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Project Profile: Oliver’s Modern American

Scottsdale’s Polynesian Queen gets a move and a makeover.

PostBoy Brings Big City Flair to Southwest Michigan

Nestled in the heart of coastal Southwest Michigan, PostBoy’s design melds Danish and coastal aesthetics to create a modern dining environment that feels nostalgic.

new + notable: Blue Collar, Miami

Recently reopened after a renovation, Blue Collar is chef/owner Danny Serfer’s love letter to mid-century modern design.

new + notable: UMMO, Chicago

This two-story space with a sophisticated downstairs dining room and a loft bar upstairs offers a new take on luxe Italian dining in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

Local Coffee Shop Offers All Day Elegance 

Gypsy Cup, which started as a traveling cafe, has put down roots in its first brick-and-mortar location in Gilbert, Ariz.

Silver Lake's Earthy and Eclectic Ode to Tapas Culture

New Brand Home Honors Chick-fil-A’s Humble Beginnings

When Chick-fil-A’s design team set out to create a new brand home for the iconic chicken sandwich chain, it did so with the objective of developing a multifaceted, interactive experience.

San Diego’s Surf and Skate Inspired Restaurant

A relaxed, coastal palette plays with tradition and irreverence in this Mediterranean-meets-California-inspired space. 

This Los Angeles Trattoria Writes a Love Letter to Rome

Inspired by the traditional trattoria of Rome, Bacetti opened in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., in November of 2021. 

Ruffin’ it in Palm Springs

How Boozehounds morphed from a dog-friendly bar into a full-blown restaurant, lounge and coffee/co-working space that’s comfortable, contemporary, stylish and playful.

Design Market: New Orleans

 "Laissez les bon temps rouler," French for let the good times roll – here's what we're seeing in the New Orleans design market.

Summer House on Music Lane

A refreshing dip into Austin’s lake culture.

The Essential restaurant development + design Stories of 2020

You clicked, we curated. Here are six of our most popular articles from 2020.

Mama Delia Tells a New Spanish Story in Chicago

Mama Delia offers an elevated, contemporary and immersive Spanish dining experience, one that includes a sherry bar, chef’s counter and “ultramarino” (Spanish for neighborhood gourmet

Sartoria Lamberti: Where Food Meets Fashion

Sartoria Lamberti is an Italian restaurant at the Ritz Carlton Moscow where fashion and food go hand in hand.

Intimate Tapas Bar Features Spanish Flair

Spanish-style tapas bar takes its design cues from its Washington D.C. flagship location.

Duck & Waffle Hong Kong

Located within the International Finance Centre (IFC) mall on the Hong Kong waterfront, Duck & Waffle Hong Kong is an expansion of a popular late-night London eatery designed by

Design Market: St. Louis

From a Space-Age-meets-punk-rock burger joint to a veg-forward eatery with an on-site garden, anything goes in The Lou.

Detroit Bar Nails Midcentury Aesthetic

Located in a rehabbed apartment building that once housed Detroit’s carpenters’ union headquarters, Hammer & Nail is a cocktail bar with a decidedly mid-century modern aesthetic that reflects

New Seattle Restaurant Seeks to Create Connections

Located just steps from Pike Place Market in Seattle, Wash., Conversation is the new signature restaurant at the Thompson Seattle hotel and features a design that strives to create moments of

Trend: Midcentury Modern Restaurant Design: One Icon and Three Newcomers

Mid-century modernism is back in fashion in a big way, both for commercial and residential spaces, and it’s a throwback trend that restaurateurs and designers are embracing in fresh new ways (see