We have already seen maid cafés, neko cafés, and cosplay cafés, but did you know that there is also the Monster Café? That’s right, in the Harajuku district of Tokyo, there is the Kawaii Monster Café, which is a kind of themed restaurant or café that is quite different. For those who know the Harajuku neighborhood, it is famous for its unique, colorful, and crazy fashion. But those who enter the Kawaii Monster Café are capable of being even more surprised.
Upon entering the Kawaii Monster Café through the mouth of a giant monster, you are faced with a colorful, eye-catching, bright, and unique space. Like most café restaurants, you are served by a kawaii girl, who this time is dressed as a monster but is still kawaii. The food and drinks served are completely colorful and crazy, resembling a work of art. The best part is that here you can take photos of the Monster Girls without worrying about paying absurd amounts as you do in Maid Cafés. Here, absolutely everything is different and colorful: the ceiling, the bathroom, the tables, and even the menu.
How did the Kawaii Monster Café come about?
The Kawaii Monster Café is a restaurant conceived by Sebastian Masuda, the person responsible for the crazy clips of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. He is also the owner of a famous kawaii store in Harajuku called 6%DOKIDOKI. This restaurant, which is also a kind of nightclub, was inaugurated in the summer of 2015.
During the day, shows and music are performed by the Monster Girls, while hotter shows usually happen at night. However, you should prepare your wallet because, just like the Maid Cafés, this Monster Café is expensive; the food is expensive, everything is expensive. But the experience of witnessing this totally new world that resembles Alice, in addition to eating colorful and crazy foods, is definitely worth it. Here are some of the areas of the Kawaii Monster Café:
- Mushroom disco – A forest with a ceiling covered in poisonous mushrooms and colorful space plants;
- Sweets go round – A giant cake that is the center of the Monster Café, a popular spot for taking photos;
- Milk Stand – The ceiling with massive heads of rabbits, sheep, and unicorns with a bunch of baby bottles;
- Bar Experiment – A counter surrounded by glowing and mysterious jellyfish along with other sea monsters;
The Monster Girls are named Baby, Dolly, Candy, Nasty, and Crazy:
To reach this psychedelic restaurant, you should take the subway to Meijijingu-mae station or the train to Harajuku station:
- Location: 4-31-10 Jingumae | 4F, YM Square Bldg, Shibuya 150-0001, Tokyo
- Web Site: https://kawaiimonster.jp/
To learn more, watch the video from our friend Rodrigo Coelho and his crew from the channel sushi com farofa:
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