Without an engaging and appealing ambience, any budding restaurant or bar will have a hard time drawing patrons in - and that's what the designers of these successful establishments had in mind when coming up with these truly original spaces. This diverse collection is an excellent cross-section of some of the most cutting-edge wining-and-dining hotspots in the world.

With the impulses of creativity given free reign, these designs have inevitably been excellent testing grounds for studying different trends in architectural language, use of materials and volume design. Each project in this choice selection is lavishly illustrated with full-colour photos, floor plans and sketches and first-hand, expert commentary from the designing studios themselves.

• Bar - Art Gallery El tubo
• Fluff Bakery
• El Andén de la bosa
• The Maccaroni Club Restaurant
• Mix Las Vegas
• Sandwich and Friends
• Restaurant Hof Weissbad
• Boska Bar
• Negro-Rojo Restaurant
• The BasketBar
• NOTI Restaurant and Goodbar
• P Food & Wine
• Boa Santa Monica
• Fast Good
• East Restaurant
• Vivet Bar Café
• Takenomori Restaurant
• Zero Zero Restaurant
• La Manduca
• Xing Restaurant
• Rio's Restaurant
• Foodbar Nama
• Les cols Restaurant