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On a trip into town we went looking for a cafe called 'The Pie Hole' that Helen had visited. Instead we found this.

 

 

 

Cue squealing and hysterical laughter along with a strong case of 'THIS, I gotta see'

 



This particular branch was in Shinchon. There are several more, bigger too, in places like Hondae and various airports.

As you can see they really went all out with the theme. There's silhouettes cut into everything and logos stamped absolutely everywhere.

Honestly, it's really for the best that they focused on decor. The food and service wasn't the best especially for what you're paying.

[The above picture has mysteriously rotated. Weird.] At least the latte art was cute.

Adorable foul-tasting cookies. :D All of the food served has a Hello Kitty theme and is reputedly 'meh'. No one seems to praise the food in these places. This is another establishment where you are not attending for the consumables at any rate.

The cafe was crazy busy and only started to quiet down when we were getting ready to leave. The staff were on the hop constantly.

They gave us (cute) disposable cups which is really common in cafes anyway. I got to watch a woman, in a reality tv style fascination, as she spent several minutes holding up the line and arguing with the staff in english because she wanted one of their mugs and not a paper mug finding it super offensive/being too good for one/being allergic/she just wanted one.

She wasn't particularly clear on that point. The staff simply repeated their policy of disposable cups only when they're busy saying they don't have time to collect and wash mugs then. (We could see this to be true.)

Either way, lady there's a hell of a line behind your outrage.

Everything else being said I did indulge myself and my inner eight-year-old. Hanbok!Kitty to go with my Furisode!Kitty.

Hello Kitty Cafe. The food kinda sucks. But the decoration may rot your teeth with sugary sweet cuteness.