40 Bars and Restaurants That Are Totally Crushing It with Brilliant Ideas

When we say we eat with our eyes first, we usually mean the food. However, the dining environment also greatly affects our enjoyment. Restaurateurs need unique concepts to impress customers. We’ve gathered a list of restaurants and bars with unique concepts. Some have distinctive designs, others charming decor, and some feature unique details like innovative cutlery or eco-friendly solutions.

Hungry is hungry

Sometimes, people need sympathy. A lot of times, people are hungry and we don’t know it.

Try the quesadumplings

A local Mexican restaurant, which used to be a Chinese restaurant, decided to keep a mural from the previous decor. Instead of painting over it, they simply added sombreros to the pandas.

Reward yourself

The beach cafe provides free drinks to anyone who collects a bucket of litter from the beach.

New favorite spot

An order of all three, please. And make that three of each.

The angel at work

This bar offers a safe word for anyone on a bad Tinder date.

Solo diners find peace here

Nothing wrong with eating alone. This helps with that extra bit of privacy.

Because it’s better that way

At a cafe in Switzerland, the cream ordered with coffee is served inside a chocolate treat.

Paying it forward

The restaurant in this town has a board offering “no questions asked” prepaid meals for people in need.

Tall latte for Ellie and her belly

This Starbucks displays a picture of every dog that has come through the drive-through.

That hurt the next day

Fragile masculinity immortalized by this restaurant.

Super cool

After the end of Prohibition, this bar/restaurant in Chicago was the inaugural establishment to secure its liquor license from the city, bearing the coveted number 1.

Make your move

An Italian restaurant in New Hampshire features a chess set made of salt and pepper.

Soap while you’re at it

The bathroom door of a local seafood restaurant bears this sign.

For the paw pal

Be sure to let them eat to their heart’s content.

Too cute to mess up

This café adds a teddy bear espresso ice cube to their iced lattes.

Algorithm this

Hungry travelers and tourists will find this spot with ease.

As well they should

This restaurant requires patrons to sanitize their hands before leaving the restroom.

Al fresco like you’ve never experienced

This restaurant utilizes concrete sewer pipes for its outdoor seating area.

For the extra careful

This place offers a “toepener” for those who wish to avoid touching the doorknob to minimize exposure to germs.

Not bad at all

This café’s open sign creatively uses the letter “N” in its design.

Kids’ meal crayons with flat edges to prevent them from rolling off the table

Additionally, these crayons take 60% less material to manufacture yet maintain a similar size, making them cost-effective to provide without seeming cheap. Since they are often discarded after use, supplying full-sized crayons doesn’t make practical sense.