Brick-like tiles with a volcanic ash glaze created by Formafantasma and textured concrete walls feature in this coffee shop in Shibuya, Tokyo, by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design. More about Keiji Ashizawa builds Blue Bottle Coffee's Tokyo outpost around volcanic-ash counter
Raams Architecture Studio has used white MDF blocks to line the Mini Cuppa cafe in Shanghai, China, in homage to the modular cube system employed by Frank Lloyd Wright across his seminal Textile Block Houses. More about Raams Architecture Studio stacks 388 white blocks to form Shanghai tea shop
Design practice Mizzi Studio has designed a brass coffee kiosk next to Buckingham Palace as part of a series of drinks stands placed throughout London's Royal Parks. More about Mizzi Studio builds coffee kiosk with "a sense of nobility" alongside Buckingham Palace
Austrian architecture studio Precht has used more than 7,000 handmade bricks to create the floors, walls and stepped seating in this Bangkok cafe for coffee brand % Arabica. More about Precht forms counter and stepped seating from handmade bricks in Bangkok cafe
Designers Eduard Eremchuk and Katy Pititskaya have created a cafe in Voronezh, Russia, that embodies "the essence of a doughnut" through delicious-looking, purple velvety walls and squidgy seeming furniture. More about Doughnut-themed cafe in Russia has walls and furniture that look almost edible
A translucent structure made from salvaged waste materials sits at the heart of this coffee shop and roastery in Prague, designed by Czech architecture studio Kogaa. More about Kogaa uses construction waste to build community coffee shop in Prague
Design office Roar Studio combined industrial materials such as concrete and stainless steel with decorative terrazzo and broken ceramic tiles for Drop Coffee, a cafe in Dubai's Dar Al Wasl Mall. More about Roar Studio decorates Dubai cafe with terrazzo flooring and broken ceramic tiles
Canadian design duo Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster have created a playful all-blue cafe in a century-old house in Buffalo, New York, with an optical illusion staircase. More about Sky-blue cafe in Buffalo features "Alice in Wonderland" staircase
The layout of this craft bakery in Berlin, designed by Danish architects Mathias Mentze and Alexander Vedel Ottenstein, revolves around an open kitchen that showcases the beauty of the bread-making process. More about Warm hues and central oven define Sofi bakery in Berlin
The terracotta colour scheme and semi-circular forms used throughout this Hong Kong cafe by architecture firms Studio Etain Ho and Absence from Island pay homage to Uluru and Australia's spectacular sunsets. More about Australia's dramatic landscape and sunsets inform design of Hong Kong cafe
Melbourne-based interior design studio Biasol used earthy hues and stylised architectural motifs to create a destination inspired by Wes Anderson's symmetry and nostalgic colour palette. More about Biasol plays off Wes Anderson's whimsical style with The Budapest Cafe in Melbourne
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has unveiled a retro-themed coffee bar featuring Rubik's Cube mirrors and a floor tiled to look like checkerboard Vans shoes. More about Ménard Dworkind creates retro coffee bar in downtown Montreal
Feilden Fowles has refurbished the medieval dining hall at Carlisle Cathedral in north-west England and extended it with a red sandstone entrance pavilion. More about Feilden Fowles adds pointed arch extension to Carlisle Cathedral's fratry
Various Associates has designed a cafe and cocktail bar in Shenzhen, China, which is lined with wooden cladding and furniture to emulate a small cosy cabin. More about Various Associates designs C2 Cafe & Bar as a wooden "cabin in the city"
Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has renovated the % Arabica shop in Shanghai's Xuhui district, adding a glass box and a courtyard to open the cafe up to the surrounding neighbourhood. More about BLUE Architecture Studio adds U-shaped glass box to Shanghai coffee shop
Tangerine-coloured walls and terracotta-tile floors help enliven the formerly gloomy interior of Beam cafe in west London, designed by Ola Jachymiak Studio. More about Ola Jachymiak Studio brightens Beam cafe in London with orange hues
The rustic materiality of this Melbourne cafe designed by architecture studio Ritz & Ghougassian is meant to reflect the fuss-free dishes on the menu. More about Ritz & Ghougassian uses bricks and Australian wood inside Melbourne's Prior cafe
Oak chairs sit amongst paper yarn-wrapped columns within this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Yokohama, Japan created by Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects. More about Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Yokohama spotlights natural materials
Chinese studio Onexn Architects has squeezed Joys cafe into a space less than 2.6 metres wide in a street in Shenzhen, which used to house an air conditioner repair shop. More about Onexn Architects squeezes Shenzhen micro cafe into gap narrower than a parking space
A series of mirrored panels obscure the cocktail bar that lies inside this shop-cum-cafe in Chengdu, China created by design studio Office AIO. More about O shop in Chengdu is a lifestyle store by day and a bar by night