12 Restaurants With Mouthwatering Decor

Switch, Dubai, by Karim Rashid Inc.

For serious restaurateurs, serving delicious food is only half the battle.

Hst, Copenhagen, by Norm Architects

The other half is offering a dining space, which combines aesthetics and functionality and which elevates the experience of eating to the level of an enchanted ritual.

The Crescent Inn, West Yorkshire, UK, by Robert Angell Design Studio

The Restaurant and Bar Design Awards is, famously, the worlds only event dedicated to hospitality design. It honors the architects and designers who create the worlds most jaw-dropping dining spaces.

Cocteau, Beirut, Lebanon, by Gatserelia Design

Now, Restaurant and Bar Design, out from Taschen in May, features 100 highlights put forward to the awards panel from the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Toy, New York, by Jeffrey Beers International

With a 1,500-pound kaleidoscopic ceiling installation of mirrored triangles that project trippy images of geishas and Ming Dynasty motifs, you may mistake the experience of eating at Toy for the experience of eating inside a Darren Aronofsky movie.

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12 Restaurants With Mouthwatering Decor