Stars are floors
The first floor is free and is a 1-star cafe. Each new floor raises the star rating. Popularity comes from equipment, furniture, and decorations you own. Those items do not all have to be placed.
| Floor | Coins | Popularity | Star result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2F | 500,000 | 440 | 2-star |
| 3F | 1,000,000 | 1,200 | 3-star |
| 4F | 1,500,000 | 3,500 | 4-star |
| 5F | 3,000,000 | 8,400 | 5-star |
| 6F | 6,000,000 | 10,000 | 6-star |
| Rooftop | 10,000,000 | 10,000 | Rooftop |
The Coin cap is 10,000,000, so the rooftop costs a full wallet plus the Popularity gate.
Use Hello Kitty blueprints in order
Hello Kitty 001 has no star requirement. Hello Kitty 002 needs 2 stars, 003 needs 3, 004 needs 4, and 005 needs 5. Activating a blueprint clears the selected floor. You then walk the marked spots and buy anything you do not already own.
A practical order:
- On floor 1, run Hello Kitty 001 and buy the marked pieces with serving Coins.
- When Popularity reaches 440 and you have 500,000 Coins, unlock 2F. The new floor often starts its matching blueprint.
- Repeat with the next Hello Kitty blueprint before you switch to a character theme.
- After the floors you want are open, clear a floor and build your own layout. You can save layouts, up to 7, or more with VIP.
Canceling a blueprint is also a way to clear a floor. Do that only after you have saved a layout you want to keep.
Where the old furniture method fits
Owning Popularity items still counts. The faster early path described by current building tutorials is the Hello Kitty blueprint chain, because those layouts put the required items in front of you and also add machines. Character blueprints such as Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, and Kuromi are for exclusive props after the star gates, not a substitute for 001 when you only have one floor.
Some blueprint pieces come from capsule machines, minigames, or limited events. If a spot will not complete, check whether that piece is a normal shop item before you delete the layout.