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Featuring 279 projects across 45 categories, the shortlist for this year’s Restaurant & Bar Design Awards once again boasts a plethora of outstanding spaces, two of which are in South Africa.
Here, in no particular order, are 25 of the most arresting designs from across the globe:
1. La Petite Colombe – Fracnshoek, South Africa (Design: MR)
2. Tang – Johannesburg, South Africa (Design: Tristan Plessis Studio)
3. DOH! – Kuwait City, Kuwait (Design: Lines)
4. Cake Bloom – Dubai, UAE (Design: Kocka Design)
5. Nomad – Manama, Bahrain (Design: Ark4lab of Architecture)
6. The Nine at Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk – Dubai, UAE (Design: WA International)
7. Orchard – Calgary, Canada (Design: Bold Workshop Architecture)
8. Hiyakawa – Miami, USA (Design: Bea Interiors Design)
9. Afterain – Hangzhou, China (Design: Karv One)
10. Rosalie – Poznan, Poland (Design: KREACJA PRZESTRZENI)
11. Seta – Sydney, Australia (Design: Dreamtime Australia Design)
12. COC – Cordoba, Argentina (Design: Estudio Montevideo)
13. DADAÏ at Mitsui Shopping Park – Tokyo, Japan (Design: Glamorous)
14. Nutbutter – Dublin, Ireland (Design: L’Estrange Designs X Adrian Hill Architects)
15. Ilios – Cancun, Mexico (Design: Filipao Nunes Arquitectos)
16. Chunk Social at Riyadh Park Mall – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Design: H2R Design)
17. Meland Club – Shenzhen, China (Design: X+Living)
18. Trattoria Graziella at De L’Europe Amsterdam – Amsterdam, Netherlands (Design: Nicemakers)
19. Goods Way – London, United Kingdom (Design: 3Stories)
20. Ping Pong at Gasworks Plaza – Brisbane, Australia (Design: Derlot Group)
21. Lolita Eipprova – Ljubljana, Slovenia (Design: TRIIIJE)
22. Croma by Flash – Barcelona, Spain (Design: Llamazares Pomés Arquitectura)
23. Santomate – Morelia, Mexico (Design: Daniela Bucio Sistos)
24. Pani at Aventura Mall – Aventura, USA (Design: Bigtime Design Studios X Eliana “Pani” Trotta)
25. The Alchemist – Cheltenham, United Kingdom (Design: turnerbates)
View the full shortlist at restaurantandbardesignawards.com. Missed last year’s winners? Check them out here.
