Sydney's Hello Kitty Diner Is Finally Set to Open
After months of hype, it's actually here.
It's almost here. We teased you with the idea of a Hello Kitty Diner a few months ago. Now, Sydney's very first official Sanrio-endorsed Hello Kitty establishment is about to open its doors, launching in Chatswood this Sunday, November 1 — Hello Kitty's birthday (really).
The Diner is locked in as the newest and most adorable resident of the District of Chatswood Interchange, a brand new food destination that has already launched with the likes of Ippudo and Michelin-starred dumpling house Tim Ho Wan. Set to channel retro diner vibes, the whole predictably cutesy space has been designed by big gun design firm Luchetti Krelle, best known for working wonders on Momofuku Seiobo, Adriano Zumbo and more recently The Butler, ACME and the new Single Origin takeaway cafe. Even Yuko Yamaguchi, the official Hello Kitty designer, is traveling from Japan to attend the launch.
"With such variance and possibility of what a Hello Kitty Diner could look like, our task is to go beyond these expectations and make her and the diner’s experience uniquely Australian,” says Stuart Krelle, director of Luchetti Krelle. "Playing on Hello Kitty’s cheeky energy, colour and pattern will be a central theme along with an understated nod to the iconic American Diner style."
Chur Burger's award-winning chef Warren Turnbull has joined the team heading up the kitchen. American-style diner food with an Asian fusion twist, the HKD menu will be inspired by what Hello Kitty 'means' to each chef — think Korean fried chicken, burgers, milkshakes, sweet treats and so on. The first-announced 'local food hero' bringing their mad skills to the diner, Turnbull will be given the opportunity to interpret Hello Kitty according to his own personal style. Turnbull's Surry Hills laneway joint, Chur, still has lines out the door on a weekday, so this is a strong poach from the Diner team.
For the launch, the diner has invited some of Sydney's best to create their own interpretation of Hello Kitty-themed fare. Instagram-happy bakery Bakedown Cakery are creating adorable cookies and Croydon bakery Spoon and Fork are making the centrepiece cake. Newtown tea specialists T Totaler have even created their own rosy apple tea for the occasion (apparently apples are Hello Kitty's favourite food, so there you go).
Another testing round! @bakedowncakery is too talented we can't wait to show you the final product ???? Have a great long weekend everybody xx #HelloKittyDinerAus A photo posted by HelloKittyDinerAus (@hellokittydineraus) on
Hello Kitty Diner will host its grand opening event at The District, Chatswood Interchange on Sunday, November 1 from 12-2.30pm.
Images: Hello Kitty Diner.
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