Just as its name suggests, RYU (瑠, means precious stones in Japanese) was designed to be a jewel on the Bund in Shanghai to provide an extraordinary fine dining experience to its customers. The restaurant features ‘Cuisine de Japon’, which is a unique style of dishes that combine the delicate art theory of Japanese food and luxurious visual experience from French cuisine.
Situated on the Bund, the most stylish prime location that inherits both tangible and intangible colonial cultural heritage in Shanghai, the design elements inside the 5,000 sqft restaurant, such as the screen walls with patterns formed by repeating the restaurant logo in the colours of traditional Japanese lacquer ware, coloured crystalized elements embedded on floor throughout the restaurant as gem stones to echo with the restaurant name and bespoke furniture that suggest the elegance of Art Deco style of 1930s Shanghai, all come together to bring out the personality of the restaurant.
To reflect the unique personality of the restaurant, a perfect mix of traditional Japanese aesthetic and western art deco features were is effortlessly blended in a truly modern interior, creating a new lifestyle for all epicures in town. It leads to an extraordinary modern fine-dining restaurant with strong visual linkage to the cultural roots of its cuisine. In such way, the design successfully demonstrates how visual design can bring strong cultural impact to a place.
In RYU, the space is divided into four areas with special lighting effects, delicate decors, custom-made furniture and careful zoning of activities. These design elements all work together to create strong visual effects to the restaurant. In many ways, RYU has set a new standard for fine dining restaurants by giving customers an unforgettable dining experience.
