Pretty in Pink: New Barbie Cafe Opens in Taiwan

Move over, Hello Kitty, there's a new destination for the cutest and coolest girls in town. The Barbie Cafe, which opened in one of the busiest shopping districts in Taipei on Wednesday, is filled with classic and modern Barbie memorabilia, features a delicious-looking menu, and takes people where the prim-and-proper "American Girl" franchise fears to tread. "We picked Taiwan because theme restaurants are very popular and successful here," Iggy Yip, a senior manager at Mattel's Greater China division, told the Telegraph. "We are very confident that the Barbie Cafe can promote our brand image." -- By Lylah M. Alphonse, Senior Editor, Yahoo! Shine