History Unfolds

For almost 35 years already, the local restaurant selling squid potage soup has accompanied its customers through their lives. This time it has returned with its grand new look representing its history of its delicious local food and unforgettable memory with customers.

Walking on the street, the restaurant stands out from the rest of the shops with its new cloth in wooden bars interweaved contrasting with the steady stones. Symbolically, two main materials used here for exterior design represent the long history of its food, service, and memory. Both materials take time to form. The heaviness of the stone stands for the importance, whereas the wood stands for the flexibility and hospitalit, interweaving into a great long history holding up the restaurant.

On the outside, the first floor is framed within glass wall panels with some greenery outside to refresh the heaviness of stone. The glass wall panels on the other hand, offer a great sense of transparency, tidiness and brightness. By using the spotlight on the sides to light up the counter, it emphasizes the business and draws attention from the outside. For the others looking in, they can easily see the process and the service.

Once entering, customers firstly see the counter with the menu on the top clearly shown. While waiting for its order, the right side of the wooden panels carries up a piece of information for one to know more about the restaurant’s history. Passing by, entering the place, one can see the sliding glass doors offering a sense of privacy while keeping the light shine through. The metal bars serve as decoration and staircase railing, providing a sense of firmness.

As for the dining area, the interior design here beautifully echoes the facade. With its similar use of materials and color palette: Earthy colors as the furniture to welcome and take in the guests, whereas the clean achromatic colors and the stones hold up the space.