Employees prepare food for customers in China's first official Hello Kitty-themed restaurant in Shanghai, China, April 9, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

Being the first official Hello Kitty-themed restaurant that opens in the Chinese mainland, Hello Kitty Bistro Bianco serves a variety of western food laden with Hello Kitty designs.

The Hello Kitty brand enjoys a wide fanbase?across China. A previous one openning in Hong Kong last year was followed shortly by the first Hello Kitty theme park in East China's?Zhejiang province.

The restaurant can serve up to 80 customers and is open from 11am to 10pm every weekday.

The second floor of the establishment serves as a dining hall, while the first is devoted to selling Hello Kitty merchandise.

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