Sanrio's beloved anthropomorphic lazy egg is headed to Buena Park with the opening of Gudetama Cafe, as reported by Secret Los Angeles. The brand new cafe opens on Could 4.
The Gudetama Cafe would be the first of its form in Southern California, though one opened in Tokyo in 2019, however has since closed. The Orange County cafe hasn't shared its menu but, however the cafe in Japan has served up quite a lot of Gudetama-themed dishes and drinks like yellow curry rice wrapped in a bacon blanket and sizzling chocolate with a marshmallow Gudetama. Along with meals, the Japanese cafe affords a totally immersive expertise with Gudetama decorations and merchandise out there for buy. There have been additionally Gudetama cafes in Singapore and Osaka with an analogous expertise, however they’ve since closed.
Gudetama, which was created in 2013, is called after a portmanteau of lazy (gude gude) and egg (tamago) in Japanese. The perpetually languid character has been dubbed the “Howdy Kitty of Japan's millennial technology” and embraced with a fervor that has spawned a variety of merchandise together with residence items, collaborations with bag model Baggu, and chopsticks.
The brand new Buena Park location is opening in Buena Park Place, a shopping mall in Anaheim. Preliminary exterior photographs of the cafe have circulated on social media, exhibiting a light yellow paint job. Earlier this yr, the Buena Park Metropolis Scoop additionally shared inside photographs of the area exhibiting a branded service space and wall decals.
On opening day, the cafe will throw a celebration with the primary 100 company in line receiving a VIP goody bag, and purchase one free drink all day.
Gudetama Cafe is situated at 8340 La Palma Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620, and opens at 11 am on Could 4th.
