The new Hello Kitty cafe and Sanrio shop announced earlier this summer are opening at Universal CityWalk Hollywood this week.
Hello Kitty Arrives at Universal CityWalk Hollywood
Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe and Sanrio Smile Shop will open on Friday, September 6. They are located next to each other at the heart of CityWalk. They complement the Animation Studio Store inside Universal Studios Hollywood, which offers Hello Kitty merchandise, including exclusive items only found at the park.
Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe is the first of its kind to open in Los Angeles. The cafe is adorned with a giant signature Hello Kitty bow and a pastel pink and white awning. Guests will have the option to dine at umbrella-covered tables outside the walk-up venue.
The Sanrio-themed grab-and-go menu includes:
Desserts
- Hello Kitty Mousse Dome – A red chocolate dome-shaped caked with cinnamon mousse, apple pie filling and cinnamon streusel
- Seasonal Mousse Domes – Seasonal dome cakes inspired by Hello Kitty’s friends crafted uniquely based on their personalities and composed of chocolate mousse and a delicious combination of fruit fillings and sponge cake
- Strawberry Cake – Vanilla sponge cake, strawberry jam, and whipped white chocolate ganache
- Berry & Cream Churro – Berry stuffed churro with cream cheese frosting
- Birthday Cake – Confetti cake layered with white chocolate mousse topped with whipped white chocolate ganache
- Macaron Set – A set of raspberry, caramel, vanilla, pistachio and chocolate macarons
- Hello Kitty Cookie – A Hello Kitty-shaped sugar cookie topped with royal icing and rainbow sprinkles
Beverages
- Hello Kitty Strawberry Green Iced Tea – Strawberry green tea, pink sugar rim with strawberries and mint
- My Melody Lemonade – Strawberry lemonade, yellow sugar rim, garnished with strawberries and a lemon wheel
- Kuromi Berry Iced Tea – Blackberry tea, purple sugar rim and served with blackberry and mint
- Tuxedosam Lemonade – Blue raspberry lemonade, pink sugar rim, and served with a lemon wheel
- Keroppi Matcha Latte – Frozen matcha latte topped with whipped cream and matcha powder
- Chococat Frozen Mocha – Frozen coffee, chocolate boba, whipped cream topped with chocolate sprinkles
Next door, the Sanrio Smile Shop will offer merchandise featuring Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Keroppi, Kuromi, My Melody, Badtz-maru, and Chococat. Merch includes backpacks, Spirit Jerseys, hats, cups and mugs, collectible pins, T-shirts, plush toys, keychains, jewelry, phone cases, lanyards, and more.
The Sanrio Smile Shop will also have an exclusive new line of merchandise paying homage to the Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe.
The shop will have a dynamic in-store photo op spotlighting Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters.
Hello Kitty continues to meet with guests inside Universal Studios Hollywood at an area next to the Animation Studio Store. She debuted a new soft pastel pink flowy dress this year for her 50th anniversary.
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