Dining in a gorgeous setting is only going to make your meal taste better, and in some instances, a restaurant’s aesthetic is almost as important as the ingredients used in its menu – it all adds to the experience, after all.
To shine a light on the restaurants that have really nailed their design as well as their food, Prix Versailles has produced a list of the planet’s most impressive spaces to go for a meal.
What is Prix Versailles?
It’s a prestigious architecture and design award that annually highlights outstanding buildings, from stadiums to hotels, airports and museums. In this year’s list of impressive restaurants, locations in China, Egypt, South Africa and Switzerland, among many others, have been named.
Which restaurants were recognised at this year’s awards?
Among the 16 spaces which were named as the world’s most beautiful restaurants by Prix Versailles this year was Peridot, a sky-high plant-based restaurant in Central Hong Kong.
With virtually every inch of available surface space painted or draped in rich peridot green, this restaurant certainly lives up to its name. The chairs are encased in vibrant velvet, while the matching walls and ceilings have been punctured with lots of tiny lightbulbs giving it a markedly glitzy vibe.
In fact, three Hong Kong restaurants were recognised this year – Akira Back and Hana No Kumo each also featured.
Elsewhere on the list is Escā Playa in Egypt, an incredibly striking space that looks like it’s been carved out of chalk, and Carbone, a restaurant in London with decor just as rich and indulgent as the pasta on the table.
These are the world’s 16 most beautiful restaurants
- Nobu One Za’abeel, Dubai, UAE
- Le Fou, Vienna, Austria
- Monti, Gstaad, Switzerland
- Akira Back, Hong Kong
- Hana no Kumo, Hong Kong
- Monsieur Dior by Anne-Sophie Pic, Beijing, China
- Peridot, Hong Kong
- Escā Playa, Ras El Hekma, Egypt
- Finlandia Bistro, Helsinki, Finland
- Carbone, London, UK
- Rosso, Hinganigada, India
- Marlow, Monaco, Monaco
- Lucia, Los Angeles, United States
- Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn, Beverly Hills, USA
- Mottai, Coral Gables, USA
- Amura by Ángel León, Cape Town, South Africa
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