Here's a look at the restaurant, which has an open plan. "The layout of the previous restaurant had the kitchen closed off from the rest of the space so the first step in opening it up was to expose the kitchen and make it the focal point of the restaurant while opening the sight lines from the entry area to the rest of the space," says Miller. "It's relatively small, so keeping the ceilings and walls light and not overpowering the space with an over-bearing back bar design was almost as important as opening up the kitchen." Photo 5 of 8 in The Corner Store, San Francisco by Diana Budds

The Corner Store, San Francisco

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Here's a look at the restaurant, which has an open plan.

"The layout of the previous restaurant had the kitchen closed off from the rest of the space so the first step in opening it up was to expose the kitchen and make it the focal point of the restaurant while opening the sight lines from the entry area to the rest of the space," says Miller. "It's relatively small, so keeping the ceilings and walls light and not overpowering the space with an over-bearing back bar design was almost as important as opening up the kitchen."