Multidisciplinary studio Lim + Lu has based the interior of Yung's Bistro in Hong Kong on the rich history of its 78-year-old sister restaurant.
Yung's Bistro is an offshoot of esteemed Hong Kong restaurant, Yung Kee, which was founded by Kam Shui-fai as a modest outdoor food stall ? known as a dai pai dong ? before a brick-and-mortar restaurant was opened in 1942.
Over the past 78 years the restaurant, which is still in operation, has become revered for its take on Cantonese cuisine and is particularly well known for its roast goose dish.
The tiled drinks bar sits beneath a gridded brass framework A subtle mix of old and new has therefore been incorporated throughout Yung's Bistro, which is loosely divided into two halves.
The front half of the restaurant plays host to a more casual dining area. At its centre is a communal brass-edged dining table, included as a wink to Yung Kee's early days as a food stall when customers would often have to share tables because of the scarcity of space in the surrounding alleyway.
The table is surrounded by green-velvet chairs with slim brass legs, while a series of lantern-like pendant lights by Danish designer Lucie Kass dangle overhead.
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