"Sohofication is strangling our city centres"
A proliferation of strangely similar restaurants in our cities is at risk of making them boring places to live, writes Jonathan Nunn. More
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Play Architecture tops restaurant in India with undulating tiled roof
A wavy, tiled roof formed by intersecting catenary vaults shelters this lakeside restaurant, designed by Bangalore-based Play Architecture for the Deva Dhare Resort in Karnataka, India. More
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Vermilion Zhou Design Group opts for rich hues in revamp of Haidilao hotpot restaurant
Shades of blue and green feature throughout this hotpot restaurant in Shenzhen, which has been updated by Chinese studio Vermilion Zhou Design Group. More
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Ten eclectic eateries that showcase the potential of terrazzo
From a pink-hued Ottolenghi restaurant in London to a muted pizzeria in Beijing, our latest lookbook rounds up 10 eateries from around the world that feature terrazzo elements. More
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Zaytinya NYC restaurant by Rockwell Group "transports" diners to the Mediterranean
Blue glass discs, hand-painted linen pendants and ombre curtains were combined by design studio Rockwell Group to evoke the Mediterranean coast at this restaurant in New York City. More
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Note Design Studio creates "unexpected" restaurant in historic Stockholm food hall
Off-kilter tiles set in thick blue grout clad the bar of the Tysta Mari restaurant in Stockholm, designed by local practice Note Design Studio. More
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Michael Hsu converts 1940s Houston church into Asian smokehouse
US firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture aimed to preserve the character of a gabled church in Texas while transforming it into a lively smokehouse called Loro Heights. More
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Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos creates alfresco feeling inside Mexico City skyscraper restaurant
Expansive triple-height windows and fully grown trees feature in this eatery at the top of a Mexico City skyscraper, designed by local firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos to create the impression of dining in a traditional Mexican courtyard. More
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GOA tops Metasequoia Grove Restaurant with cluster of tree-informed pyramids
Chinese studio Group of Architects has created a restaurant topped with a canopy made from a series of aluminium pyramidal forms in the village of Suzhou, China. More
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Norm Architects creates inside-out greenhouse restaurant in a Swedish meadow
Danish studio Norm Architects has completed Äng, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Sweden that features a glasshouse entrance and a subterranean wine cellar. More
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Traditional Chinese roof tiles decorate the interior of Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has used traditional Chinese roof tiles as the key material at Blue Bottle Coffee's latest shop in Shanghai to celebrate local culture. More
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Space Copenhagen adds "otherworldly" pieces to Antwerp restaurant
A cast brass chandelier and a colourful light installation are just some of the site-specific pieces Space Copenhagen installed in the interior of the Blueness restaurant in Antwerp. More
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Muted material palette defines monochrome Chinese restaurant by StudioAC
Canadian firm StudioAC combined micro cement, stainless steel and vinyl to form the interiors of a Chinese restaurant in Ontario designed to "respond to the context of the strip mall" in which it is located. More
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AvroKO draws on Korean culture for Oiji Mi restaurant in New York
Traditional designs from Korea, from houses to hairpins, are reworked to create the interiors of this Manhattan restaurant by New York studio AvroKO. More
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Frederick Tang Architecture turns Brooklyn building into restaurant celebrating owners’ Lebanese roots
Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture has transformed a 19th-century building into a Lebanese restaurant in Brooklyn with "an abundance of textures". More
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Hitzig Militello sets restaurant within historic Buenos Aires home
Repurposed materials and decadent accents come together in this Buenos Aires restaurant and bar that fits within a historic house overhauled by local studio Hitzig Militello Architects. More
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Plantea Estudio pairs rough textures and earthy tones in Madrid restaurant Hermosilla
The way that daylight plays on bricks served as the starting point for this neutral-toned restaurant interior, which architecture practice Plantea Estudio has completed in its hometown of Madrid, Spain. More
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Tutu lights populate Montreal's Cafe Constance by Atelier Zébulon Perron
Pink pendant lights resembling dancers' skirts hang from the ceiling of this cafe by Atelier Zébulon Perron at a Montreal ballet school. More
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Projekt Praga incorporates mid-century references into Polish dumpling restaurant
Polish architecture firm Projekt Praga has blended modern and mid-century features inside the Syrena Irena bistro in Warsaw, which serves traditional pierogi dumplings. More
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Snøhetta's underwater restaurant "embraced by nature" in Norway
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photos showing how its underwater restaurant, Under, has become covered in marine life since reaching completion in Norway three years ago. More
