A stained glass arch and striped cocktail bar add colourful geometry to the Ceintuur Theatre restaurant in Amsterdam, designed by Dutch interiors firm Studio Elèn Letort. More about Studio Elèn Letort transforms 1920s Amsterdam cinema into "easygoing and approachable" restaurant
British studio Foster + Partners is developing plans to convert an old chapel in Oxford into a restaurant and bar for the Ellison Institute of Technology research campus. More about Foster + Partners plans Oxford chapel conversion for Larry Ellison
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a taverna in Sydney by Australian practice AP Design House. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "groundbreaking" taverna-informed restaurant
Australian firm AP Design House has completed a Greek restaurant in Sydney defined by stainless steel, concrete and mid-century seating. More about AP Design House creates "relaxed, lived-in" taverna in Sydney
Bespoke furniture and details, including a colourful swan mosaic, help to evoke the atmosphere of a 1960s pavilion that previously occupied the site of this cafe in Almaty, Kazakhstan, designed by local firm AT Interiors. More about Soviet-era architecture informs Kazakhstan cafe by AT Interiors
From sushi, Singaporean food, and, of course, tacos, restaurants in Mexico City have it all. For this week's lookbook, we dive into restaurant interiors in the city that utilise formal innovations and materials to showcase its world-class cuisine. More about Eight Mexico City restaurant interiors good enough to eat
Ola Jachymiak Studio has unveiled the Nora restaurant in the heart of London's Canary Wharf financial district. More about Nora restaurant brings Anatolian warmth to London's Canary Wharf
Hackney restaurant and listening bar Bambi has been doubled in size with a revamped interior and a custom-made stainless-steel-and-wood wall cabinet for vinyl records. More about Nicola Weetch designs London Fields record bar "to feel lived-in"
"Intimacy was non-negotiable" for Kelly Wearstler when interior designing Kappo Kappo, a charred-wood-clad French and Japanese restaurant at the Austin Proper Hotel in Texas. More about Kelly Wearstler wants diners to "feel completely present" at low-lit fusion restaurant
Design duo Axel and Mélissa Chay set out to bring "charm, humour and a sense of place" to Dévo, a Marseille restaurant characterised by glossy lacquer, smoked glass and a swooping seagull stuck to the wall. More about 1970s-style restaurant and wine bar Dévo is "very Marseille"
Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has installed a restaurant at Les Jardins de Médongaule, in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province, featuring 16 huge green concrete columns. More about "Obelisk-like" columns rise through Pezo von Ellrichshausen's restaurant for botanical garden
Local outfit Studio Valle de Valle has worked with seasoned New York restaurateurs to create a wine bar in a single room with a zinc-covered bar, cedar panelling and custom furniture. More about Studio Valle de Valle contrasts zinc and cedar at Stars wine bar in New York
A cohesive blend of natural timbers, including Douglas fir, cherry and ash wood, has been used to define the interiors of Cove restaurant, self-designed by chef Flynn McGarry. More about Flynn McGarry creates "relaxed and warm" dining interior at Cove in New York
Mexico-based Worc Studio referenced familial traditions and shared experiences at Savvia in Mexico City, placing a circular, communal table, inside a historic structure in the city's core. More about Worc Studio centres circular stone table at "reverential" Mexico City restaurant
Design studio Safwat by Safwat has balanced a bar, lounge, and restaurant programme at Funny Bar in New York's Lower East Side, using glass brick and postmodern details. More about Safwat by Safwat balances "humor, clarity, and restraint" at Funny Bar in New York
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has designed a restaurant interior with a casual take-out counter and an upscale bar lounge in Toronto, Ontario. More about MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere
A large orange-lacquered communal table runs through the centre of this burger restaurant in Houston, designed by locally based Studio Danel to "transcend the conventions of a burger restaurant". More about "Architecture and everyday culture" meet at this Texas burger restaurant by Studio Danel
English interiors studio North End Design drew on 1980s Japanese and American boardrooms, British car companies from the 60s and wood-panelled recording studios when designing this restaurant in London with an unusual cut-out feature. More about Colourful restaurant Motorino offers peek into neighbouring Fitzrovia chapel
Design studio Rockwell Group has completed the theatre-style interiors of a Korean steakhouse at The Venetian resort in Las Vegas. More about Rockwell Group brings "theatricality of dining" to Las Vegas steakhouse
Next in our 2025 review, we look back at the best restaurants of the year, from an "urban greenhouse" in Mexico City to a colour-saturated eatery in Shanghai designed by film director Wong Kar Wai. More about The top 10 restaurants of 2025