2021 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards

The world’s most creative and influential restaurants and bars

For over a decade we have welcomed entries from over 100 countries covering every imaginable hospitality space; From independents to multiples, from ships to airports, museums to burger vans, from revered Michelin-starred establishments to the fleeting dynamism of pop-ups.

Closing date for entries – 6th June 2021

Why enter the Awards?

The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards offers unprecedented exposure and access to the world’s leading hospitality designers, operators and media.

• be seen by a highly respected and influential judging panel
• get promoted to a following of +45k designers, architects and hospitality operators
• be covered by the world’s leading design and lifestyle publications
• reach our social media following via promotion of entries across all our channels
• great exposure for new and established entrants alike
• unprecedented credibility, visibility and reach

The highly influential and international judging panel for this year’s Awards comprises of 45 leading figures working across design, architecture, hospitality and lifestyle and includes Amanda Elder ( Chief Commercial Officer, Kempinski Hotels ), Sarah Douglas ( Editor in Chief, Wallpaper* ), Knut Wylde ( General Manager, The Berkeley ) and many other global influencers.

The Awards are followed by over 45k+ of the most prominent architects, hotel, restaurant & bar operators and media globally. This means that the Awards have unprecedented credibility and reach.

Every entry will be published on the Awards website and remain there for all time. Hotel, Restaurant and Bar operators around the world follow the awards closely and use the website as a source to identify the best designers and design trends.

All shortlisted and winning projects will be promoted via our social media, with studios able to promote themselves online with digital plaques. Winning projects also have the option of receiving a trophy and winners LOGO, for use on websites / other media.

In addition to a significant social media following, especially on Instagram, the 2020 – Restaurant & Bar Design Awards and its winners achieved unprecedented global media coverage in titles including Elle Decoration, Vogue Living, Architectural Digest and Condé Nast Traveler, to name a few.

Guidelines & Schedule

This year’s guidelines and schedule including entry fees and key dates you will need to be aware of.

Entrant benefits

All project entries are showcased on our website in perpetuity. It is widely used as a source of both inspiration, trend forecasting and to identify designers working in the field.

Shortlisted benefits

A Shortlisted week beginning on 12th July will showcase all shortlist projects on Instagram and the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards website. The Shortlisted ( designer and client ) will receive digital plaques to highlight their achievement for use on websites / other media.

Winner benefits

All winners will have their project published on an exclusive winners section of the website, including the homepage, which is highlighted throughout the following awards year. Winners also receive marketing material to promote themselves as a Restaurant & Bar Design Awards winner on their own websites and other media.

All winners are widely promoted via our social media networks, especially Instagram. The whole world will know you’ve won and the world’s design and lifestyle media will feature the winning projects.

Categories

There are 10 categories for each of the five regions ( Europe, Americas, Asia, Middle East & Africa and Australia & Pacific )*. All entries will qualify for Best Overall Restaurant and Best Overall Bar* for their region. Additionally two global prizes will be awarded to Best overall designed Restaurant & Best overall designed Bar**.

* please note there is no longer a UK only set of categories
** at no extra entry cost to the entrant

What the judges are looking for?

The entries that best meet the judges’ personal definitions of ‘design excellence’, will win.

Who gets an award?

Awards will be given to both the winning designer as well as the winning restaurant / bar operator.

Which category should I enter?

A project can be entered into any category, we will automatically apply the region based on the location of the venue. If you collaborated on a piece of work with another company or individual, you will need to make sure they haven’t entered it as well.

Categories

• Alfresco & Biophilic Design
• Cafe
• Hotel
• In Another Space
• Lighting
• Luxury
• Multiple
• Standalone
• Surface Interiors
• Visual Identity

A guide to success is available to download in English and Chinese. The guide to success explains what is required to make the most of your entry and all of the different types of information you will need to gather before you begin your application.

How to enter

What do I need to prepare for my entry?

Make sure all entry materials ( text and images ) are clear, concise and of the best possible quality. Poor quality visual media will weaken your application.

1. Full contact and location details for the restaurant or bar and full contact details for the project’s designer.
2. To have made a decision on which category you wish to enter the project.
3. Textual content ready to cut and paste into the relevant boxes. You have up to 450 characters ( approximately 60 words ), including spaces and punctuation, for each text box:
   • Design brief
   • Design challenges
   • Design results

Details of at least 6 products or services that were used in the design / delivery of the project. E.G. Products used within the space such as furniture or lighting. Or third party services such as fitout or lighting design. You can add more than 6 if you want to.

Up to ten good quality images of your project. Each image must be JPEG / JPG format and no bigger than 2MB in size.

Entry costs

• 5th January – 31st January: £270 + VAT
• 1st February – 31st March: £290 + VAT
• Entries submitted after 1st April: £320 + VAT

Ensure that you meet deadlines

It is essential that all work is entered in full and on time. Any work that isn’t, may be rejected from the competition.

When can I enter?

All entries must be made online. The call for entries opens on the 5th January 2021 and closes on the 25th April 2021.

Wait for the results

The shortlist will be announced in the week commencing 12th July 2021 on Instagram.

The regional winners for Best Restaurant and Best Bar ( Europe, Americas, Asia, Middle East & Africa and Australia & Pacific ) and two cross-regional overall prizes for the Best Overall Designed Restaurant & Best Overall Designed Bar will be announced at a ‘Winners Week’ at the beginning of October 2021 ( DTBC ).

Schedule

• Call for entries open: 5th January 2021
• Closing date for entries: 25th April 2021
• Shortlist announced: Week commencing 12th July 2021 on Instagram
• Winners Week: Beginning of October 2021 ( DTBC )

Open to projects launched or extensively renovated between the 1st January and 31st December 2020

All work must be entered as a collaboration between the designer and the hospitality project operator.

Judges may enter the awards, however they will not be able to judge their own entries.

For a full description of categories and guidelines on how to make a winning entry, please see our guide to success.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, including our suggestions of relevant entry categories, press and sponsorship enquiries and anything else, please contact us via our contact form.

The world’s most creative and influential restaurants and bars.

The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is the world’s leading, and now exclusively online, independent competition dedicated to excellence in hospitality design.

For over a decade we have welcomed entries from over 100 countries covering every imaginable hospitality space; From independents to multiples, from ships to airports, museums to burger vans, from revered Michelin-starred establishments to the fleeting dynamism of pop-ups.

We are followed by the industry’s most prominent and influential designers and hospitality operators including Foster + Partners, Kengo Kuma Associates, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, Rockwell Group, Lázaro Rosa Violán Studio, Marriott, Four Seasons, Tao Group and D&D London.

The world’s top design and lifestyle media regularly feature the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, recent coverage has included articles in Elle Decoration, Vogue Living, Condé Nast Traveler, AD Magazine and many others.

The highly influential and international judging panel for this year’s Awards comprises of 45 leading figures working across design, architecture, hospitality and lifestyle and includes Amanda Elder ( Chief Commercial Officer, Kempinski Hotels ), Sarah Douglas ( Editor in Chief, Wallpaper* ), Knut Wylde ( General Manager, The Berkeley ) and many other global influencers.

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