This volume gathers together 37 projects from around the world, offering a comprehensive view of the creativity and vision behind the design of bars and restaurants. Each place reveals a distinctive feature, for example the Hard Rock Cafe in Madrid has an inverted three-dimensional model of Manhattan suspended from the ceiling; Museo Renault in Buenos Aires has gyrating platforms, enhanced by theatrical lighting, smoke machines and laser beams; and the Restaurante del Teatro in Paris has three levels which are like steps on a stairway to Heaven. Each entry is accompanied by a short text, sketches, design plans and colour photographs.