Beacon of white

The interior, designed by Ukrainian studio AKZ Architectura, features stark white tiling and white neon lettering. The aim was to create a bright, white, inviting space amid the Soviet-era buildings that surround the restaurant.

The architects hinted at the healthy menu with pink-painted fruit at the counter and a veritable forest of green plants hidden in the bathroom, to add a dose of nature. ‘We created a green zone to make customers feel like they are in a natural habitat,’ they told Dezeen. ‘The idea was to create a place that would show costumers the idea behind Orang+Utan bar. The city is a jungle and people who live there are smart animals. They need a place to refill energy.’

The tiles used throughout also reference Kiev’s Soviet past, when ‘there was only one type of tile for everything’.