Universal CityWalk Hollywood is opening a Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe and an adjacent Sanrio Smile Shop on Friday, September 6, 2024.
The Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe is the first of its kind to debut in Los Angeles. This new dining spot will have a grab-and-go menu with the option for guests to enjoy their food in outdoor seating areas. The cafe’s menu showcases a variety of treats, all adorned with Sanrio theming. Some of the featured items include:
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 based on their personalities and composed of chocolate mousse and a 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 and 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 served, and 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
The next-door Sanrio Smile Shop will celebrate all things Sanrio and Hello Kitty, offering an extensive range of merchandise. You can find items featuring characters like Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Keroppi, Kuromi, My Melody, Badtz-Maru, and Chococat. The shop’s merchandise selection includes backpacks, embellished hats, specialty cups and mugs, collectible pins, t-shirts, plush toys, keychains, jewelry, phone cases, lanyards, and more. Additionally, the shop will feature an in-store photo op with Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters.
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