Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty: Let’s drink coffee with Kitty-chan!
Conveniently located at Otaru’s tourist area is Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty. A proper Hello Kitty café with cuteness, latte art and Kitty herself!
When I encounter a Hello Kitty café, I have to drink coffee there – and I don’t even like coffee. But if you want the latte art, you need to order coffee. And I very much wanted the Hello Kitty face on my coffee.
The café is quite big, occupying three floors – the ground floor is a Hello Kitty store which I skipped. The sign outside showed a couple of dishes the café offered. Meat sauce spaghetti (900 yen) is one the advertised meals, a poor choice when you have two rice meals with the rice shaped like the head of Hello Kitty.
![Drink menu](https://jaapan.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Otaru-Cafe-Hello-Kitty-3-1024x768.jpg)
![Some dishes](https://jaapan.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Otaru-Cafe-Hello-Kitty-2-1024x768.jpg)
Most of the menu is drinks, cake and other sweets though. I ordered the coffee with Hello Kitty latte art on top, paid a bit extra and could keep the cup. The cup has the Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty branding and is probably not available elsewhere. But then there’s no shortage of regional Hello Kitty items 😉
Look of Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty
My two comparisons were the Hello Kitty Cafe in Seoul and Hello Kitty’s Kawaii Paradise in Venus Fort, Tokyo (both closed). Surprisingly, the Otaru Café is a lot less pink. White is the dominant color with highlights in red. Some Hello Kitty plushies sit in the corners.
![Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty](https://jaapan.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Otaru-Cafe-Hello-Kitty-6-1024x769.jpg)
Especially compared to the Seoul one, the decoration is rather subtle. Even if you’re not that into Sanrio’s feline, the Otaru café isn’t a bad choice. I can’t comment on the quality of the coffee though.
If you are more of a dog person, you may consider walking down the street further. Snoopy Cha-Ya is a café-restaurant with a Snoopy theme. They put a Snoopy marshmallow on their coffee and tea.
![Tables at the Hello Kitty cafe](https://jaapan.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Otaru-Cafe-Hello-Kitty-5-1024x769.jpg)
![Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty inside](https://jaapan.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Otaru-Cafe-Hello-Kitty-9-1024x769.jpg)
![Wall decoration](https://jaapan.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Otaru-Cafe-Hello-Kitty-4-1024x769.jpg)
Location + more info
Website (Japanese)
http://otarucafehellokitty.com/
Location
Hokkaido, Otaru, Irifune 1-2-32
Opening hours
Every day 10am-5pm
![Hello Kitty plushies](https://jaapan.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Otaru-Cafe-Hello-Kitty-7-769x1024.jpg)