Pop-Up Heaven Official’s Blessing-Themed ANIPLUS Cafe In Singapore Has Photo-Ops, Freebies & Exclusive Merch
Fangirls/boys of donghua series Heaven Official's Blessing, it's your time to shine. There's a new pop-up cafe in town that's themed after this LGBTQ+ romance animated show.
From now till 18 August 2022, you'll get to bask in Heaven Official's Blessing feels at ANIPLUS Cafe. They've collaborated with animated video platform Bilibili to introduce a specially curated menu and immersive experience inspired by the acclaimed series.
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Ambience at ANIPLUS Cafe
Decking out every corner of the cafe are Heaven Official's Blessing characters. Accompanying diners at each table are chibi-style Xie Lian and Hua Cheng cut-outs, and completing the experience is episode one of the series playing on loop in the background.
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You'll also get to snap a photo with everyone's favourite couple, Xie Lian and Hua Cheng, in the form of life-sized standees.
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They've even set up a Xie Lian altar with artwork that fans will recognise as the painting by Hua Cheng.
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Food at ANIPLUS Cafe
The menu has four mains, four desserts and four drinks.
For mains, we went for Xielian's Special Sauce with Mantou ($15.90). It comes with three fried buns and a mildly spicy curry sauce that looks a little dubious on purpose, as Xie Lian is known for his terrible cooking skills.
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Still feeling a little peckish, we dug into a more substantial main dish - the Nanfeng & Fuyao’s Chicken Katsu Rice ($15.90). It comes with a fried chicken cutlet covered in a savoury sauce with fluffy egg and rice.
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For those craving noodles instead, there are two options. The Maple Forest Chicken Yakisoba ($15.90) is decorated with carrot leaves and served on a wooden plate that's reminiscent of the wooden cart scene. Or go for the Ruo Ye Rice Noodles ($15.90) which is inspired by Ruoye, Xie Lian's white silk bandage.
Pair the mains with the beverages ($7.90 each) that come in vibrant colours inspired by the characters: Xielian, Huacheng, Wind Master & Earth Master and Lingwen.
End your meal with the desserts inspired by key elements of the series. Look at how pretty the Crimson Rain Sought Flower ($13.90) red velvet lava cake looks! Although there wasn't much lava, the cake had a moist centre and its sweetness balanced with the refreshing vanilla ice cream.
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Another photo-worthy dessert was the Crown Prince who Pleased the Gods ($13.90), a cheesecake with ice cream.
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The other two desserts are Adventure in Banyue Kingdom ($13.90), a large parfait topped with whipped cream and wafers, and Huacheng's Ring ($15.90), a ring-shaped cake that's best for sharing.
Diners who spend a minimum of $14 will receive a free sticker and bookmark set. The bookmark comes in four designs which will be given out randomly.
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Merchandise at ANIPLUS Cafe
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The retail section is also packed with Heaven Official's Blessing merchandise, including some café-exclusive ones such as acrylic keyholders ($8), clear files ($6) and trading can badges ($7).
Feeling inspired to rewatch Heaven Official's Blessing? You can catch it at bilibili.tv.
Bilibili x ANIPLUS Cafe
Address: 8 Raffles Avenue, #01-13C Annexe, Esplanade Mall
Opening hours: 12 - 9pm daily ( the collaboration runs till 18 August 2022)
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