Checked 10 October 2026
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Choose a guide for service, drinks, bonds, expansion, performance photos, Demo limits or a stuck story.
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Cafe handbook
Service, staff, growth and progression help.
- Beginner Guide: Your First ShiftPrepare ingredients, make drinks, finish checkout and restock with a repeatable service routine.
- Recipes: Unlocks, Ingredients & StationsFind recipes in the phone shop and distinguish ingredient locks from station requirements.
- Maids: Bonds, Traits & Drink PreferencesSearch the five-maid reference and learn how wishes, drinks, story progress and stat upgrades fit together.
- Upgrades: What to Improve FirstCompare hall, kitchen, staff and checkout improvements against the actual cafe bottleneck.
- Stages & Promo Photo GuideSeparate service dancing from after-hours filming and find the camera for a promo-photo task.
- Demo vs Full Game: Limits & ChangesCompare updated Demo staff, levels and story scope with the full release.
- Demo Save Transfer & Empty SlotsFind the [Demo] slot and distinguish a transfer problem from the September save-format reset.
- Story Stuck: Inspector & Evening ChecksCheck a reviewer in story 6/7, the evening trigger in story 10 and a Demo cap without resetting your cafe.
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3 sections§Cafe operations#
Official reference.
Build a repeatable service loop and fix the queue that slows it.
§Maids and performances#
Official reference.
Keep bonds, paid stat upgrades and performances distinct.
§Version and progression help#
Official reference.
Check compatibility and scope before troubleshooting a story event.
Scope and sources
Official facts are separated from operating suggestions. Read exact prices and requirements in your own save.
- Official facts are separated from operating suggestions. Read exact prices and requirements in your own save.