Modern restaurant design at Nobili Design keeps the lines clean without letting the room turn cold. Interior designer Gabriela Nechifor plans each modern restaurant interior around the cuisine, the guests and the space, with private tables, warm evening light and a wall design that gives the dining room its character, in a modern or modern classic line. The modern restaurant decor ideas below come from our own projects.

Interior design · Modern restaurants

Modern Restaurant Design

Modern restaurant design with curved taupe booths behind fluted glass screens and brass globe chandeliersView full size

Modern Restaurant Interior Design Ideas

A modern restaurant interior stays warm when wood, stone and light balance its clean lines. Our two modern concepts show it with fluted glass screens and walnut fins in one, and a lit wine wall in walnut arches in the other.

1 / 2

Restaurant · Modern · Luxury

Modern Restaurant Interior with Curved Booths

Curved taupe booths behind bronze-framed fluted glass screens give each table privacy, while olive velvet chairs and brass globe chandeliers warm a 260 m² modern dining room on inlaid marble floors.

Designed by Gabriela Nechifor, Nobili Design

View the concept
1 / 2

Restaurant · Modern · Luxury

Modern Restaurant Wall Design with Walnut Fins

Walnut fins with brass trim frame the black marble host stand, and lit walnut wine cabinets around a black marble wall close the marble aisle, so the walls give the modern restaurant its character.

Designed by Gabriela Nechifor, Nobili Design

View the concept
1 / 2

Restaurant · Modern classic · Luxury

Modern Classic Restaurant Design with a Wine Wall

A modern classic restaurant design in travertine, walnut and brass: a glass wine wall in walnut arches lights the dining room, reflected by the polished travertine floor under faceted glass pendants.

Designed by Gabriela Nechifor, Nobili Design

View the concept
1 / 2

Restaurant · Modern classic · Luxury

Modern Restaurant Bar with a Lit Back Counter

A marble bar with six leather stools and a lit back counter of arched glass shelving, under faceted glass pendants, carries the evening light of the dining room into the bar.

Designed by Gabriela Nechifor, Nobili Design

View the concept

See all interior design projects

Questions about modern restaurant design

How do you keep a modern restaurant interior warm?

Through materials and light more than decoration. Walnut, marble and velvet soften the clean lines, while chandeliers, table lamps and lit wine cabinets keep the room warm through the evening, as in our modern French concept.

What role does wall design play in a modern restaurant?

In a modern restaurant the walls carry the character that ornament carries in a classic one. Wood fins, lit wine cabinets, stone panels or a wine wall give the room depth and a focal point that guests remember.

Modern or modern classic restaurant design: what is the difference?

A modern restaurant keeps the lines straight and the palette dark or neutral, while a modern classic one adds arches, warm stone and softer shapes. Our Italian restaurant with a wine wall is modern classic, our French fine dining room is modern.

Can a modern restaurant design still give each table privacy?

Yes: booths, glass screens and the layout of the aisles create privacy without closing the room. In our modern French concept curved booths sit behind fluted glass screens framed in bronze.

How do we start a modern restaurant design project?

Send us the plans of your restaurant, the cuisine, the guests you expect and an approximate budget, so we can propose the right concept from the start. Interior designer Gabriela Nechifor will review the space and suggest the direction of the concept.