Finnish designer Laura Seppänen applied earthy tones throughout this restaurant in Helsinki to reflect the menu's focus on locally sourced ingredients. More about Farm-to-table cooking informs natural colour palette of Maannos restaurant in Helsinki
The colours of the sky are echoed in the furnishings and fittings of this lofty Manhattan restaurant, which architecture studio Woods Bagot designed so the views could "steal the show". More about Sky-high Manhatta restaurant by Woods Bagot borrows colours from outside
A historic limestone pavilion in New York City has been redesigned as an open-air restaurant by local firm Gachot Studios, using a bocce ball court as a focal point. More about Gachot Studios renovates Bocce restaurant at New York's Union Square
Fast-food chain McDonald's has replaced its iconic restaurant in Chicago with a building by Ross Barney Architects that is "unlike any in the company's portfolio". More about Chicago McDonald's by Ross Barney Architects draws comparisons to Apple stores
Tiered balconies clad in charred timber dowels enclose restaurants designed "in the round" to provide views across Sydney's redeveloped Barangaroo South precinct. More about Collins and Turner's Barangaroo House is surrounded by curving timber-clad balconies
Los Angeles firm Bestor Architecture has built a white complex for a winery in Napa, Calfornia, complete with porthole windows and a zig-zag pavilion roof. More about Napa winery by Bestor Architecture echoes mid-century modernism
Bureau Rhizome's interior for this contemporary Russian restaurant is influenced by a neighbouring Danish design school. More about Gastrobar O restaurant combines Russian and Scandinavian style
Australian studio Biasol paired worn concrete walls with pink marble and rich red accents for the interiors of this Italian restaurant in Melbourne, which takes visual cues from Ancient Rome. More about Pink marble and patchy concrete emulate ancient Rome in Melbourne’s Pentolina pasta bar
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
Husband-and-wife duo Emily and Nathan Danylchuk of Rane Interiors have used cream-coloured details, slatted wood, and Ikea Odger chairs to brighten a Japanese restaurant in Vancouver. More about Rane Interiors outfits Japanese restaurant Saku with orange and cream surfaces
Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil looked to the subdued paintings of artist Giorgio Morandi when creating the greyscale interiors of this restaurant in Seville. More about Pastel furnishings contrast against concrete walls in Seville's Casaplata restaurant
Luxury 1950s Mexican vacationlands and the style of a "gaudy" furniture designer have informed the interior of this taco restaurant in Vancouver, by local designer Shiloh Sukkau. More about Vancouver restaurant Tacofino Oasis references "rustic glamour of mid-century Mexican resort town"
The pastel-green and white striped interiors of this Italian restaurant, designed by London architecture studio Red Deer, pay homage to the eatery's sister business – the popular Soho delicatessen Lina Stores. More about Red Deer creates pastel-striped pasta restaurant for "Soho institution" Lina Stores
Curved slats of laminated wood cover the walls and ceiling of a Chinese restaurant in New York's East Village by design firm New Practice Studio. More about Wooden arches traverse Hunan Slurp noodle shop by New Practice Studio
American firm Square Feet Studio has used subtle maritime references, like wood panelling, and hints of blue and green, throughout this seafood restaurant in Atlanta. More about Square Feet Studio opts for "spare nautical" interior at Atlanta oyster bar
Pigmento Experimenta Studio has aimed to evoke the quaintness of Italian cafes and streets at this pizza restaurant in Córdoba by installing bicycles and street lamps inside. More about Pigmento Experimenta infuses Pan Plano pizzeria in Argentina with rustic charm
The forms and colours of a David Hockney painting are referenced in this Berlin poke restaurant, designed by Ester Bruzkus Architekten to feel "as relaxed as a day at a California pool". More about Berlin restaurant LA Poke takes its cues from Hockney painting A Bigger Splash
Dark woodwork, navy-blue upholstered wall panels and plaid concrete flooring feature at this restaurant in Atlanta, which design studio Workstead completed for lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun to capture an "elegant mix of old and new". More about Workstead completes moody Atlanta restaurant for lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun
Wood-framed structures create a range of different spaces in Hono Izakaya, a restaurant in Quebec City that was recently refurbished by local designer Charlène Bourgeois. More about Japanese restaurant in Quebec City combines minimal details and unfinished surfaces
IKEA recently collaborated with high-end fashion designers on a collection of statement rugs, and eye-catching carpets are becoming a focal point again in home interior design. Here are eight of the best to have featured on Dezeen. More about Eight home interiors furnished around statement rugs