The category winners for the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2025 were announced on 27 October at a glittering ceremony in Dubai. These are the 37 international spots which took top honours.
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The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is arguably the most important and influential design competition for food and beverage spaces worldwide. Now in its 17th year, it recognises and celebrates the world’s most creative spaces and the people behind them.
Selected from this year’s shortlist, these are the winners of the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2025:
Global Categories
Alfresco & Biophilic Design
Sanctuary
Location: Bangkok, Thailand | Designed by: Paper Plane Project Studio
Hotel
Bar Julius
Location: The EVE Hotel Located in Redfern, Australia | Designed by: SJB
Stellar Jay
Location: Denver, USA | Designed by: Wildman Chalmers Design
Song
Location: Hangzhou, China | Designed by: AB Concept
We are EDN
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Designed by: WeWantMore
LITT
Location: Dubai, UAE | Designed by: Verhaal
Ceiling
Samna
Location: Marbella, Spain | Designed by: YOD Group
Cafe
Reading Mi Café
Location: Zhuhai, China | Designed by: PANORAMA Design Group
Gravity
Location: Abu Halifa, Kuwait | Designed by: Studio Nama
Amiko
Location: Barcelona, Spain | Designed by: Masquespacio
Felix Roasting Co.
Location: New York, USA | Designed by: Ken Fulk
Colour
KI Culinary Club
Location: Hong Kong, China | Designed by: NC Design & Architecture
Fast Casual
Matsuri
Location: Paris, France | Designed by: Jessica Mille Architecte
Heritage Building
Big Red Crayfish
Location: Nanjing, China | Designed by: Dayi Design
Lighting
Gourmet Pavilion
Location: Macao, China | Designed by: David Collins Studio
Luxury
The Ra Ra Room
Location: Phoenix, USA | Designed by: Gensler
Multiple
Javier’s
Location: Los Angeles, USA | Designed by: Atelier Gulla Jonsdottir
Murals & Graffiti
The Otter
Location: New York, USA | Designed by: Hannes Peer
Standalone
Cucina Regina
Location: Brisbane, Australia | Designed by: Tom Mark Henry
MR PORTER
Location: London, UK | Designed by: Baranowitz + Kronenberg
Suparnin
Location: Guangzhou, China | Designed by: Republic Metropolis Architecture
Lyra
Location: Marassi, Bahrain | Designed by: Sagrada
Obvio
Location: New York, USA | Designed by: Santa Cruz Co.
Surface Interiors
No.14
Location: Bishops Stortford, UK | Designed by: TNN Studio
Mausam
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Designed by: 4SPACE Design
Sukiyaki Kitaro
Location: Taichung City, Taiwan | Designed by: Sky Vision
Lucia
Location: Los Angeles, USA | Designed by: Preen, Inc.
Jinja
Location: Oran Park, Australia | Designed by: Archebiosis Architects
Small Spaces
The Dreamery
Location: London, UK | Designed by: Ltd Ltd
Visual Identity
The Cullinan
Location: Dubai, UAE | Designed by: Redbeerd
In Another Space
Kilo Kitchen
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia | Designed by: Rad+ar
Upstairs at the 1878
Location: Dublin, Ireland | Designed by: Ellis Design Studio
Mimi
Location: Edmonton, Canada | Designed by: Ste Marie
Café Boulud
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Designed by: Rockwell Group
Sustainability
Roganic
Location: Hong Kong, China | Designed by: Atelier E
Co-Working
LABO
Location: Wrocław, Poland | Designed by: CUDO
Club/Night Venue
Stage
Location: Hong Kong, China | Designed by: MAG studio
Overall Regional
Europe
No.14
Location: Bishops Stortford, UK | Designed by: TNN Studio
Middle East & Africa
LITT
Location: Dubai, UAE | Designed by: Verhaal
Asia
Suparnin
Location: Guangzhou, China | Designed by: Republic Metropolis Architecture
Americas
Lucia
Location: Los Angeles, USA | Designed by: Preen, Inc.
Australia & Pacific
Bar Julius
Location: The EVE Hotel Located in Redfern, Australia | Designed by: SJB
Overall Winners
Overall Restaurant
Suparnin
Location: Guangzhou, China | Designed by: Republic Metropolis Architecture
Overall Bar
LITT
Location: Dubai, UAE | Designed by: Verhaal
To see the winners and full shortlist for this year’s awards, visit restaurantandbardesignawards.com.
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