Hospitalis is a hospital-themed restaurant in Riga, Latvia. The entire restaurant was decked out to look as much like a hospital as possible.
The people behind Hospitalis went all out when they designed the restaurant. Patrons or “patients” ate on operating tables with scalpels and forceps. Dishes were designed to look like body parts and patrons could even have their meal fed to them by a sexy nurse provided they were willing to be bound in a straight jacket.
The bizarre restaurant also featured a dentist and gynecologist-themed dining area. Hospitalis seems like a great idea, but unfortunately it was not up to code and was shut down by Latvian health inspectors.
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The Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant has opened in Beijing, China, and is themed after the iconic Japanese cartoon, which made its first appearance in 1974. The restaurant, which has been fully booked over the last few weeks, comprises pretty pink furniture and decor, with everything from its tables to its walls covered in Hello Kitty images. Even the restaurant’s food, desserts and drinks are themed after the cute cat.
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The Fabbrica Bergen pizzeria combines the old world charm of dining cars with the clean look of contemporary design. Inspired by railway trains, this restaurant features some vintage-like details such as dining booths with step ladders, Bisazza-tiled pizza oven and
wood-covered walls.
Designed by Tjep, the Fabbrica Bergen pizzeria is warm, whimsical and lively. Intimate and romantic, it is nevertheless a great family spot as well. According to Tjep Principal Frank Tjepkema, “It’s not time for bling-bling anymore. People want more authenticity than entertainment.”
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Alfred Dunhill, the man behind the eponymous fashion label, Dunhill, is all set to launch the third overseas restaurant in Dubai. The Dubai restaurant is set to open in January 2012 that will be situated next door to the Dunhill fashion shop. This will be the first restaurant that the British luxury retailer will open in Middle East.
Established in the 1890s in London, Dunhill has one of the finest restaurants in London itself that is located in Old Bond Street, Mayfair.
The restaurant is said to open in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Dubai that is awarded as Business Traveller’s Best Business Hotel in the Middle East for 2011.
Alfred Dunhill is already doing well with his luxury brand, Dunhill, and has over 220 stores across the world. The company has crossed its boundaries from lifestyle items to the restaurant business and is running all of these very successfully. The Dunhill’s Hong Kong branch has already been rated as one of the best restaurants in the city.
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The most popular restaurant in London as chosen by Zagat readers is a grandiose café-restaurant with towering pillars and sweeping archways that was formerly a car showroom and now serves high tea and coq au vin.
The 2012 London Restaurants Survey includes the ratings and reviews of 1,187 restaurants in Greater London as voted on by 5,497 local diners.
Of the 1,397 reviews posted for The Wolseley, 84 percent of diners said they liked their experience, making the west-end eatery the most popular among Zagat readers according to the latest survey released Wednesday.
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Chef Mario Batali of Del Posto restaurant has created a special meal list, which happens to be the most expensive in the city.
The meal list consists of a dinner of 12 courses with compulsory wine pairings, which totals up to $1126 for a couple.
This particular meal list overtakes the famed Masa restaurant, where a fixed meal would cost the customer $450, but that too without the compulsory wine pairing. But the reason for which the restaurant charges the amount is for the ambiance and setting for dining, as well as for the high quality food which they serve. The ingredients of the dishes and wines are imported from the farthest corners of Italy in order to give its customers the most supreme possible dining experience. Specialties of the menu are elaborate and the list goes long; Carne Cruda with Truffled Salsa, Parmigiano-Reggiano & Wild Watercress, Cesare’s PROSCIUTTO di Parma, SCUNGILLI due with Black Garlic, Black Pepper, Lemon & Parsley to name a few.
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Actor Robert De Niro, chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Tom Jenkin, President, Western Division of Caesar's Entertainment are posed above to celebrate the announcement that Caesars Palace Las Vegas will be creating the world's first Nobu Hotel at the Ceasar's Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. The Nobu Hotel will take over the existing Centurion Tower which will be renovated and redecorated and a 9,500-square-foot Nobu Restaurant and Lounge will open at the base of the tower. There is already an existing Nobu over at the Hard Rock Hotel. The hotel tower will have 180 guest rooms, 16 suites and a penthouse all of which will have an elegant minimalist Japanese makeover similar to the style of existing Nobu restaurants. No date has been given for the the opening of the hotel.
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