The paladars of Viñales, Cuba
You won’t find these restaurants in any guidebook and their owners will deny their very existence.
Mars 2112 Restaurant, New York
Make like ET and leave your home planet behind, for as long as it takes you to eat a burger and fries.
Noodle-catching, Japan
Nothing unusual about eating noodles in Japan. Unless, that is, they are ice-cold and come at you down a waterslide.
Order in sign language, Paris
You’ll have to order in sign language at this bistro, France’s first cafe-restaurant to be staffed by deaf people.
Archipelago Restaurant, London
Eat crocodile, snake or chocolate-covered scorpion amid mounds of cushions and Buddha-themed décor.
Kura Sushi restaurant, Japan
Conveyor-belt sushi restaurants meet Charlie and the Chocolate factory in this robot-powered restaurant.
Gilgamesh Bar and Restaurant, London
An extraordinarily lavish restaurant that sets out to recreate ancient Babylonian civilization.
Secret Dinner Party, London
If the latest London craze is anything to go by, a successful dinner party is when the cook and the guests are complete strangers and you have to pay for your meal.
Dinner in the Sky, Brussels
For the love of God, don’t drop your knife under this table! Dinner in the Sky is a crane-hoisted restaurant that dangles 130ft above ground.
Flash Sushi, London
The presentation of sushi is every bit as important as its taste, but is using a beautiful woman’s naked body as a plate taking the concept a little too far?
