When you learn that a Hello Kitty cafe exists within a 15 min walking distance to your home, how can you not go?  Does it matter that Hello Kitty is a bit creepy and probably an evil feline mastermind?  Does it matter that you’re going to eat in a cafe whose mascot is a cat with no mouth?

Hello afternoon snack

No.  You really must go and see it for yourself.  I have to hand it to the designers, they made the experience of sitting in Hello Kitty Sweets feel like you were actually inside one of their giant mystery confectionery cats.  Pink everywhere.

And lest you forget where you are, her logo is plastered everywhere:

Walls:

She's not just framed, she's sittingon the edge of the booth

check.

Chandeliers:

Not one, but two!

check.  My coffee:

Hello Latte

Check! No matter, time to order.  Not surprising, the menu is in full Chinese – fair enough.  Although under the drink section I find it amusing to see a category called: “Kitty”:

We play a little roulette with the menu and randomly chose some items in a price range that seems reasonable.  A few minutes later I am presented with this:

let's count the number of logos

The logo in the middle is chocolate powder.  Overall its pretty tasty.  Would it win a patisserie prize in Paris?  No, but that’s not the point.  The point is to sink into a world of the clever capitalist kitty.

mmm j-e-l-l-o kitty!

And if all that Hello Kitty left you wanting more, elsewhere in Taiwan you can also give birth in a Hello Kitty themed hospital.  No joke.