Bay Area’s first Hello Kitty Cafe is opening today

After a decade of making visits to the Bay Area with her treats-and-merch-filled truck the winsome whiskered one is going to park and stay here Northern California s first Hello Kitty Cafe will open the present day Friday July at Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose Santa Clara on the second floor near Bloomingdale s Kitty will be here in the flesh er plush for meet-and-greets with the first customers who make purchases from a m to p m in the modern day Saturday and Sunday according to the spokeswoman named Kat of syllabus Nguyen-De Angelis The first will also receive a Hello Kitty keepsake The -square-foot space features a grab-and go cafe in the front and a separate Bow Room in the back for afternoon tea during the day and evening delights desserts at night For the uninitiated all you need to know about this ultra-popular Sanrio creation is that fans young and old find this cafe and Kitty s offerings absolutely adorable Besides decorated cookies and other sweets products include Hello Kitty hoodies T-shirts bow-shaped water bottles plush toys and enamel pins The owners of this cafe are the ones who opened the first U S Hello Kitty Grand Cafe in Irvine in Nguyen-De Angelis explained Related Articles Loard s Ice Cream founded in cheats death to return to Oakland New Bay Area brunches to try and counting Judge grants trial delay in San Jose medical professional s injury claim from Los Gatos eatery s spicy Dragon Balls dish incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend July - Restaurants bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket Psssst although Kitty is portrayed by her creator as an -year-old third-grader she s really a bit older this year But in the hearts of her fans she will perpetually be young and super-cute