Announced winners for the best designed restaurants and bars in the world, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2017

The Penny Drop, a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia designed by Golden, and Westlight, a bar in New York, USA designed by Studio Munge are the Overall winners of the 2017 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards.

Another 35 category winners (including Best UK Winners) were revealed at the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards winners ceremony, which took place at London's King's Cross on the 5th October.

Westlight by Studio Munge

The Awards ceremony was attended by over 700 of the UK and world's best designers, and their clients responsible for the design of the most innovative food and beverage spaces.

Judged by a panel of some of the most influential personalities in design, hospitality and lifestyle globally, this annual edition of the Awards attracted 980 entries from the UK and 70 other countries.

Best Overall Winners

- Best Overall Restaurant: The Penny Drop (Melbourne, Australia). Design: Golden

- Best Overall Bar: Westlight (New York, USA). Design: Studio Munge

The Penny Drop by Golden

Westlight by Studio Munge

Best UK Winner

- Best UK Restaurant: Fucina (London, UK). Design: Andy Martin Architecture

- Best UK Bar: The Escapologist (London, UK). Design: Finch Interiors

Fucina by Andy Martin Architecture

The Escapologist by Finch Interiors

International Winners: Restaurant

- Asia Restaurant: Rhoda (Hong Kong, Hong Kong). Design: Joyce Wang Studio

- Europa Restaurant: Shade Burger (Poltava, Ukraine). Design: YOD Design Lab

- Middle East & Africa Restaurant: Urbanologi (Johannesburg, South Africa). Design: Haldane Martin

- Australia & Pacific Restaurant: Piccolino (Mount Waverley, Australia). Design: Hachem

- Americas Restaurant: Duck Duck Goat (Chicago, USA). Design: AvroKO

Rhoda by Joyce Wang Studio

Shade Burger by YOD Design Lab

Urbanologi by Haldane Martin

Piccolino by Hachem

Duck Duck Goat by AvroKO

International Winners: Bar

- Asia Bar: JIS (Sapporo, Japan), Design: The Whole Design

- Europa Bar: ADAM&Co (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Design: TANK

- Middle East & Africa Bar: Lock Stock & Barrel (Dubai, UAE). Design: Broadway Interiors

- Australia & Pacific Bar: Beta Bar (Sydney, Australia). Design DS17

- Americas Bar: Westlight (New York, USA). Design: Studio Munge

JIS by The Whole Design

ADAM&Co by TANK

Lock Stock & Barrel by Broadway Interiors

Beta Bar by DS17

Westlight by Studio Munge

UK & International Winners

- Surface Interiors: The Penny Drop (Melbourne, Australia). Design: Golden

- Lighting: Piccolino (Mount Waverley, Australia). Design: Hachem

- Outside: Colicci (London, UK). Design: Mizzi Studio

- Pop-Up: Coppa Club (London, UK). Design: Inhouse Design

- Café: Vyta Santa Margherita (Florence, Italy). Design: COLLIDANIELARCHITETTO

-Luxury: Collins Room (London, UK). Design: Robert Angell Design International

The Penny Drop by Golden

Piccolino by Hachem

Colicci by Mizzi Studio

Coppa Club by Inhouse Design

Vyta Santa Margherita by COLLIDANIELARCHITETTO

Collins Room by Robert Angell Design International

- Identity: The Penny Drop (Melbourne, Australia). De: Pop & Pac

- Leisure: Björk (Hemavan, Sweden). Design: Murman Architects

- Nightclub: LEXY (Zurich, Switzerland). Diseño: Dyer-Smith Frey

- Colour: Nanan (Wroclaw, Poland). Diseño: Buck Studio

- Ceiling: Gold on 27 (Dubai, UAE). Design: Kean

-Murals & Graffiti: Mi Chola (Aspen, USA). Design: Davis Ink Limited

The Penny Drop by Pop & Pac

Björk by Murman Architects

LEXY by Dyer-Smith Frey

Nanan by Buck Studio

Gold on 27 by Kean

Mi Chola by Davis Ink Limited

UK Winners

- Standalone Restaurant: Clerkenwell Grind (London, UK). Design: Biasol Design Studio

- London Restaurant: Fucina (London, UK). Design: Andy Martin Architecture

- Fast Casual: Nelson's Diner (Newbury, UK). Design: Prosper

- Restaurant or Bar in a heritage building: Lost & Found (Knutsford, UK). Design: Concorde BGW

- Restaurante or Bar in a Hotel: Eneko at One Aldwych (London, UK). Design: Casson Mann

- Restaurant or Bar in another space: Nando's Putney Kitchen (London, UK). Design: Fusion DNA

Clerkenwell Grind by Biasol Design Studio

Fucina by Andy Martin Architecture

Nelson's Diner by Prosper

Lost & Found by Concorde BGW

Eneko at One Aldwych by Casson Mann

Nando's Putney Kitchen by Fusion DNA

- Restaurant or Bar in a retail space: Wallpaper* Bar + Kitchen (London, UK). Des: Virgile + Partners

- Multiple restaurant: Obica (St Paul's) (London, UK). Design: Superfutures

- Pub: No.197 Chiswick Fire Station. Design : Box 9 Design & Red Deer Architects

- Bar o Club: The Escapologist (London, UK). Design: Finch Interiors

- London Bar: The Kitty Hawk (London, UK). Design: Russell Sage Studio

Wallpaper* Bar + Kitchen by Virgile + Partners

Obica (St Paul's) by Superfutures

No.197 Chiswick Fire Station by Box 9 Design & Red Deer Architects

The Escapologist by Finch Interiors

The Kitty Hawk by Russell Sage Studio

This year's winners were selected by a panel of renowned personalities in the world of design, gastronomy, hospitality and interior including Antoine Elia El Habre, Bartek Kraciuk, Carlos Couturier, Christopher Cowdray, Dana Tomic Hughes, Donatella Bollani, Dorit Hershtig, Enric Pastor Balaguer, Erin Hoover, George Calombaris, James Lowe, Jill Dupleix, John Fink, John Meadow, Justin Hardy, Kemper Hyers, Ko Matsubara, Malcolm Wood, Mark Wallbank, Michael Caines, Paul Wilson, Rainer Becker, Richard Corrigan, Rue Kothari, Scott Brown, Sergio Herman, Sophie Elgort, Teage Ezard, Terry Durack, Thierry Gaugain, Trevor Gulliver, Wee Teng Wen, Yossi Eliyaho.

Source: Restaurant & Bar Design Awards

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