Throughout the world, there are many unusual and original restaurants, in which even visitors themselves shudder a little. Restaurant owners are doing everything they can to attract customers, even if it is shocking, scary or bizarre. In Paris, London, Moscow and New York you can eat in complete darkness, in Ukraine in the coffin, in Japan in the church, in Taiwan in a modern toilet, and in India at the cemetery.

Most of these restaurants are quite expensive. However, despite prices and the atmosphere, these restaurants are mostly full, and tables must be reserved even a whole month earlier.


“Dans le noir” in French means "in the dark" and these words literally describe the atmosphere in the same restaurant. Upon entering the restaurant, all mobile phones, lighters and anything that can give light must be disposed. Food is ordered, and eaten, in total darkness. Waiters and waitresses wear special glasses for seeing in the dark in order to serve guests. The purpose of this unusual atmosphere is to enjoy the meal relying primarily on the senses of taste and smell. One of the good things of such restaurants is that they are socially responsible because they are employing blind and partially sighted people. Also, a guest of such restaurant does not know who is sitting next to him, so he can talk to that person without fear and everyday prejudice about his appearance. Besides Paris, such restaurants exist in Moscow, London, New York and Barcelona.


In a town called Truskavets, in Ukraine, there is a restaurant called "Eternity" and it is in the shape of a coffin.  It is a work of a funeral parlour and it is built with hope that this restaurant will be confirmed as the biggest coffin in the world and thus attract tourists. Truskavets is located near the Polish border and this region is known for its mineral-rich bathing waters.   This restaurant is 20 meters long, 6 meters wide and 6 meters high. The bizarre shape of the restaurant clearly indicates how the interior looks like - It is decorated with wreaths and dozens of normal-sized coffins.  Restaurant guests can choose funeral jewelry and accessories for the dead before they order a meal from the menu, which is also in a certain way associated with death. Salads, which are named “Seven Day” and “Forty Day”, are named after local (Orthodox) mourning rituals. Single candles on the tables contribute to the funereal mood.


Dinner in the sky is for very rich people who expect more than the usual restaurant with four walls and a solid floor. Instead, in this heavenly restaurant, guests and the table are hanging in the air suspended by a crane. Prices in the menu are targeting only those with deep pockets. Restaurant in the sky was originally set up in Brussels in Belgium, but the rich people now have the opportunity to dine at these restaurants and over other cities across Europe and the world.



This restaurant is located in Manila, Philippines. There are a number of bizarre restaurants and nightclubs on this island, but one of the most interesting is the "Hobbit House". Guests of this restaurant are served by midgets. This is the only restaurant in the world in which the entire staff is made of little people. The interior is decorated to remind of Shire, a region from Tolkien's trilogy Lord of the Rings, where the Hobbits live. It is especially known for its variety of live music and performances every night.


In the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan, Christianity is a religion which is favored by only one percent of its population, but that was not an obstacle for opening a restaurant “Christon Café” there. The interior looks like a church, and it is filled with many religious items, icons, statues of saints and an altar. But this place is not intended for believers. Café, that is famous for cocktails such as "Small Devil" and "Joan of Arc", provides to its guests and some special services. One of them is, if the customer wants intimacy, like the one in the confessional, he gets a booth isolated with red velvet.


Modern Toilet is a restaurant in Taiwan that is, as its name implies, designed to make guests feel like in the toilet. Instead of the classic chairs, guests sit on approximately 100 stylized toilet bowls that are decorated with pictures of roses and various other flowers. Food is eaten on tables that are made from sinks or bathtubs with glass placed over them. Meals are served in miniature toilet bowls, and drinks in something that most closely resembles urinals and which the guests of this restaurant are keeping as a souvenir. Dessert in this restaurant looks like something we are sending away with water in the toilet. According to the owner, Eric Wang, this restaurant is designed to shock and confuse guest’s senses. "We not only sell food but also laughter. The food is just as good as any restaurant but we offer additional fun. Most customers think the more disgusting and exaggerated (the restaurant is), the funnier the dining experience is." The meals are cheaply priced with a meal set including soup and ice cream costs from 150 to 250 Taiwan dollars ($6 - $10).



This restaurant opened in 2006 in Bombay.  This name actually refers to the swastika, a sacred symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism, but since its adoption by Adolf Hitler as a symbol of German National Socialist Workers' Party, many still think that it is only a symbol of Aryan.  Although the restaurant owner claims that his goal was not to promote Hitler and the Nazi party, at the entrance was a portrait of Hitler, and the walls were painted in white, black and red. After complaints from governments of Germany and Israel, and Jewish communities in Bombay, the restaurant changed its name to "Cross Cafe" and the swastika was replaced with colorful ribbons, while the portrait of Hitler was removed.


New Lucky Restaurant in Ahmadabad, India is famous for its milky tea, delicious buttery rolls and graves and monuments between the tables.  Its owner Krishan Kutti Nair built this restaurant on the centuries-old Muslim cemetery, without knowing who is buried underneath the restaurant’s floor. The customers, however, liked these monuments, that look like small shrines. After the invasion on his restaurant, Kutti Nair said that cemeteries bring good luck. His business is now booming thanks to the cemetery. The graves are painted green and the manager decorates them each day with withered flowers. They are placed randomly throughout the restaurant - one is near the cash register, three in the middle next to the table for two, and four next to the kitchen wall.