What kind of environment do you like to eat in?
When dining, pay more attention to the atmosphere of the restaurant, or the food in front of you. To allow customers to have a different dining experience, many businesses have devoted themselves to creating a unique restaurant environment to attract diners who like to try new things and pursue excitement. For example, tasting invisible “matte dishes” in the dark where you can’t see your fingers, or making the restaurant look like an airplane cabin (microwave food seems more appropriate), these ideas have attracted many diners to experience. Next, the editor will introduce you to those interesting and distinctive restaurants in the world.
French nude restaurant O’naturel
The French, who have always advocated freedom and openness, have actively advocated physical liberation. In addition to regular celestial camps, last year, they opened a nude restaurant in the 12th Arrondissement of Paris. The unique thing about the restaurant is that, except for children (who must be accompanied by an adult), all customers who come to eat must be naked, and clothes, mobile phones, and cameras must be stored in a dedicated wardrobe before they can start eating.
The restaurant is located in a confined space, so customers don’t have to worry about accidental exposure (but since they come to eat, everyone doesn’t mind). Although the opening of the restaurant attracted some attention, the surrounding residents were quite tolerant, indicating that they did not have a special feeling about the existence of the restaurant. According to reports, restaurant operators also ensure that the environment is clean and private, providing a completely different experience from regular dining. This creative restaurant has attracted many diners who pursue novel experiences, and it has also made Paris a more challenging and open dining destination.
This nude restaurant has not only attracted widespread attention in France but also attracted tourists from all over the world to experience it. This very challenging form of dining is exploring the boundaries between physical freedom and social norms. The design, service, dishes, and other aspects of the restaurant are carefully considered to ensure the comfort and privacy of customers. After entering the store, customers will be directed to their, lockers, put away all personal belongings (including clothing, mobile phones, and cameras), and then enter the restaurant.
To allow customers to completely relax, the lighting, music, and atmosphere inside the restaurant have been specially designed to give people a unique feeling that is both relaxing and a little challenging. Here, diners are not only tasting food but also experiencing an atmosphere of freedom that is detached from daily life. The dishes provided by the restaurant also pay attention to creativity and refinement. The presentation of food and the choice of ingredients are breaking the traditional catering framework, trying to make customers’ senses more focused on taste and smell.
As one of the most open and inclusive cities in the world, Paris has a high degree of acceptance of this kind of creative restaurant, and many tourists even make a special trip to experience it. This very personalized dining model is attracting more and more people to think about the boundaries of physical freedom, social taboos, and personal privacy. For diners who like to try new things, this bold attempt undoubtedly adds to the charm of Paris and allows the city to continue to be at the forefront of global cultural trends.
Belgium Restaurant in the sky Dinner in the sky
What kind of experience is it to eat at an altitude of 50 meters above the ground? In 2006, a Belgian food communication agency cooperated with a company specializing in amusement park crane boom to create a “sky restaurant”, an innovative concept that quickly attracted global attention. Forbes magazine named it one of the top ten most unusual restaurants in the world. The restaurant adopts the world’s only suspension design, using a 200-ton telescopic crane to lift the entire dining area, and the crane’s boom system is carefully designed to ensure stability and reliability. It can carry 22 diners at a time. Diners can not only enjoy delicious dishes but also enjoy the magnificent 360-degree scenery in the sky. The premise is that the seat belts should be firmly fastened to ensure absolute safety.
The special thing about this restaurant is that its overall structure is supported by dedicated lifting equipment. The crane’s boom system and crane hooks have been specially designed to ensure that the hoisting platform can take off smoothly every time you eat. Everyone in the diners must wear seat belts to ensure that everyone can safely enjoy this unforgettable dining experience at a high altitude. It is worth mentioning that chefs also need to wear seat belts to prepare delicious meals for diners in the air. With the popularity of this creative dining model, many countries around the world have opened sky restaurants, including 45 countries such as Australia, the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. Bangkok, Thailand, has also become the second city in Asia to open this restaurant city.
Tokyo’s sky Restaurant is located in Kiranah Garden in Toyosu and is one of the largest barbecue facilities in Tokyo. The restaurant is 40 meters from the ground and specially designed lifting equipment is used to lift diners into the air. This crane system is equipped with a high-performance boom and precise control device crane radio remote controls to ensure the stability and safety of the restaurant area. In the air, diners sit around the kitchen area, and seats equipped with seat belts ensure safety during the meal. The meal design combines the exquisite concept of “Western-style Royal Festival cuisine”. Each dish has been carefully matched, from angel shrimp stew to chocolate Fenanjie, fully demonstrating the perfect blend of food and creativity. The cost of dining is 33,000 yen (US2222.51) per diner, while the cost of dining at sunset is even higher, at 40,000 yen (US265).
Maldives Underwater Restaurant ITHAA
At ITHAA Restaurant in the Maldives, you can enjoy the sea creatures swimming freely beside you while dining. Hailed as “the most beautiful restaurant in the world” by the New York Daily News, ITHAA is the world’s first restaurant built entirely of glass. It was designed in Singapore in 2004 and shipped to the Maldives. The name of the restaurant “ITHAA“ means ”Mother of Pearls” in the Maldive language. It is located 5 meters deep under the water of the Indian Ocean and can accommodate 14 guests.
The uniqueness of this restaurant is that it allows guests to observe the surrounding underwater world through a 180-degree curved glass wall. During the meal, you can live with the colorful underwater creatures and feel the wonderful experience of close contact with marine life. Here, guests enjoy fresh local seafood and fish, most of which come from the waters around the Maldives. Of course, while enjoying such beautiful scenery, the consumption of restaurants is not cheap, with a per capita consumption of about 190 pounds. For those who can readily accept enjoying food in the ocean, ITHAA is undoubtedly a rare dining experience.
Spanish Earthquake Restaurant Disaster Café
In Spain, there is a restaurant called Disaster Café, which offers a very unique dining experience in the vibration of a major earthquake! The appearance of this restaurant may seem ordinary, but its “thriller” secret is hidden in the underground restaurant. Diners who want to challenge this experience need to take the elevator to the basement, where there is a cave-like environment, and the staff have put on safety helmets and are ready to meet the upcoming “disaster”.
The feature of Disaster Café is to simulate the vibration of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. During the meal, the lights suddenly went out, and then there was a violent shaking as if you were in the center of a real earthquake. The tableware is much heavier than usual to ensure that it will not fall easily when it vibrates. Most of the dishes on the table were almost unrecognizable after the earthquake, and many foods were scattered by the earthquake. Nevertheless, the customers who came to experience did not value food but regarded this shocking earthquake simulation as a unique experience.
Spaniards regard this “disaster experience” as a novel way of entertainment, and earthquakes may be a terrible disaster in the eyes of many people, but in Disaster Café, it has become a unique business opportunity and entertainment gimmick. For diners who want to feel the excitement, this is undoubtedly a very challenging and surprising experience.