Dining in Style: Restaurant Roundup
We gather standout venues from across the globe that showcase the power of great taste
From fine dining experiences to casual takeaway joints and those in between, restaurants and bars are increasingly an incubator for design experimentation, where kitsch and whimsy meet refined sophistication. We have gathered standout venues from across the globe—traveling to the likes of South Africa, Europe, Thailand, and across the U.S.—that showcase the power of great taste.
Dining in Style: Restaurant Roundup
We gather standout venues from across the globe that showcase the power of great taste
From fine dining experiences to casual takeaway joints and those in between, restaurants and bars are increasingly an incubator for design experimentation, where kitsch and whimsy meet refined sophistication. We have gathered standout venues from across the globe—traveling to the likes of South Africa, Europe, Thailand, and across the U.S.—that showcase the power of great taste.
From Rptecture Architects, a neutral color palette juxtapose pops of blue and yellow at Melbourne’s Shukufuku Japanese Bento, which includes a color block table suspended from the ceiling by ropes.
Photography courtesy of Fraser Marsden
Suspended above semicircular banquettes, lights at the colorful Taller Ken-designed Saúl Bistro Madero in Guatemala City are draped in Musgo, a Spanish moss.
Photography by Marcelo Gutierrez
Saúl Bistro Madero, Guatemala City
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Photography by Marcelo Gutierrez
Bright green floral wall print in Venice, California’s Felix Trattoria
evokes an Italian aesthetic from Wendy Haworth Design Studio.
Photography by of Nicole LaMotte
A black and white marble tile floor in the bar balances the unpretentious dining area at Felix Trattoria.
Photography by of Nicole LaMotte
Felix Trattoria, Venice, California
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Photography by of Nicole LaMotte
The barn-like main dining area with leather sofas at Air Space Hua Hin in Thailand
from Pia Interior.
Photography courtesy of Pia Interior
Aviation treasures and other types of artifacts were all reclaimed from local junkyards at the Pia Interiors-designed Air Space Hua Hin.
Photography courtesy of Pia Interior
At Bloom in Town in Molfetta, Italy, Bari, Italy design firm Diorama restored stone arched walls, which mix with mirrors, vintage lamps, and souvenirs from around the world.
Photography by Annamaria La Mastra
Shimmering glass rod light fixtures contrast the sultry color palette at Chicago’s BLVD from local firm Studio K.
Photography by Anthony Tahlier
Teal in the ceramic wall, checkerboard floor, and mesh windows speaks to the rich maroon accents at Albabel in Picaña, Spain from Valencia firm Masquespacio.
Photography by Luis Beltran
Albabel, Picaña, Spain
Masquespacio
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Photography by Luis Beltran
Thanks toDyer-Smith Frey, Suan Long’s fine dining space features smoke-blue wallpaper with an Art Deco pattern, sleek black armchairs, and paper lantern-inspired chandeliers
Photography by Nico Schaerer
Dyer-Smith Frey sought to create an Asiatic style in a modern and urban way with the Zürich location of Suan Long.
Photography by Nico Schaerer
At Adelaide’s Smallfry Seafood from Sans-Arc Studio, gray travertine, blue terrazzo, oak, and stained pine add to an oceanic palette.
Photography courtesy of Sans-Arc Studio
Hanging pendant lights and timber accents add a refined quality to Smallfry Seafood in Adelaide.
Photography courtesy of Sans-Arc Studio
Soho House’s in-house team, Design & Build, blended the old with the new, mixing and matching Venetian accents that speak to the Italian heritage of Cecconi’s in Brooklyn, New York.
Photography by Dave Burk
A New Orleans aesthetic is achieved at Atlanta’s C. Ellet’s from Square Feet Studio with Venetian plaster walls, zinc with brass accents, custom torchieres, and white oak paneling.
Photography by Andrew Thomas Lee
A masculine aesthetic pervades C. Ellet’s with leather-upholstered stools and booths.
Photography by Andrew Thomas Lee
A zigzag pattern repeats in Kaléo from David/Nicolas where pink marble and velvet upholstery mix with explosive textures in the Beirut restaurant.
Photography courtesy of David/Nicolas
A standout in Johannesburg’s Mesh Club is the catwalk table in the bar, as it “creates a feeling that anything could happen in the space,” says designer Tristan du Plessis, founder of local firm Studio A.
Photography courtesy of StudioA
Mesh Club, Johannesburg
StudioA
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Photography courtesy of StudioA
A collaboration between Tihany Design and Peacock + Lewis Architect, the aquarium bar at the Seafood Bar at the Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Florida is outfitted with wood and rattan details.
Photography by Eric Laignel
With the feel of a luxury yacht, an open floorplan gives way to an Atlantic Ocean backdrop at the Seafood Bar in Palm Beach.
Photography by Eric Laignel
Lacquered wood details, metal embellishments, and white walls introduce a nautical theme at the Seafood Bar in Palm Beach.
Photography by Eric Laignel
Puccini Group mixed fuchsia and cream seating with wood flooring and patterned tiles at Jacks Monterey, inside the Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California.
Photography courtesy of Puccini Group
From Slick+Designusa, Cava Room in Chicago uses paint techniques to emulate crumbling plaster walls that harken to colonial Mexico with vintage iconography.
Photography courtesy of Slick+Designusa
A white, brown, and blue palette with a timber truss in the Hong Kong location of Hokkaido Dairy Farm from Atelier E Limited creates a farmhouse-inspired vibe.
Photography courtesy of Atelier E Limited
A mural in Agave Uptown’s dining area “pays homage to the passing on of wisdom and tradition, specifically in the harvesting of the agave plant for mezcal,” explains Arcsine founding principal Daniel Scovill.
Photography courtesy of Arcsine