operate out of a kiosk at the Irvine shopping center, but such a concept felt unoriginal, Tea said. Find the Bow Room open for afternoon tea service from 11am to 4pm Wednesday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. Hello Kitty Grand Cafe keeps hours of 11am to 9pm Monday to Thursday 11am to 10:30pm on Friday 10am to 10:30pm on Saturday and 10am to 9pm on Sunday.
Hello Kitty Grand Cafe and the Bow Room at Hello Kitty Grand Cafe open on Friday, September 14, within the Irvine Spectrum Center at 670 Spectrum Center Dr. Seating inside the Bow Room in the evening Take a peek inside here, then stop by the café or reserve your afternoon tea or cocktails to see it for yourself: Those still looking for wine can find it here, too-along with a strawberries-and-champagne option-and a few of the wines on offer come by way of Hello Kitty’s own label. The cocktails-which run $14 to $21-are on-brand adorable as ever, and include the Aloha Kitty (vodka, pineapple, yellow charteuse and lime, served in a tiki-inspired ceramic mug), the Whisker Sour (whiskey, lemon, aquafaba and Bigallet China-China liqueur) and the Matcha Matcha (Japanese whiskey with yogurt, matcha and yuzu). In the evenings, also from Wednesday to Sunday, the lights dim and the all-pink space flips to an intimate 21+ bar that’s illuminated by an enormous marble likeness of Hello Kitty. There’s even wine available by the glass or bottle (for those who prefer their tea just be a mimosa), though if you’re hoping for a boozy visit, we recommend you wait a few hours for the transformation from tearoom to cocktail bar. There are buttermilk scones, raspberry macarons, cucumber and dill cream cheese sandwiches on milk bread, smoked salmon on pretzel croissants, pesto tarts and more, and you can sip through the selection with bow-topped teapots of masala chai, lychee peach, jasmine, Japanese cherry or organic fair-trade Egyptian chamomile tea, among others. But before you enter, you’re going to need a reservation the Bow Room at Hello Kitty Grand Cafe splits its concepts by day and night, but both require some advance notice.ĭuring the day-from Wednesday to Sunday-the space hosts afternoon tea service, where the $55-per-person tea extravaganza includes Hello Kitty-shaped tiers of fresh fruit, finger sandwiches and teacakes, and 15 specialty teas to choose from. Look to the back of the café to find the hidden room, marked only by a bow-shaped door knocker. Currently there are Hello Kitty Cafe offshoots in San Diego, San Jose and Rancho Cucamonga, and café trucks roaming the country, but it’s only at Irvine’s Grand Cafe that you can order the new made-to-order mini doughnuts-in cinnamon sugar, matcha, and cookies and cream flavors-and sets of Sanrio character mini cakes. It’s here you can snag a few Hello Kitty Cafe staples-such as the cookie “pocket pies,” shaped like the brand’s eponymous cat and littered with sprinkles-in addition to a few new, exclusive items.
Situated in the Irvine Spectrum Center, near the Ferris wheel, Grand Cafe offers a 12-seat, pink-accented space dotted with Hello Kitty art created just for this concept. This Friday, fans of Hello Kitty-the brand’s too-cute-for-her-own-good cartoon character-can get a taste of these sweeter, pinker, bow-topped things when Sanrio launches Hello Kitty Grand Cafe and the Bow Room at Hello Kitty Grand Cafe: the company’s first permanent dual-concept food-and-drink outpost, and one that involves a full-fledged cocktail bar. The best things in life are pink, or at least they are when it comes to the world of Sanrio’s iconic kitten.
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