What’s so special about Singapore’s Hello Kitty Orchid Garden, you ask? A few things, actually. It’s the world’s first 24-hour Hello Kitty-themed cafe, it’s the only one situated in an airport, and it’s got a pretty lush garden theme going on. Sure, there are life-sized figurines in selfie corners and adorable merch, but partners of kitty-obsessed people need not fret, ’cause the space isn’t as cutesy as you think, so you can go ahead and let yourself be dragged to the cafe.
The menu includes Asian-influenced dishes, including a beef rendang and rice dish, a salad drizzled with laksa mustard dressing, and a pandan panna cotta. They’ve all got quirky little names, of course. Other options include nachos (don’t brush them off — these were better than we expected), a big breakfast plate, and pastry-wrapped cheesy hotdogs.
On the drinks side, Kitty coolers include refreshing flavours like watermelon and cucumber, but the stand-out was undoubtedly the apple pie tea, a slightly sweet concoction of apple with a hint of cinnamon. This comes in the form of a loose leaf tea, and it’s stocked in the merch corner. Other purchases you can get include DIY plant kits, postcards and plushies — the soft toys are limited to 500, so you’ll have to get in line before they run out.
Hello Kitty Orchid Garden is at Arrival Hall Central #01-22, T3 Changi Airport. Daily 24 hours.
