Australian studio Alexander & Co has set sumptuous furnishings against worn brick walls to channel faded opulence throughout this Sydney dining venue. More about The Imperial restaurant in Sydney is designed to look like "lost palace"
Creative agency Futura has decorated a cafe in Mexico City using cobalt and pink surfaces, and designed playful branding to match. More about Futura pairs pink and blue at Mexico City coffee shop Motín
A copper facade frames the grey stone interior of this dining and retail space in Shanghai designed by local firm Office Coastline. More about Genshang's Shanghai restaurant designed by Office Coastline as "gentle sequence of spaces"
New York firm New Practice Studio has designed a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan with natural hues and quirky illustrations on the walls by artist Qiu Anxiong. More about New Practice Studio uses desaturated palette and Chinese imagery at Atlas Kitchen
Coal-coloured surfaces and blackened furnishings provide the dark interiors of this market-style restaurant in Valencia, designed by Francesc Rifé Studio. More about Francesc Rifé Studio sticks to dark tones for Valencia's Merkato restaurant
This Peruvian restaurant, which overlooks an archaeological site, was designed by Lima-based Estudio Rafael Freyre as a laboratory and hub for experiments in local gastronomy. More about Fraying grass roof tops Mil Centro restaurant in Peru's historical Sacred Valley
Starbucks has unveiled a sprawling outpost "inspired by the history of manufacturing" in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, with copper pipes overhead that move coffee beans around the site. More about Starbucks Reserve Roastery cafe opens in New York's Meatpacking
Natural timber, white-painted brick and gingham fabric feature inside this dim-sum restaurant inspired by a farmer's market, by Brooklyn-based Crème. More about Crème creates "non-traditional" Chinese restaurant RedFarm in London
A monochromatic palette and limited selection of materials create a minimal interior for the LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing, while mirrors exaggerate light in the space. More about Lukstudio creates monochrome interior for LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing
A glass-enclosed kitchen at the entrance to this Tel Aviv restaurant by Vered Kadouri and Craft & Bloom turns the food preparation into an art performance. More about Simple vegan cuisine inspires serene Tel Aviv restaurant interior
Creative consultancy Masquespacio has completed a tropical sushi restaurant in Valencia, Spain, that mixes Japanese and Brazilian-inspired design elements. More about Kaikaya sushi restaurant in Valencia fuses Japanese and Brazilian design
American interior designer Ken Fulk is behind the pastel palette at this new restaurant and bar in the Miami Design District. More about Ken Fulk chooses candy colours for Swan restaurant in Miami
Patchy grey surfaces and concrete fixtures appear inside this bar in New South Wales, which Australian studio Pattern has designed to reflect the "raw beauty" of late-night eateries in Mexico. More about Pattern completes understated interiors for Locura bar in Byron Bay
Large triangular windows offer glimpses of spotted terrazzo flooring, paper globes and planting inside this concrete bakery and cafe in Colombia, designed by Studio Cadena. More about Jagged windows pierce Studio Cadena's Masa bakery in Bogotá
Canadian designer Alexandra Hutchison has opened an eatery with her husband in Toronto, creating interiors influenced by a trip to coastal California. More about Venice Beach informs Alexandra Hutchison's La Palma restaurant in Toronto
Fizzing bubbles, popped corks and vineyard colours are referenced inside this restaurant and bar in Victoria, which Foolscap Studio overhauled for champagne brand Moët & Chandon. More about Foolscap Studio creates wine-themed interiors for Domaine Chandon bar in Australia's Yarra Valley
Our review of 2018 continues with editorial assistant Bridget Cogley's pick of restaurants and bars, including a dim sum spot in Hong Kong, a Chinese restaurant in a London church, and Noma's new outpost in Copenhagen. More about Dezeen's top 10 restaurants and bars of 2018
Gleaming sheets of pink corrugated metal contrast with rough plaster walls inside this Moscow restaurant designed by Crosby Studios. More about Ridged panels of pink metal appear throughout Moscow's Rare Pastrami Bar
Slatted woodwork forms a canopy over this Spanish tapas bar and restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, which architecture practice Studio Razavi has based on a market in Barcelona. More about Studio Razavi models New York's Boqueria tapas bar on Barcelona market
A colourful palette and custom furnishings outfit this cafe and bakery in Ukraine, completed by designers Lera Brumina and Artem Trigubchak. More about Pink and blue enhance "warm colour of bread" at Breadway in Odesa