OOZN Design creates cavernous cafe in Jakarta using undulating timber slats
Undulating layers of timber create a cave-like interior inside this cafe in Indonesia by local studio OOZN Design. More
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Hiroyuki Ogawa patterns Japanese tea house with subtle cherry blossom motif
A faint pattern of cherry blossom petals decorates window screens and furniture inside this tea house in Japan by Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects. More
London cafe interior by TwistInArchitecture references city's commercial history
The interior of this east London cafe by local firm TwistInArchitecture features copper tubes, timber boards and metal light fittings, designed to reference the area's trade history (+ slideshow). More
Yellow house-shaped facade fronts cafe by Nordic Bros Design Community
The bright yellow facade of this cafe in Seoul by local studio Nordic Bros Design Community references the exterior of a Scandinavian house, complete with small square windows and a roof gable (+ slideshow). More
Huge glowing letters lead inside El Té tea house by Estudio 30 51
Large glowing letters spell out the
PortugueseSpanish word for tea at the front of this tea house in Brazil by architects Estudio 30 51, the third cafe we've featured in the last seven days (+ slideshow). More
Budapest cafe with vaulted brick ceilings by Spora Architects
Following our earlier story about a tea house in Prague, here's another cafe with vaulted ceilings by Hungarian studio Spora Architects, in a two-hundred-year-old former palace in Budapest (+ slideshow). More
Straw and plaster-lined cafe by A1 Architects based on Japanese tea houses
Czech studio A1 Architects covered the walls of this cafe in Prague with a tactile mixture of black plaster, coal and pieces of straw, in a modern take on the clay plasters used inside traditional Japanese tea houses (+ slideshow). More
Foxes Den cafe by Hecker Guthrie references a chicken coop
Wooden structures and traditional joinery are used in this Melbourne takeaway chicken shop by local interior designers Hecker Guthrie to evoke the appearance of a chicken coop. More
Zapiekanka restaurant in Warsaw modelled on a market booth by MFRMGR
This baguette shop in Warsaw, Poland, by architects MFRMGR is modelled on market booths and stalls set up in the city during the 1990s (+ slideshow). More
Reinforcing steel creates shelves and partitions in Dublin coffee shop
Steel reinforcing bars are used for shelving and partitions at this coffee shop in Dublin by VAV architects. More
Cafeteria with exposed timber framework by Niji Architects
Exposed timber beams branch out from the tops of columns that support the roof of this cafeteria in the Ushimado district of Setouichi city in Japan by Niji Architects (+ slideshow). More
Hyper-realistic renderings of a proposed cafe in Ukraine
These hyper-realistic renderings by designer Michael Samoriz depict a cafe proposed for Ukraine with wooden beams criss-crossing over its ceiling. More
Cais Bagaúste by Belém Lima Arquitectos
Portuguese studio Belém Lima Arquitectos has perched a pair of gabled cabins on the edge of a dam in northern Portugal to provide a public boathouse and cafe (+ slideshow). More
Cafe Ki by id
Table legs extend up to look like tree trunks and branches at this cafe in Tokyo by Japanese studio id (+ slideshow). More
Bakery in Porto by Paulo Merlini
This bakery in Porto by Portuguese architect Paulo Merlini has a wavy ceiling that's designed to look like a dripping cake topping (+ slideshow). More
Cornerstone Cafe by Paul Crofts Studio
Chevron motifs taken from military uniforms are interspersed around this cafe at London's Royal Arsenal Riverside by Paul Crofts Studio (+ slideshow). More
WikiBar Paris by Mathieu Lehanneur
Food with edible packaging is served around a circular counter at the WikiBar in Paris by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. More
Kontum Indochine Cafe by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Fifteen conical bamboo columns support the roof of this waterside cafe designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects at a hotel in central Vietnam (+ slideshow). More
Origo Coffee Shop by Lama Architectura
Two hundred and seventy six teacups are suspended from the ceiling of this coffee shop in Bucharest by Romanian studio Lama Architectura (+ slideshow). More
Les Bebes Cupcakery by J.C. Architecture
A door and deep-framed window are set into the glass house-shaped facade of this cupcake shop in Taiwan by J.C. Architecture. More