Here's a closer look inside the newly opened Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, where design studio Rockwell Group has outfitted a restaurant and bar that "responds to the museum's distinctive biomorphic architecture". More about Rockwell Group eschews 90-degree angles for Skywalker Grill at Lucas Museum
New York studio Surrane Design has outfitted Thai restaurant Hommali in New York with a terracotta floor, a central "courtyard" space and personal items of the founders to create a space that resembles a traditional Thai house. More about Surrane Design uses "stages of the rice plant" to tone Thai restaurant in New York
Japanese minimalism has informed the interiors of this light-filled Italian restaurant in Montreal, designed by locally based Ivy Studio with its first in-house designed chairs. More about Montreal restaurant Minnibar by Ivy Studio "embraces its raw shell"
Spanish designer Isern Serra has used rounded corners and curved built-in furniture to create a "relaxed and welcoming atmosphere" inside Napoli on the Road, a pizza restaurant in London's Soho area. More about Isern Serra draws on Mediterranean vernacular architecture for London pizzeria
Architecture studio Red Deer sourced Gerolakkos stone and hand-crafted Lefkara lace from Cyprus, which it juxtaposed with stainless steel and oversized basket-like lamps at Zylia in Covent Garden. More about Stone and lace details "evoke the atmosphere of Cyprus" at London restaurant Zylia
An external skin of timber louvres filters light and air into the double-height interiors of Waankarn, a restaurant and events space in Thailand designed by local architecture practice Studio Locomotive. More about Breezy louvre walls enclose restaurant in Thailand by Studio Locomotive
Lanterns, alley-like walkways and other details reminiscent of Tokyo's Golden Gai neighbourhood feature in this restaurant designed by Joyce Wang Studio in Hong Kong. More about Tokyo's drinking alleys inform interior of Genso restaurant by Joyce Wang Studio
Architecture studio OMA has designed a "jewel box" restaurant clad in cork inside its recently completed extension to the New Museum in Manhattan. More about OMA's Oberon restaurant at the New Museum is "hidden in plain sight"
Local firm Open Studio has created a gigantic fibreglass dumpling to illuminate and beckon visitors into Dumpling Darlings, a small-plates restaurant in Singapore's New Bahru shopping centre. More about Open Studio designs izakaya-style restaurant with "half-dipped dumpling" lamp
Design studio House of Baby drew on modernist architecture, such as Saigon's Independence Palace, for the interior design of Vietnamese restaurant Banh Banh in London. More about House of Baby designs Brixton restaurant Banh Banh as "immersive artwork"
UK practices Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC have revealed a faceted glass canopy that shelters new outdoor spaces, as part of the transformation of the Olympia events centre in London. More about Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC shelter rooftop terrace with pleated canopy at London's Olympia
Design studio Journey and Tao Hospitality Group have refreshed the interiors of dining venues at The Edge, the triangular observation deck at New York's Hudson Yards. More about New York's art deco icons inform revamped restaurant at The Edge
Designer Annabel Colterjohn and architecture office Red Deer used a palette of industrially inspired materials to evoke the gritty yet welcoming feel of Berlin kebab shops at this restaurant in west London. More about Curving communal table forms "archipelago of steel" at centre of Kiez Kebab restaurant
New York-based Islyn Studio has looked to Washington DC's New Formalist architecture and "late-night Tokyo" to inform the interiors of this Japanese restaurant. More about Islyn Studio evokes "neo-noir urbanism" at Uchi DC restaurant
Brooklyn studio GRT Architects has completed a second location for maximalist restaurant Bad Roman, creating an "evolution" of the New York original in Beverly Hills. More about "Exuberant" tiled facade fronts Bad Roman Beverly Hills by GRT Architects
An over-century-old factory in Edinburgh has been sensitively renovated into a food hall by architecture studio GRAS. More about Gras uses "light-touch approach" to convert dockside warehouse
With New York City's annual design festival in full swing, we've rounded up 10 recently opened eateries, watering holes, dance spots and a sober club to enjoy in between exhibitions and events. More about Ten buzzy bars, restaurants and clubs to visit during NYCxDesign
Swedish studio Wingårdhs has unveiled Slussporten, a glass-fronted restaurant located underneath Stockholm's Goldbridge that was designed to challenge the idea that "nothing good happens under a bridge". More about Wingårdhs slides glass restaurant under Foster + Partners-designed bridge
Utilitarian surfaces are contrasted with glossy finishes and splashes of red and green inside Cafe Kowloon, a modern Cantonese restaurant in east London designed by local studio Daytrip. More about Daytrip creates "atmospheric and slightly cinematic" interior for Cafe Kowloon
Walnut millwork, modernist furnishings and a red travertine bar give this Los Angeles restaurant by local design studio 22RE a "distinctly Milanese sensibility". More about 22RE "channels Italian dining culture" at Bar di Bello in Los Angeles