Red-painted timber and metal contrast with jade terrazzo in Piraña, a bar and restaurant in Balham, London, created by design studio Sella Concept. More about Sella Concept avoids South American cliches in retro-themed London restaurant Piraña
Dutch studio HOP has completed a specialty coffee bar in Amsterdam with an open-plan layout that revolves around a central bar and three seating islands. More about HOP scatters mid-century furniture throughout Public Space coffee bar
Curved openings and salmon-pink furnishings appear throughout Night Tales Bohemia Place, a new east London bar designed by Sella Concept. More about Sella Concept uses pink tones for Night Tales bar under railway arches in Hackney
A green rock counter curves in front of bulbous plaster walls inside this bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by local architecture studio Isaac-Rae for a space tucked behind a cafe. More about Isaac-Rae hides cave-like cocktail bar behind Williamsburg coffee shop
Shiny tiles gently curve across the ceiling of this bar that Mexican studio Esrawe Studio has completed at one of the country's largest entertainment venues. More about Esrawe Studio completes glossy bar at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional
Stepped pale-pink walls, brass lights and velvety benches are among the decorative art-deco-style details at this wine bar, which Brooklyn-based Workstead created inside an old brothel in Tulsa, Oklahoma. More about Workstead's opulent Vintage wine bar occupies a former brothel in Tulsa
A swinging door at the back of a ramen restaurant in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighbourhood reveals a tiny Japanese-style speakeasy, designed by architect Arnold Cheung. More about The Hidden Pearl is a tiny bar tucked behind a Brooklyn ramen shop
French practice Didier Faustino has offset pink marble walls with olive green furnishings to create a "neutral and sensual" aesthetic for this bar in Ghent, Belgium. More about Pink marble surfaces contrast with rich green accents in Ghent's XYZ Lounge bar
A range of influences, from 1970s Italian design to art deco details, informed designer Camilla Deterre's interiors for this bar and lounge in Tribeca. More about Camilla Deterre blends 20th-century design styles at Primo's bar in Tribeca
Studiopepe opened a private venue during Milan design week called Club Unseen, featuring retro furniture, intimate music performances and cocktails made by disembodied bartenders. More about Studiopepe celebrates 1970s glamour with secret "members' club" in Milan
New York designer Gabriel Scott has created a version of his Myriad light based on the signature drink served at Bar Basso, the hub for late-night frivolity during Milan design week. More about Gabriel Scott installs cocktail-inspired lights at Milan's legendary Bar Basso
With Milan design week about to start, we asked designers to name their favourite hangouts in the city. Highlights include a plant-filled gin distillery, a "chocolate factory" and a locomotive factory converted into a gallery. More about 12 of Milan's best bars, restaurants and galleries nominated by designers
Pink bathrooms covered in silk flowers and a hanging unicorn sculpture are among the host of fanciful features Martin Brudnizki Design Studio has included in its overhaul of infamous London members' club Annabel's. More about Martin Brudnizki aims for "English eccentricity" with decadent redesign of members' club Annabel's
A light-toned coffee and pastry shop in Manhattan's NoMad district provides a front for a secret subterranean bar behind, both with interiors by Carpenter + Mason. More about New York's Patent acts as cafe by day and speakeasy by night
Belgian artist Carsten Höller has designed a pop-up nightclub in Miami for fashion brand Prada, where indoor and outdoor spaces have very different identities. More about Carsten Höller creates pop-up club with two sides for Prada in Miami
AvroKO has transformed an art-deco building in London into a members-only work and leisure destination, aiming to combine the perks of a private club with those of a co-working office. More about AvroKO creates art-deco-inspired interiors for new London members' club Mortimer House
American design firm Home Studios has overhauled a bar in West Hollywood, using ribbed surfaces, soft colours and teardrop-shaped details to create an interior that looks part postmodern cafe and part Viennese speakeasy. More about Home Studios designs cinematic cocktail bar in West Hollywood
Italian studio Diorama has transformed an old grocery store in Puglia into a bar and restaurant complete with tropical plants, flamingo wallpaper and neon palm trees. More about Diorama converts old grocery store into tropical cocktail bar in southern Italy
Slovenia-based architect Sanja Premrn paired simple plywood panels with pale, chevron-patterned tiling to create the angular geometries of this cafe bar. More about Sanja Premrn combines plywood and chevron-patterned tiling to create "light and bright" Spin Bar
British designer Morag Myerscough has created brightly coloured textiles, tiles and furniture for the cafe inside the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in London, which was designed by architect David Adjaye. More about Morag Myerscough creates colourful interiors for Adjaye-designed arts centre