At Claudine, London-based Nice Projects has fashioned a striking French restaurant within a former chapel. Taking cues from the visual language of traditional brasseries, the handsome hideaway is intimately connected to its lush setting in Dempsey Hill

At Mother, a new restaurant tucked away in historic Talat Noi, local interior design consultancy Taste Space has created a space inspired by nature and the four elements. Here design director Kijtanes Kajornrattanadech tells us more about the project

Local studio googoods took cues from the idea of a ‘home bar’ in creating new Taichung restaurant Habitatto, which blends the old with the new and brims with the familiarity of home

A serene modern sanctuary ensconced in forest in a small town in Japan, Yugawara Soyu Books and Retreat celebrates design, books, hot spring bathing and all things nature

In new restaurant Joshi House, architect Ashiesh Shah evokes Jaipur’s havelis and pays homage to Rajasthani architecture and crafts

Design studio Russell & George has created a futuristic interior with coloured film and neon lights at new Melbourne eatery Yakimono

Chengdu Hummingbird Design Consultant combined colourful neon lights and traditional Chinese elements in Erma Pub Taikoo Li, a chic new destination for the city’s younger set. Here designer Tang Jiajun tells us more about the project

Tucked away in a conservation shop house on Duxton Hill, cocktail bar Nemesis gives new meaning to the phrase ‘a cheeky drink’. Here, Leong Hon Kit of Wynk Collaborative tells us more about the project

Designed by local multidisciplinary practice Studio Eccentric, South Korean bakery Whitelier’s outpost in Hanam embodies the bright, airy aesthetic of its signature product: soft white bread. Here studio founder Seuk Hoon Kim tells us more about the project

Realised by Hui Designs, Neptune’s refreshing, porous design makes it an exciting new urban marker in Singapore’s Katong district

Located in Singapore’s Geylang neighbourhood, American Taproom is Hmlet Interiors' modern take on a rustic beer and whiskey bar. Here, interior designer Amelia Koo tells us more about her approach to bringing modern elements into the bar while maintaining its industrial roots

Set in a newly opened mall in Hong Kong’s Lohas Park, Wasyokuya Yamaichi is a family-oriented izakaya designed by local studio Minus Workshop. Here interior designer Kevin Yiu shares more about his approach to incorporating elements of Tokyo within the mall restaurant

Shanghai-based studio Some Thoughts restored this Qing dynasty building in Chengdu’s historic Kuanzhai Alley into an experiential retail space for local bakery Holiland. Here studio founder Jingze Li share more about his approach to the project

At Estro, André Fu channels Chef Antimo Merone’s Neapolitan cooking into earthy, organic shapes, bold autumn hues and whimsical touches that evoke the traditional ‘salotto’

New Singaporean cocktail parlour Set of Six was designed by Evgeniya Lazareva of Hot Design Folks to capture the sense of seafaring adventure in Joseph Conrad's namesake collection of short stories

On Japan’s Kyushu island, Fukuoka practice CASE-REAL transformed a traditional warehouse space that once housed a bank into a flagship store for MILKBREW COFFEE. Here designer Koichi Futatsumata shares more about the project

In Hong Kong’s New Town Plaza, Minus Workshop’s Dab-pa is a Peking and Sichuan restaurant ensconced in greenery. Here, interior designer Kevin Yiu shares more

A bakery, kitchen and specialty coffee bar designed by TERRE, Dough layers historic elements with modern elegance

The latest drinking and dining spot by NC Design & Architecture, moody speakeasy ZZURA combines modernity and Middle Eastern influences

Designed by Tokyo-based studio I IN, Blue Bottle Coffee Umeda Chayamachi Cafe — the first in Osaka — is a futuristic, sensory space designed to convey the brand’s DNA to a new audience