Are you ready to hear about some of the most awesome restaurants in the world? And by awesome,
we mean absolutely insane! They say that food brings people together, which is true, but
now imagine that instead of eating in the same boring restaurants all the time, when
you took your friends out to bond over a meal, your dinner would be served completely in
pitch-black darkness. Sounds insane right? Well, I'm Mike with List25 and that's because
these are the 25 Most Insane Restaurants in the World!
25. Kayabukiya Tavern
At the Kayabukiya Tavern in Tokyo, you will be served drinks by two Japanese Macaque monkeys
named Yat-chan and Fuku-chan. They are both certified employees who receive their wages
in the form of soya beans.
24. The Human Banquet
Some of you probably know that Nyotaimori (meaning female body plate) is a popular method
of serving sushi in Japan. Well, recently, the Japanese took things to the next level
by not just eating off of the bodies but by eating the bodies themselves. Don't worry;
we're not talking real cannibalism here; the bodies are edible creations made in the kitchen
by an artistic staff. At the table you are provided with a scalpel and a plate. You and
your party of faux cannibals are then left to dissect the â€œbodyâ€ and eat its
innards. Beware, things can get messy as these bodies "bleed."
23. New Lucky Restaurant
Maybe in the United States it would be seen as a bit morbid. In India however, a country
with over a billion people, death and graveyards are not as separate from society as in the
west. So when Krsihan Kutti Nair started a successful tea stall outside a cemetery in
Ahmadabad not too long ago, and he needed to expand, there was only one logical optionâ€¦the
space between the graves (painted green).
22. The Pop-Up Diner
The Italian town of Ferrara recently introduced an interesting concept. For 60 Euros you can
buy a dinner for two and then, on the scheduled evening, receive a text disclosing the location
of the meal/table, which inevitably will show up somewhere on the historical streets of
the town.
21. Sounds of Silence
The only diner on our list that is located in the middle of the desert, this roofless
dinner experience takes you into the middle of the Australian Outback right next to Ayers
Rock and gives you a view of the stars that you could only dream of.
20. Kinderkookkafe
This Dutch family restaurant located in Amsterdam is entirely staffed by children (almost).
There are a couple of adults who supervise everything, but the premise is simple. Part
restaurant, part culinary school, and part day care, parents drop their kids off in the
morning and then return after work to enjoy what their children put together.
19. Robot Restaurant (Tokyo)
Are you looking for a place to get more of a show than a gourmet meal? Well, if you like
flashy and vibrant lights and the idea of giant fembots duking it out, then this Robot
Restaurant in Tokyo is the place for you.
18. Modern Toilet
This popular chain of Taiwanese restaurants gives patrons the pleasure of eating from
a toilet bowl, all while seated on a toilet bowl. Drinks are served in small plastic urinals,
and although one would think that such a restaurant would be a gross mess, it's actually very
clean. According to the owner, the point is to shock and confuse the senses.
17. Dinner in the Sky
While they're based in Belgium, this airborne dinner party can be taken anywhere in the
world; the company even has partners in 45 different countries. Diners are strapped around
a table that is suspended in the air by cranes and served by a small staff that that comes
along for the ride.
16. Unsicht-Bar
The Unsicht-Bar, essentially meaning invisible bar in English, is found in Cologne, Germany.
There is no light allowed and before patrons are led down into the pitch black dining area
by their blind hosts, they must leave behind cell phones, watches, and any other photon
emitting electronics.
15. Fortezza Medicea
The Fortezza Medicea near Pisa, Italy, is a 500-year-old fortress that presently serves
as a maximum security prisonâ€¦and a classy up-scale restaurant. In order to dine at this
popular location, guests generally have to book reservations months in advance and then
undergo intense security checks by the Italian police. Once inside, they are served by robbers,
murderers, mafia members, and even treated to the virtuoso piano skills of Bruno, who
is among those doing life for murder.
14. Dick's Last Resort
Do you enjoy southern comfort food? How about mild verbal abuse and super sarcastic and
snarky servers? If you answered "yes" to both of these questions, Dick's Last Resort is
the place for you. With multiple locations around the US, this restaurant is themed around
said snark and attitude. It's probably not for your easily-offended great-auntie, but
they will make you laugh and serve you delicious food if you know what you're getting into.
13. The Safehouse
This is the only restaurant on our list that requires a password to gain entry. Donâ€™t
worry though, if you donâ€™t know the password, the guards will just make you do
something embarrassing to get in. Why the password? The restaurant is spy themed, as
you could probably tell from the name.
12. Dinner in a Gondola
This isnâ€™t the only high altitude eatery on our list, but it is the only one that occupies
a gondola. At Stuckli Sky Dining you get to enjoy the Swiss Alps from the four person
ski lift while feasting on a four course meal.
11. Ninja Castle
Modeled after an ancient Japanese castle, Ninja New York is part maze, part restaurant,
with waiters that dazzle the guests with their insane acrobatics as they enter into the mysterious
world of the ninja.
10. Zauo Restaurant
At this restaurant, you actually catch your fish for your dinner. Then you get to decide
how it's prepared. Hopefully, you're good at fishing!
9. Ithaa
Advertised as the worldâ€™s first ever undersea restaurant, the Hilton Undersea Resort
& Spa opened Ithaa (meaning â€œpearlâ€ ) in the Maldives in 2007. Situated just a
couple meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean, it provides amazing panoramic views
of the surrounding coral reef.
8. Dinner on the Titanic
This Australian restaurant takes you half way around the world and a century back in
time onto the maiden voyage of the doomed RMS Titanic. It even has separate quarters
for first and second class. Donâ€™t worry though, survival is guaranteed.
7. Kalin Tavern
The 180-year-old Kalin Tavern somehow managed to get itself into a bit of a fix. You see,
its customers can start their meal in Slovenia, cross the room, and finish it in Croatia (the
owner even painted a bright yellow line across the floor to mark the spot). This, of course,
wouldnâ€™t be as much of an issue if it werenâ€™t for the fact that Slovenia
is in the European Union and Croatia is not. It just puts a bit of strain on their political
relationship, which translates into some confusing moments when tipsy Slovenians accidentally
go out the wrong door and wind up running into the less than impressed Croatian border
patrol.
6. Ogori Cafe
This concept restaurant is based on the â€œOgori System.â€ In Japanese â€œogoriâ€
means to "treat somebody else food." In other words, you order your foodâ€¦for the next
person. As for what you'll eat? You'll eat what the person before you ordered.
5. Cabbages & Condoms
This insane restaurant is themed around...condoms. Most things from menus to lampshades are made
from woven-together condoms. There's even an entire family of mannequins made of condoms
to greet you at the door, and when you leave, you don't get a breath mint; you get a condom.
The food is said to be amazing.
4. Conflict Kitchen
Found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Conflict Kitchen only serves the local cuisine of nations
that are currently at odds with the United States.
3. El Diablo
As one of the worldâ€™s most intense restaurants, where else would El Diablo be
but sitting on the tip of a volcano? And whatâ€™s more, when your restaurant is precariously
situated over a deep well of lava, who needs to buy an oven? These are all good questions,
and the owners of this smokinâ€™ hot grill answered correctly when they opened
it on top of the Islote de Hilario volcano.
2. Pyongyang
This chain of restaurants run by the North Korean government has expanded throughout
China and southeast Asia, featuring typical North Korean cuisine and entertainment. Hey,
if you canâ€™t feed your own people, feed someone elseâ€™s â€“ at least
you get money for it right?
1. Heart Attack Grill
A somewhat controversial eatery, Heart Attack Grill deliberately serves â€œfood so bad
for you itâ€™s shocking.â€ Emulating a hospital, the waitresses are dressed as
nurses who take orders (prescriptions) from the â€œpatients.â€ A tag is then wrapped
around the customerâ€™s wrist with their order which can include anything from a quadruple
bypass hamburger to flatliner fries. And oh yeah, if you weigh in at over 350 lbs, you
eat free.
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