Virgin Izakaya Bar

A place, which design solutions immerse you into the Asian culture with a contemporary re-thinking and without pabulum

Unlike other commercial projects that the studio has worked on, this restaurant is not just a tribute to the history of the building, not about writing a new line or creating authenticity from scratch. It's about something different. It is a tribute to the heritage of gastro-culture, respect for world history, and a breath of fresh air for any visitor.

The concept of the Japanese restaurant “izakaya” means a place with food and drinks, where locals come after work, dine, and relax. The portions are small, the tables are common, the menu and dishes are “fast”. The word "izakaya" is translated from Japanese as "a place in a wine house" where you can come and drink a glass or two of wine. This concept is still very common in Japan and gained popularity all over the world.

The open kitchen and the main hall of the restaurant are designed on the same level, which makes it possible to visually enlarge the space of the room and focus on the main core of the hall — an open viewable kitchen.

Wooden tables are placed compactly around the main hall, and some places have single stick stools - in terms of low chairs in “izakaya” bars.

Another area that draws attention to itself is the restaurant's restrooms, created as a free-standing internal structure expressed in a separate building in Japanese style, about 3 meters high of a red metal mesh. We wanted the elements of the Japanese style not to be flashy, but to be read in certain solutions.