Local Favorite; Caffe Streets

Name: Caffe Streets
Location: Chicago
Architect: Norsman Architects

Located in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago; Caffe Streets has managed to bring something a bit different to the coffee scene. A modern yet organic interior features high-top community tables, benches with permanent tables, an intricate multi-layer, topographic style ceiling, as well as full scale street lights. Their cappuccinos are great but the environment and interior are what truly make this a local favorite.

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Fitch & Shui

Name: Fitch & Shui
Location: Amsterdam
Designer: D/Dock

Fitch & Shui covers it all and does it well. As they are open for all meals, the space was designed in sections, each open accommodating a different meal. (Have you noticed you don't see many places open for all meals anymore?) The space is large but is laid out well and allows you to feel its' expansive nature while also remaining intimate. What I love most in the space is the the industrial/ modern bar with black subway tile and corrugated metal overhang.

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Super Whatnot

Name: Super Whatnot
Location: Brisbane
Architect: Marc&Co


Located in an old industrial building, Super Whatnot is a great example of quality branding, graphic design, and interior design. All crucial components that must work seamlessly together in order to create a visually successful space. With light wood, exposed brick, metal bar finishes, and exposed metal beams, the interior gives in to an urban/ industrial vibe while the penny tile, bar stools, wood stools and banquettes all add an element of vintage to the mix. The branding and graphic design finishes out the mix and pulls the entire urban/vintage/ industrial vibe together.

The combination of wood, intricate metal work, and exposed brick is wonderful. Perfectly industrial but just polished enough to feel finished and not gritty.

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Walden

Name: Walden
Location: Brooklyn

I love the simplicity of Walden, located in Williamsburg. The neutral color palate of black, white, brown, and gold gives off a touch of Scandinavian style, while the wood floors and tin ceiling are pure brooklyn. I also enjoy the light fixtures used throughout the space; simple, pure in form and just enough to add a warm sparkle at night.

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Isa

Name: Isa
Location: Brooklyn
Designer: Taavo Sommer



Taking cues from Buckminster Fullers' Geodesic dome, isa features geometric shapes with a rustic touch to balance it all out. With a rooftop garden that produces some of the restaurants veggies and herbs, the natural and organic element is continued inside with a wood burning stove, stacked logs, exposed wood beams and herbs drying from the ceiling. Isa could easily be described as a modern lumberjack, combining the rustic, earthy qualities with modern lines and sensibilities. It feels perfectly suited with Brooklyn.

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Trade

Name: Trade
Location: Boston

In the restaurant industry, you really can't beat a location with great bones. Having a structure that already has so much going for, is a pretty sure fire bet that even with a minimal amount of creativity, the space will look great. Trade in Boston is a great example of a space with great bones. Exposed, rough-around-the-edges brick, large windows, exposed beams, and high ceilings add a rich backdrop for an eclectic mix of furnishings. Keeping the majority of the seating high, respects the scale of the space and leaves it feeling less imposing and more welcoming & comfortable.

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Coquine

Name: Coquine

Location: London

Coquine is french for 'mischievous' and the interior fits the bills. Warm, inviting, dimly lit and encompassing, with golds, bold blues and blacks being the primary colors, the interior feels a bit mischievous itself. the designer, Lee brooms, fashioned the light fixtures himself and I find the decanter lights to be extremely appealing. Created from found decanters, each light in itself is unique.

All images © The Cool Hunter

Jeffery's Grocery

Name: Jeffery's Grocery 
Location: NY

There is always something special about brick and a tin ceiling. Maybe it's the reference and feeling of home but no matter what, it always exudes character and warmth. Jeffrey's Grocery is a great example of this character and warmth. As a grocery and oyster bar, you can come in for everything from produce to a great dinner. I adore that the grocers' main floor has an intimate amount of seating, primarily located at bar-height communal tables. The chalkboard walls, rough wood shelfs reminiscent of crates, and rich dark wood give the space a feeling as if it's been there forever.

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Image 7 © G.O. Construction Corp