Shirokuro

This new Japanese restaurant in New York's East Village looks amazing. Called Shirokuro, which means white-black in Japanese, the entire restaurant--including the wood floor planks, the bricks on the wall, and the traditional Japanese decor--is rendered in black lines on white ground, as though it is a page in a sketchbook...or an A-ha video! I bet it is a bit disorienting being there, perceiving the 3D world as though it is 2D!

Their website says:
"At Shirokuro, we didn’t just want to create a traditional Japanese omakase restaurant. Our vision was to offer something unique: a place where art and food intersect in a living, breathing sketchbook. Inspired by the precision and emotion of hand-drawn artwork, we chose not to use wallpaper or printed graphics, but instead hand-drew every single line."

If you are in or planning to be in New York City, drop by and slyly hum "Take on me..." while enjoying your agedashi tofu.

https://shirokuronyc.com/