Includes index.

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Restaurants and bars offer architects and interior designers the opportunity to design for both style and entertainment; aesthetics and function must come together to create ambiance and conviviality in a way that both makes a statement and keeps clients wanting to come back. The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards recognizes the importance of this particular field, and is dedicated to singling out the world's most exceptional settings for eating and drinking. This book features the 150 establishments worldwide that were selected by the panel.

Preface / Marcho Rebora -- Introduction: Changing taste / Tony Chambers -- Americas / Introduction by William Russell -- Asia / Introduction by Stephen Alden -- Australia / Introduction by Dominic Harris -- Europe / Introduction by Nicholas Oakwell -- Middle East / Introduction by Karim Rashid.

Preface / Marcho Rebora -- Introduction: Changing tastes / Tony Chambers -- Americas : Introduction / William Russell : Aura Light & Sound Suite, East Meadow, USA -- Cienna Ultralounge, Astoria, USA -- Conga Room, Los Angeles -- Innuendo, Port Washington, USA -- Las Piedras Fasano Swimming Pool Bar, Punta del Este, Uruguay -- Mitral Wine & Champagne Bar, São Paulo, Brazil -- Pio Pio, New York -- Pump Room, Chicago -- Salon Urbain, Montreal, Canada -- STK Midtown, New York -- The Gourmet Tea, São Paulo, Brazil -- Toy, New York -- Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle, Los Angeles -- W Seattle, USA -- What Happens When, New York -- Workshop Kitchen + Bar, Palm Springs, USA -- Yojisan Sushi, Beverly Hills, USA -- Asia : Introduction / Stephen Alden : Aix Arôme Café, Shenzhen, China -- AMMO, Hong Kong -- Coffee'n LoaF, Incheon, South Korea -- Cronus Private Bar & Lounge, Tokyo -- French Window, Hong Kong -- Haneda Japanese Restaurant, Fuzhou, China -- HoHum, Seoul, South Korea -- Hoto Fudo, Yamanashi-ken, Japan -- Il Milione, Hong Kong -- Johnnie Walker House, Shanghai, China -- Kismet, Hyerabad, India -- L'Idiot Restaurant, Taipei City, Taiwan -- LAM Café, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam -- Ozone, Hong Kong -- Shikata, Tokyo, Japan -- Shyo Ryu Ken, Osaka, Japan -- Sound, Patong, Thailand -- Taiwan Noodle House, Yinzhou, China -- Tazmania Ballroom, Hong Kong -- The Lookout Café, Hokkaido, Japan -- The More, Seongnam-si, South Korea -- The Tower Kitchen, Bangalore, India -- ZENSE Gourmet Deck & Lounge Panorama, Bangkok, Thailand -- Australia : Introduction / Dominic Harris : Baker D. Chiricio, Carlton -- Bar Ampere, Melbourne -- Cave Restaurant, Sydney -- ChimmiChurri, Darlinghurst -- Clancy's Fish Bar, Perth -- Fat Noodle, Brisbane -- Ippudo, Sydney -- Kumo Izakaya, Brunswick -- Mister Close, Melbourne -- Neild Avenue, Sydney -- Ocean Room, Sydney -- Third Wave Kiosk, Torquay -- Europe : Introduction / Nicholas Oakwell : A Cantina, Santiago de Compostela, Spain -- Archangel, Frome, UK -- Arrop, Vanencia, Spain -- Atrium Champagne Bar, London -- Bangalore Express, London -- Barbican Lounge, London -- Barbouni, Costa Navarino, Greece -- Bond & Brook, London -- Bravo 24, Barcelona, Spain -- Byron Haymarket, London -- Carbon Bar, London -- Dishoom Chowpatty Beach, London -- East Beach Cafe, West Sussex, UK -- Galvin La Chapelle, London -- Germain, Paris -- Graffiti Café, Varna, Bulgaria -- Hashi Mori, Berlin, Germany -- Höst, Copenhagen, Denmark -- Inamo, London -- Le Sergent Recruteur, Paris -- Le Grandes Tables, Île Sequin, Boulogne-Billancourt, France -- MInibar, Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Mirage Dance-hall, Galsterbo, Sweden -- Oriel Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, UK -- Paramount, London -- Paul Hamlyn Hall Champagne Bar, London -- Phill, Bucharest, Romania -- Rocambolesc Gelateria, Girona, Spain -- Searcys St. Pacras Grand, London -- Sketch, London -- Snot Soho, London -- The Crescent Inn, West Yorkshire, UK -- The havana Club Mojito Embassy, Milan, Italy -- The Movement Café, London -- Tramshed, London -- V'ammos, Neo Faliro, Greece -- Viet Hoa Mess, London -- Middle East : Introduction / Karim Rashid : Alegra, Dubai, UAE -- Blathus, Beirut, Lebanon -- Cocteau, Beirut, Lebanon -- Jaffa\Tel Aviv, Israel -- Little Italy, Jerusalem, Israel -- Pampano, Doha, Qatar -- Shumis, Rishon le Zion, Israel -- Slider Station, Muscat, Oman -- Society Bistro, Beirut, Lebanon -- Switch, Dubai, UAW -- Tse Yang, Doha, Qatar.