Restaurants

Food Preparation Interior Design for Restaurants

Multiple prep tasks collide when ingredients, tools, and waste do not have dedicated landing points.

Explore the ideas
Straight kitchen with sage base cabinets, white wall units and under-cabinet lighting
Kitchen inspiration: a single-wall arrangement with task lighting.

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Details worth a closer look

Photographs for design inspiration
White L-shaped kitchen with gold-tone handles, under-cabinet lighting and a chimney
Kitchen inspiration: an L-shaped work surface and integrated lighting.
Parallel kitchen with teal cabinets, a pale backsplash and profile lighting
Kitchen inspiration: two opposing work runs in a compact plan.
L-shaped kitchen with pale green lower cabinets, white upper cabinets and a tiled backsplash
Kitchen inspiration: a light palette and continuous counter run.

Explore the design decisions

Before you start

Arrange cold storage, prep counters, and cooking stations in the order dishes are assembled.

Room details and site checks
Layout
Arrange cold storage, prep counters, and cooking stations in the order dishes are assembled.
Detail
Use nonporous work surfaces and task lighting that avoids shadows over cutting areas.
Trade-off
Dedicated stations improve rhythm but need more counter length.
  • Trace one menu item from storage to pass
  • Check handwash access from prep positions
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