Creative and restaurants: 10 unusual establishments from around the world
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In our blog, we talked about how restaurants automate their work using special systems (for example, Jowi ), take care of the comfort of visitors with the right light and sound , and also use psychological tricks to increase the average check.
Another way to promote a restaurant may be design in the broadest sense of the word. Institutions pay attention not only to the appearance of the menu and the interior, some go further and build a promotion strategy on a common "unusual". Today we bring to your attention material about 10 restaurants from around the world that stand out from the crowd of “ordinary” establishments.
From an underwater restaurant in the Maldives, located more than 16 feet deep to an unforgettable dinner in the sky above Montreal, we will tell you about the best and most amazing restaurants so that you know exactly where to go not just for a bite to eat, but also to get a vivid and unforgettable experience.
Ithaa Undersea Restaurant - Rangali Island, Maldives
The magnificent and cozy underwater restaurant (accommodating no more than 14 guests) is located at a depth of more than 16 feet below sea level and is part of the Conrad Maldives resort on Rangali Island. The restaurant is completely built of glass, its opening took place in 2005.
Here you can sample fresh seafood, beef steak, veal and other gourmet dishes. Its roof made of transparent roofing acrylic provides visitors with a panoramic view of the underwater world with an angle of 270 degrees. Although the zinc coating protects Ithaa's steel structure from corrosion, salt water and fouling by marine organisms will ultimately lead to structural damage. So book a table before it's too late.
Ninja Cafe (Ninja New York) - New York, USA
The New York Times columnist Frank Bruni describes the Ninja restaurant in New York as "a strange, boring underground labyrinth where people in black suits meet you, bowing incessantly and screaming and somersaulting."
The institution looks like you were in a 15th-century Japanese feudal village full of dark alleys and winding passages. While you are having dinner, inconspicuous warriors not only serve sushi and sake, but also perform all kinds of tricks. Call it Japanese food mixed with martial arts.
Dinner in the Sky Restaurant - Montreal, Canada
Do you like height? The idea of a restaurant in the sky originated in Belgium. A hoisting crane lifts a special platform with a table and chairs firmly fixed to a height of 160 feet, there is also a service staff and everything to enjoy a lunch between heaven and earth.
The idea of a new mobile restaurant has become popular, and now such restaurants periodically work in different cities around the world, in particular in Montreal.
Redwoods Treehouse Restaurant: Forest Meal - Warkworth, New Zealand
The onion-shaped Redwoods Treehouse restaurant was built on a sequoia in the city of Warkworth in northern New Zealand in 2008. Visitors climb more than 32 feet along a path constructed from local mahogany.
This amazing establishment is used only for private events and can accommodate no more than 30 guests.
Kotokafe Nekorobi - Tokyo, Japan
Now you can have a cup of coffee in an unusual setting. Nekorobi is a trendy cat cafe located in the entertainment district of Ikebukuro. Here you can have a great time with furry friends. Through glass doors, visitors enter a dimly lit room where cats play and relax.
There is also a vending machine with drinks and snacks, offering a rich assortment of hot and cold drinks, including coffee, royal tea with milk, green tea and instant miso soup. In the evening, visitors are given the chance to watch the dining ritual, when the inhabitants of the cafe gather around glass food bowls placed on the floor around the floor lamp. This place undoubtedly deserves the attention of all cat lovers.
Safe House Restaurant - Milwaukee, United States
This restaurant in the northwestern United States has a rather inconspicuous appearance, but this is precisely the point. The basis of the espionage theme of the institution is the definition of the CIA safe house, which, at first glance, is an ordinary room where the intelligence organization can carry out its secret activities in safety.
You will not find a sign saying “Safe House” anywhere, but to get inside you need to know the password. If you ever find yourself in Milwaukee, you should look for this top-secret restaurant. The main thing to remember is that you did not learn about him from us.
Restaurant Modern Toilet - Taipei, Prov. Taiwan, PRC
The idea of creating such a shocking restaurant came to the head of one of the owners when he read while sitting - where else? - in the toilet. It all started with the sale of chocolate ice cream in containers in the shape of a toilet bowl, but the humor was appreciated, and soon a full-fledged restroom-style restaurant appeared.
Today, Modern Toilet is a growing chain of restaurants throughout Asia. If this toilet theme has aroused your curiosity, hurry to take a toilet (not working!) And taste the dishes served in themed utensils.
Restaurant De Kas - Amsterdam, Netherlands
More surprising than strange: Imagine a restaurant that uses the freshest ingredients on its menu, and with the freshest I mean those gathered at dawn on the same day that you arrived for dinner. Welcome to De Kas, the old greenhouse in Amsterdam that was supposed to be demolished in 2001 if it weren't for the ambitious chef Gert Jan Hageman, the owner of the Michelin star, who turned a unique 26-foot-tall structure into a restaurant combined with a greenhouse.
Mediterranean vegetables, herbs and edible flowers are grown in the greenhouse and in the garden next to the restaurant, and Hageman himself can be found in the De Kas greenhouse, where he is engaged in daily farming, planting herbs and vegetables, weeding beds and harvesting.
The Bubble Room Restaurant - Captiva Island, Florida
This eclectic restaurant, decorated with classic toys from the 1930s and 1940s, was opened in 1979. Then The Bubble Room was a small one-room eatery, and today it has become a multi-themed restaurant, occupying all three floors. in the house where everything once began. Each of the waiters, here called “bubble scouts” (“bubble squad”), wears its own unusual hat. Trains run across all three floors, and the walls are all decorated with photographs of scenes from old films and movie stars.
“It's always Christmas in the Bubble Room” - this is one of the restaurant's themes, as evidenced by the Santa Clauses placed everywhere, the Elf’s room and Christmas lights burning all year round. The institution plays music of the 1920-1940s, and cheerful pastel colors almost cause hallucinations. From the first days of the restaurant, the selected dishes on the menu are the burning Socra cheese, the signature Bubble Bread (“bubble bread”) and many desserts of enormous size.
O.NOIR Restaurant - Toronto, Canada
You can dine in complete darkness already in many restaurants abroad, but this idea first appeared in Canada in 2006. The first O.NOIR restaurant was opened in Montreal, and the second in Toronto in 2009. The philosophy of the O.NOIR establishments is such that eating in the dark, you get much more pleasure, because having lost sight for a while, you activate other feelings, including the sense of smell, which are amplified several times. It is forbidden to bring lanterns, telephones and even watches with illumination to the restaurant.
The evening begins in a lighted bar where guests place their orders; then the waiter escorts them to the unlit dining room and explains where and what is on the table. The meal lasts two hours. This new experience, of course, gives the concept of “blind date” a new meaning.
