Note Design Studio uses desert colours in Stockholm bistro
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio used photographs of Death Valley to inform the pastel colour scheme for this restaurant and coffee shop in the Swedish capital (+ slideshow). More
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Agence Jouin Manku transforms Saint-Lazare priory into modern hotel and restaurant
Agence Jouin Manku has upgraded the interior of a hotel and restaurant in the French monastic city of Fontevraud using a palette of wood, metal and fabric to complement the original stone building – a former priory (+ slideshow). More
OPSO restaurant by K-studio references "old Athenian eateries"
A spine of steel framework runs the length of this Greek restaurant in London by Athens designers K-studio (+ slideshow). More
Álvaro Siza transforms his 50-year-old Boa Nova Tea House into a seafood restaurant
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has renovated one of his most iconic projects – the waterside Boa Nova Tea House in his hometown of Porto (+ slideshow). More
Thomas Kröger Architekt suspends copper cuboids from Berlin restaurant ceiling
Berlin studio Thomas Kröger Architekt has installed copper-clad boxes to sit above diners at this newly opened Italian bistro in the heart of Potsdamer Platz. More
Salvaged Ring coffee house by a21studio is built from scrap wood
Vietnamese office a21studio used recycled wood to construct the curving framework of this coffee house, which encircles a courtyard near the city of Nha Trang (+ slideshow). More
BIG and Kilo Design transform Copenhagen basement into tiled South American restaurant
Brightly-coloured patterned ceramic tiles line the walls, floor and stairs of this South American restaurant in Copenhagen, designed by Danish studios BIG and Kilo Design (+ slideshow). More
Geneto adds pointed roofline to Italian restaurant in Japan
Small triangular windows puncture the faceted roof and walls of this Italian restaurant in Japan designed by Kyoto studio Geneto (+ slideshow).
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Welsh + Major transforms an old Sydney police station into a restaurant
Australian studio Welsh + Major has converted a 19th century police station in Sydney into a restaurant with a glazed extension and louvred entrance projecting beyond the old brick walls. More
London restaurant by Brinkworth resembles a ramshackle farm building
Interior designers Brinkworth have created a restaurant in central London that resembles a farm building, with rusty corrugated iron on the walls and salvaged lighting (+ slideshow). More
Australian greengrocers transformed into burger bar
This greengrocers turned burger bar in Adelaide, Australia, features white tiled walls, neon signage and a chunky concrete trough for hand-washing (+ slideshow). More
Softroom completes a restaurant in the British Museum's Great Court
Architecture and design studio Softroom has renovated a restaurant beneath the glazed roof installed by Norman Foster over the Great Court of the British Museum in London. More
Switch by Apollo Architects gives a new home to an 85-year-old restaurant
This narrow building in Tokyo by local studio Apollo Architects & Associates accommodates an 85-year-old restaurant within its base, while its upper floor is a residence with a cantilevered balcony (+ slideshow). More
Military church in Antwerp reinvented as a restaurant by Piet Boon
Dutch designer Piet Boon has transformed the interior of a former military hospital chapel in Antwerp, Belgium, into a contemporary restaurant featuring a sculptural chandelier. More
Triptyque's shiny metal restaurant hovers over São Paulo shopping complex
This reflective metal-clad box containing a restaurant rises like a periscope above a small shopping complex in São Paulo by French-Brazilian architecture office Triptyque (+ slideshow). More
Textile patchwork covers conceptual restaurant by Karina Wiciak
This conceptual restaurant covered in a patchwork of textiles is the final instalment in Polish designer Karina Wiciak's series of fantasy interiors. More
Tom Dixon completes Éclectic restaurant in Paris
British designer Tom Dixon's interior for Paris restaurant Éclectic combines raw, industrial concrete surfaces with tactile brass, marble and leather details. More
Imaginary restaurant designed like a prison by Karina Wiciak
The penultimate project in Polish designer Karina Wiciak's series of fantasy restaurants depicts tables locked up in prison cells. 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
Ippolito Fleitz Group installs metal trees in natural foods restaurant
Undulating branches emerge from the centre of a dining table at this Swiss natural foods restaurant by Ippolito Fleitz Group (+ slideshow + photographs by Zooey Braun). More