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outdoor dining
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Spring is here! Is Outdoor Dining Still Hot in 2025?
restaurant development + design readers overwhelmingly agreed it’s not going anywhere.
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How to Specify Patios and Outdoor Dining Spaces
The beauty of the outdoor dining experience is the connection to nature for customers and, for operators, utilizing the eating establishment’s exterior space for additional seating.
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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.
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What’s the Hottest Restaurant Design Trend Right Now?
A few trends continue to remain popular, but flexibility and community are driving a lot of design decisions.
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Outdoor Dining Now Standard in Restaurant Builds
Readers report the overwhelming majority of their new projects include an outdoor dining component.
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Embracing the Great Outdoors
Spring is in the air, and for restaurant operators that means an opportunity to boost revenue through additional seating outside.
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A World View: Avokado, New Delhi, India
Avokado is an upscale cafe built within an entertainment complex filled with restaurants that offer tapas-style dining.
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new + notable: Aslin Brewing Company, Pittsburgh
This two-story project spans nearly 13,000 square feet and features a 10-barrel brewhouse, an 18-seat bar, cafe, dining areas and an outdoor patio.
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Form + Function: Outdoor Dining
With pandemic fears receding, it turns out that patrons still love al fresco dining.
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Best Practices for Getting the Most out of Outdoor Spaces
Outdoor seating is also a boon to operators, who can boost their profit margins with more seats. Here we offer six best practices for creating flexible outdoor spaces.
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Project Profile: Summerbird
This fast-casual concept aims to build a chain on summer nostalgia and an elevated dining experience.
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Tech, Outdoor Dining, Drive-Thru: Pandemic Pivots Now Permanent, NRA Reports
The foodservice industry is forecast to reach $997 billion in sales in 2023, driven in part by higher menu prices, according to the recently released National Restaurant Association’s “2023 State
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Jeremiah’s Debuts New Prototype Design
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice debuted a new 1,500-square-foot store layout that will guide the brand as it identifies ways to achieve a more efficient growth model for its franchise system.
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Best Practices for Eye-Catching Exterior Design
Vincent Celano, principal and founder, Celano Design Studio, offers nine best practices for creating eye-catching exterior design.
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Weatherproofing and Decor are Top Outdoor Dining Investments
Outdoor dining is as hot as ever this summer.
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Bellagio Debuts Immersive Conservatory Dining Experience
The Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas has added an exclusive dining experience inside its iconic Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.
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A Look Inside Avra Rockefeller Center
Avra Rockefeller Center offers guests courtyard dining in Time-Life Building’s historic plaza.
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Outdoor Dining, Off-Premises and Safety and Sanitation Continue to Dominate Investment
Ongoing pulse surveys of rd+d readers have shown that off-premises and outdoor dining were major areas of operator investment in 2020 and 2021.
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A World View: Java, Lisbon, Portugal
Designed by Studio PIM in collaboration with EPL Streetfood, Java in Lisbon, Portugal, is a rooftop restaurant and cafe.
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A Year of Challenges and Changes in the Restaurant Industry
Results from rd+d’s yearlong reader survey
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Pizza Place Debuts Freshly Designed Space Every Season
Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap has created a space that evolves with the seasons.
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The Not-So-Sporty Sports Bar
Cincinnati-based Buffalo Wings & Rings has redesigned to draw a broader customer base that’s interested in more than just the big game.
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Supper Club but Make it Luxe
Justin Timberlake and Sam Fox open a destination like no other in Nashville.
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A Guide to Post-Pandemic Site Selection
Smaller footprints, drive-thrus, outdoor seating — all trending previously have become pandemic-proofing prerequisites for many.
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Design Market: Miami
Take a tour of Miami's hottest restaurants.
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4 Keys to Activate Year-Round Outdoor Dining
With both operators and guests hungry to extend the outdoor dining season, rd+d asked Aaron Ruef, design director for NELSON Worldwide to offer his insights on how to activate year-round dining
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Specifying Outdoor Furnishings
Outdoor dining dominated in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many operators believe it will continue to do so in 2021, according to a December survey of rd+d subscribers.
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Take a Trip to the Mediterranean at Aba
Aba at Music Lane in Austin has a strong emphasis on outdoor seating and the restaurant’s design centers on a 100-year-old heritage Oak tree.
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Outdoor Dining Is Here to Stay. What Does that Mean?
In rd+d’s December survey, readers revealed that outdoor dining dominated operator investments in 2020. In rd+d’s February survey, we followed up on that idea, asking what specifically the
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Design Market: Chicago
Check out what the Windy City has to offer.