Kawaii Monster Cafe

It’s time for something that epitomizes the Tokyo experience: crazy, colorful, and kawaii. This is the Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku, and it is exactly what it sounds like, which is a weird and entertaining spot to dine that is like a page out of a rather twisted children’s storybook.

Let’s get to the belly of the beast, and that’s actually the concept: A monster has swallowed Harajuku whole, and you are invited inside the stomach where a land of colorful “zones” and equally colorful foods will be waiting for you (see the red carpet as the “tongue” of the monster).

There are different spots you can choose to imbibe in, like the Mushroom Disco, the Mel-tea Room, or the Bar Experiment. There are wild decorations throughout, like toppling macrons, ants crawling on the ceiling, and giant toy horse heads sucking on milk IV drips from the ceiling (just try to imagine it!). The interior was all made by the same imaginative factory that does Tokyo Disneyland, so you know it’s top-notch.

Address:
4 Chome-31-10 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku 4th floor (across the street from shoes shop ABC Mart on Meiji-dori) Open  11am-10:30pm (last order at 10pm)