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10 restaurants for pigging out in style during Chinese New Year

To celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Pig, we've collected examples of Chinese restaurants with mouth-watering interiors from around the world.


Chinese New Year: Atlas Kitchen by New Practice Studio

Atlas Kitchen by New Practice Studio

New York firm New Practice Studio designed this restaurant in Manhattan with natural hues, and quirky illustrations on the walls by artist Qiu Anxiong.

Located on the Upper West Side, the eatery features cream walls, a light wood ceiling, pops of teal, and grey tile floors with a white geometric design.

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Chinese New Year: The Noodle Rack restaurant in Changsha by Lukstudio

The Noodle Rack by Lukstudio

At this noodle bar in Changsha, Shanghai-based Lukstudio reinterpreted a traditional Chinese food-drying rack with a metal grid structure and hanging wires.

The firm's intention was to create "journey of discovery" in the 50-square-metre space as a response to client LongXiaoBao's brief to "change people's expectations of a noodle joint".

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Chinese New Year: Dim sum restaurant by Linehouse Studio fuses east and west

John Anthony by Linehouse

Linehouse completed this contemporary dim-sum restaurant in Hong Kong, taking cues from the life of a cross-cultural pioneer, but also references a retro Chinese canteen in east London.

The restaurant is named after John Anthony – the first Chinese-born man to be naturalised as a British citizen, in 1805 – and features the materials he would have encountered on his journeys with the East India Company. These include hand-glazed tiles, natural and racked renders, terracotta, hand-dyed fabrics and hand-woven wickers.

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Chinese New Year: Interiors of Genshang restaurant designed by Office Coastline

Genshang by Office Coastline

A copper facade frames the grey stone interior of this dining and retail space in Shanghai designed by local firm Office Coastline.

The 198-square-metre venue belongs to lifestyle brand Genshang, and combines a shop, tea bar, dining area and lounge room. A timber and grey stone-clad bar is lined with leather stools and backed by a fluted concrete panel.

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Chinese New Year: Two Penny by Sarah Ward Interiors

Two Penny by Sarah Ward Interiors

Canadian studio Sarah Ward Interiors looked to China's art-deco era for the colours and motifs at this dim-sum restaurant and basement cocktail bar in Calgary.

The team settled on a scheme based on Shanghai in the 1920s, where the arts movement merged with traditional Chinese motifs to create a hybrid style. Shades of teal and dusty pink are found throughout the restaurant as a nod to this era, on the leather-upholstered banquettes, wall panels and metal mirrors

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Chinese New Year: Mott 32 restaurant in Hong Kong by Joyce Wang

Mott 32 by Joyce Wang

Architect Joyce Wang used styles from throughout Hong Kong's history to design this restaurant in the city, which was named World Interior of the Year 2014.

Throughout the interior, chain and rope reference the area's fishing traditions, while artificial "skylights" mimic daylight in the basement space.

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Chinese New Year: Hunan Slurp by New Practice Studio

Hunan Slurp by New Practice Studio

Curved slats of laminated wood cover the walls and ceiling of this restaurant in New York's East Village, also by design firm New Practice Studio.

Hunan Slurp is located a slender, linear space at the base of an old brick building. The restaurant – run by chef and artist Chao Wang – serves authentic dishes from the Hunan province, including rice noodle bowls and a range of small plates like frog legs and chicken feet.

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Chinese New Year: Nous Chinese restaurant by 0321

Nous by 0321

Chinese studio 0321 inserted a rose-tinted box into the front of this restaurant-cum-flower shop in Dongguan, allowing diners and passers-by a glimpse of the blooms inside.

The eatery behind is completed almost entirely in dark grey terrazzo with oversized white aggregate, which the architects used to create an "extreme visual experience".

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Chinese New Year: Duddells by Michaelis Boyd

Duddell's by Michaelis Boyd

Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd introduced touches of brass and geometric pattern to a listed church in London to create a 1960s-inspired home for Cantonese eatery Duddell's.

Much like its Michelin-starred counterpart in Hong Kong, Duddell's London will act as a restaurant and gallery space, displaying collections of contemporary art pieces.

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Chinese New Year: Junzi Kitchen by Xuhui Zhang

Junzi Kitchen by Xuhui Zhang

New York designer Xuhui Zhang chose minimal furnishings and mint green accents for this restaurant, as a conscious effort to redefine East Asian design.

The fast-casual cafe at the intersection of Bleeker and Sullivan streets features a simple colour palette and contemporary designs, which Zhang intended to honour her culinary heritage while showing it in a new light.

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