Here you are sitting and wondering what to do in order to finally earn your first million, preferably bucks. Worst of all, when you do it at work, sadness, agree. In fact, so many different ideas come to a person’s head all the time, but he immediately dismisses them with reasonable excuses, in his opinion, such as “this will not work”, “who needs this”, “it has already been tried and failed”, “everything is already occupied by others”, etc.
But there are always loopholes, and the one who seeks it will find a way out. Like, for example, those who came up with the business ideas below:
Elephant Washer
There is a nature reserve in the USA called wild life safari. A nice place attracting tourists. However, recently more and more people come here not to admire the beauties of nature, but to look at how three hefty African elephants work at a car wash. Yes, you heard right. Under the guidance of a trainer, the elephants will rub and polish your car with sponges, and then douse it well with water right from the trunk. The spectacle is interesting. And such pleasure costs $20.
Business in the urine
But the American Sam Collora is doing business on the urine. On deer urine. It sounds a bit wild and the question immediately arises: who needs deer urine? And everything turns out to be simple. Hunters buy goods from Sam, because the urine of the female attracts male deer, which have a good sense of smell, but poor eyesight. In general, urine is a commonplace bait that is wildly popular with hunters. The annual turnover is about 45 million dollars.
African coffins
But in Africa, craftsmen do not sit idle. They quite successfully create and export to Europe and the USA wooden coffins of various, even the most unimaginable forms. From model cell phone to the coffin in the form of a Ferrari. The cost of the latter is about a thousand dollars.
Onion Adoption Business
A 46-year-old resident of Kent, England, together with her friends, opened an agency that allows everyone to adopt pickled onions. Yes, at first my head got a little cloudy, and then for a few more seconds my wild imagination painted a vivid picture happy family: father, mother and ... a pickled onion walking in the park ...
On the website of the agency adoptapickledonion.com, it is proposed to choose a "baby", place an order and give "Cipollino" a decent life. After adoption, you will receive a certificate confirming the fact of adoption, a photo of your baby with a happy smile on his face and an inexpressible sense of pride. By the way, adoption is not the cheapest. Everything costs about 8 euros, which is quite expensive for a pickled onion.
Crime scene cleaning
Murder Scene Mop Up is an Atlanta-based company that specializes in crime scene cleaning. According to the founder of the company, this business idea is not very bright and interesting, in some cases you have to rip your brains off the walls in the literal sense of the word, but that is why the services provided by the company are in demand and the annual turnover is more than a million dollars.
Help for suicides
This business idea confused me a little, a little later I will write why. The Last Tour agency invites everyone to purchase, so to speak, a tourist, or rather an excursion program. It seems like a normal start… although for those who understand English, the name of the agency already said a lot.
In general, the company's employees offer everyone who wants to take a ride to the places where they commit the most suicides. In general, if you were visited by the thought of suicide, then for $ 50 they will help you pick up interesting place for its implementation. In my opinion, this is generally a criminally punishable occupation ... but it brings money!
Japanese friend
Have you ever thought of renting friends or relatives? No!? But among the Japanese, this service is quite popular. They are through an agency. Hagemashi Tai rent friends who are invited to birthdays or funerals, rent husbands and wives, or relatives. Roles are performed by professional actors for a moderate fee.
Anti-stress business
Pixar Club Sarah's Smash Shack in San Diego is designed for those who want to relieve stress. Visitors to this club beat the dishes against the wall. Visitors can attach a photo of the “offender” as a “target” and beat the dishes to the music they brought with them. The cost of the service provided depends on the type and quantity of dishes. So, for example, 3 vases can be broken for $10, and 15 plates for $45.
Thus, for just a few dollars, you can get rid of negative emotions and not have to deal with the unpleasant process of cleaning up after yourself. But this is not the only idea for organizing an anti-stress business.
Another service for relieving emotional stress is offered by an American company. Vent By Phon, giving the client the opportunity to call and blow off steam over the phone. The Vent By Phon telephone service operator does not give advice or provide any assistance, he just listens, inserting “Yes”, “Mmm” from time to time. The cost per minute of this service is $2.99. Talking once on the phone for three dollars a minute is much more harmless than lashing out at others - the business is developing successfully.
And a few more ideas, in one line ...
Doody Calls- a company specializing in cleaning dog poop. The company's annual turnover is more than a million dollars.
Brazilian company Petsmiling produces sex toys for dogs.
There is a restaurant in Japan Kayabuki, which almost all residents know, and all because monkey waiters work there. No, not crooked waiters, but the most real animals. One of the monkeys brings bottles of alcohol to restaurant visitors, and the other brings hot hand towels.
BioScientific Inc.- a company specializing in the sale chicken manure. The company's annual turnover is more than a million dollars.
Such unusual, even crazy ideas are born in the minds of people, then they are realized and make their creators millionaires. Therefore, do not be afraid of anything, if a crazy idea comes to your mind, do not discount it, perhaps it is she who will make you rich!
What to do for those who are stuck on a mountain or those who need a performance at their own funeral. It is for the provision of such strange services that the following 10 organizations were created, which are ready to lend a helping hand even in the most unusual situations.
1. AIC-CERT - American Institute for Historic Preservation
When Hurricane Katrina swept over New Orleans in 2005, more than 1,800 people died and the city suffered an estimated $108 billion in damage. Many private homes and businesses were destroyed, museums and libraries were flooded, damaging books, historical documents and works of art. . Hoping to preserve these priceless artifacts, the American Institute for Historic Preservation (AIC) organized a team of volunteers to salvage as many records, paintings and encyclopedias as possible.
Subsequently, AIC, inspired by the success of the team, formed a separate group at the institute dedicated to the preservation of works of art in the world. The group, called AIC-CERT, is made up of architects, art historians and other professionals. It offers art rescue services worldwide. AIC-CERT also holds special seminars where it teaches representatives of museums from other countries how to prevent a catastrophe (for example, how to freeze water-soaked books to prevent further damage, or how to properly clean mold from canvases).
2. Selection of names, slogans, names
It is often difficult to come up with a name for a child, a title for a novel or another article. It can be even more difficult to choose a name for a new product that is introduced to the market, because the success of its sale will largely depend on this. The Auckland-based organization Catchword is engaged in the selection of the most successful name or slogan. Among their clients are such famous companies as McDonald's, Starbucks, Wells Fargo and Time Warner Cable. As a rule, the client is provided with 30 to 60 slogan options.
Where to turn for help in case of a natural disaster or some kind of incident? First of all, the Red Cross or the Ministry of Emergency Situations comes to mind. But if a person is stuck on a mountain while climbing or finds himself in a war zone, there is often no time to wait for rescuers. In this case, you need to call a professional Global Rescue team, consisting of former Navy SEALs. They are ready to help in the most extreme conditions... for a considerable amount of money.
The team has offices in the US states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as well as in Pakistan and Thailand. For example, during the "Arab spring" they evacuated 60 people from Egypt. Global Rescue rescued people during the tsunami in Japan in 2011, as well as during the earthquake in Nepal in 2015. In fact, these guys perform about 1,000 rescues every year and they are the best in the business.
4. Unified Weapons Master - new sports system
In modern mixed martial arts (MMA) there is one big problem - a complete ban on weapons. But many martial arts systems are just designed specifically for combat with a variety of weapons. The reasons for the ban are quite obvious - to avoid injuries and accidents. Australians David Paysden and Justin Forsell founded the Unified Weapons Master project, within which they want to establish their own own organization MMA in which the weapon will be used.
It is assumed that the athletes will fight in special armor made of carbon fiber and impact-resistant foam. Under the outer plates of smart armor are pressure sensors that allow you to count the hits missed in order to more accurately determine the winner.
5. Correcting mistakes in graffiti
Some people are Grammar Nazis and are very sensitive to mistakes. The guys from the Accion Ortografica Quito group take to the streets of the Ecuadorian capital Quito at night, armed with stencils and aerosol cans. They are engaged in the fact that they correct all the errors found in the graffiti on the streets of the city. As one member of the group stated, "We will not give up until our city is free of spelling errors on the walls."
6. Jazz Band for Chinese Funeral
Funerals in San Francisco's Chinatown are always an unusual sight. When a member of the Chinese community in America dies, it is believed that his spirit remains with the body. At the same time, there is a danger that the spirit will get lost and turn into an evil ghost.
In order to send the spirit of the deceased to rest, the inhabitants of Chinatown hold unusual parades. First, sweets are placed in the mouth of the deceased to "kill the nasty taste of death." A funeral procession is then held, led by an open-topped cabriolet on which a gigantic portrait of the deceased is displayed (so the spirit would supposedly be encouraged to stay close to the body). As the procession passes through the street, the mourners throw money into the air so that the spirit will pay for the passage of the soul to the afterlife. The most exciting part of this ritual is the music. The Green Street Mortuary Band is exclusively dedicated to playing Christian hymns at Chinese funerals in San Francisco.
7. Scotland Yard Super Recognizers
Scotland Yard has a special group of so-called super recognizers. These are people with unique abilities who only need to look at a human face once to remember it forever. According to official data, the efficiency of identifying criminals has tripled, which has had a positive impact on criminal statistics.
There are currently 152 Super Recognizers under contract and they are doing a really impressive job. In just one year, they watched over 200,000 hours of footage and spotted 600 suspects. Two-thirds of these suspects were charged with crimes, and 90 percent of them went to jail.
8. Shadow Wolves
At first glance, the service provided by the "Shadow Wolves" does not seem particularly unique. This team belongs to law enforcement and is engaged in catching drug smugglers. What makes the Shadow Wolves unique is their way of working. The group is made up entirely of American Indians who use both modern technologies, and the ancient secrets of their ancestors. Every little thing helps them in tracking down smugglers at the border, and in reading the tracks they are second to none.
9 Extreme Abduction
People are often willing to do crazy things to get their dose of adrenaline. The New Orleans-based group provides adrenaline junkies with one of the strangest services imaginable. They kidnap their customers. Depending on how much they get paid (there are different rates), Extreme Kidnapping will kidnap their client in broad daylight, take them to an abandoned house, and keep them tied up for a certain amount of time. For an additional fee, they can also "try to drown" the client, torture him with a stun gun, or bring his worst phobias to life. Before ordering, the client must sign a special agreement that everything happens with his full consent and that he takes full responsibility.
10. Love commandos
Falling in love in India can be quite risky. In a country where parents still marry off their daughters in infancy, potential suitors must meet fairly strict criteria. First, young people are strongly discouraged from marrying someone outside of their religion or caste. It is also highly undesirable to marry against the will of the family, otherwise the parents may even try to kill the unlucky groom. So-called "honor killings" are especially common in northern India.
A group of "Love Commandos" rescue unfortunate couples in love whose parents are against their union. They secretly take young people out, supply them with groceries and food, settle them in secret apartments and do everything to unite loving hearts. This job is incredibly dangerous. Angry families often offer huge rewards to anyone who can kill such a commando.
The list of these business proposals can be adequately supplemented. But the authors sold them for mere pennies.
Incredible Facts
It might never occur to you to pay for some things.
However, there is always someone ready offer your services if there is a demand and willingness to pay for them.
Here are some of the most unusual services that, for a certain amount, will do for you what you do not want to do.
1 Japanese Apology Service
Several companies in Japan offer to apologize on your behalf. The service can cost you as little as $96 if it's an apology sent via email. e-mail or by phone, up to $240 if you need to apologize in person.
If for greater persuasiveness it will be necessary to shed a tear, then you will also have to pay for an additional service.
2. Las Vegas hangover bus
If you've been drinking too much after spending a wild night in Las Vegas, you can relax and recharge on the hangover bus.
There you will be offered intravenous rehydration, a variety of drugs for nausea and anti-inflammatory drugs. However, all this will cost you a pretty penny.
3. Sale of Irish land
This service is used by Irish people from all over the world for housewarmings, weddings and even funerals. simple idea exporting land from his native country enriched its creator, Pat Burke.
Paid services
4 Japanese Ear Cleaning Salon
This service is popular with Japanese men who go to salons to relax while their ears are being cleaned. Apparently this reminds them of childhood, when this procedure was usually performed by their mother.
5. Dwarf for rent
If you are in the UK, USA or Canada you can rent a dwarf for a variety of services such as "dwarf tossing". It's a popular bar game where people compete in strength, measured by how far a dwarf is thrown in the air.
6. Nudist for an hour
A South African natural cleaning company offers a variety of hourly services, all in the nude. You can hire naked cleaners, lawyers, accountants, computer scientists and assistants. The only service that the company does not approve of is prostitution.
7. Half for rent in China
The service "boy or girl for rent" in China is provided to those who constantly have to answer the questions of parents and acquaintances: "Are you dating anyone?". Similar services exist in Japan.
8. Goldfish for rent
If you're in a hotel and you're lonely, you can ask to be accompanied by...goldfish. This small service is ready to offer you at the hotel Happy Guest Hotel Lodge in the UK for £5.
9. Serpentine massage
Israeli spa owner Ida Barak(Ida Barak) invites her clients to relax and reduce joint pain by covering their body with crawling snakes. If you are among the 56 percent of people who are afraid of snakes, then this service is unlikely to please you.
New Services
10. Granny for rent
If you suddenly urgently need to bake homemade cookies, you can apply to an Australian company that provides hourly services to grandmothers with various skills.
11. Personal paparazzi
If you want to feel famous, you can hire an anonymous stranger to spy on you and take hidden camera photos. The service is provided by several companies in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
12. Bicycle Taxidermy
If you have an old favorite bike that you used in the city, mountains or suburbs and you want to capture your memories and bike adventures, you can resort to bike taxidermy. British artist Regan Appleton ( Regan Appleton ) perpetuates old memories of the subject by setting them on planks of European oak.
13. Anonymous nose hair report
Japanese firm hololi, which has become popular all over the world thanks to the Internet, invites you to avoid faux pas by delicately informing a person about nose hairs. You give the recipient's contact information and the firm sends them a message that they need to trim their nose hairs.
14. Turning ashes into portraits
Firm Virginia's Cremation Solutions offers an unusual service by creating portraits of loved ones who have passed away from their lives from their ashes. The service costs $127 .
15. Cactus massage
This service can be obtained on the beaches of Mexico, where you will receive an exotic massage with cactus plates, from which the needles have been removed. It is believed that cactus oils have a rejuvenating effect.
Personal Services
16. Chicken test
Australian firm Rentachook helps buyers decide if they want to have chicken on the farm by giving them the opportunity to play with poultry. According to the firm: "If you return the bird, you have rented it. If you leave it, you have bought it."
17. Delivery of the last meal
In Toronto, a firm delivers the last meal ordered by a death row inmate. The meal comes with a DVD and a custom-made paper mask featuring the prisoner whose dinner you ordered.
18. Collecting your pet's feces
If you are too lazy to clean up after your pet, then you can turn to people who will do it professionally. For example, an American firm Doody Calls has been doing this since 2000.
19. Friend for rent
Since 2009 the company RentAFriend is committed to allowing people from all over the world to rent a friend for any purpose. Prices start at $10 per hour.
Unusual business ideas: TOP 10 extravagant business ideas that brought profit to their owners.
There are many unique people on planet Earth.
Most often, their creativity is manifested in inventions, painting.
But just as surprisingly, they create unusual business ideas.
At first it may seem that a person with standard thinking would not even have such thoughts in his head!
And not just to bring them to life, and to expose your unusual idea showing off to the whole world.
Or maybe some options are not entirely "absurd"?
Let's evaluate together the business inventions of creative people.
Unusual business ideas: TOP 10 unusual options
1. "Bluetooth" instead of a key
Such unusual business ideas are worthy of praise, as they solve the age-old problem with lost keys.
Perhaps every person at least once in his life lost, broke or left the keys somewhere.
The creators of this business innovation solved this problem, and brought to life the idea of an electronic lock, the key for which is a smartphone.
Agree, the chance of losing an expensive phone is much lower than a regular key.
A special application is installed on the phone, which can be customized to suit your requirements.
For example, the lock will open automatically if the distance from the owner with the phone to the lock is 1-2 meters.
In case of discharge, the lock can be recharged using a special device.
Well, if this, perhaps, is not available, do not be upset - there is a special panel on the lock.
After entering a code consisting of numbers and letters, the lock will open even without a smartphone.
2. Teeth tattoo is an unusual business idea
Even 15 years ago, an unusual fashion appeared associated with decorating teeth with various rhinestones and precious stones.
A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then, and it would seem that people's tastes have changed dramatically.
However, creative people have new fashion- Decorate your teeth with a tattoo.
Such an original "accessory" is created by placing any illustration on a person's incisors.
There would be funds and desire, and the masters would be able to translate any idea of a drawing into reality.
This unusual business was founded by a dentist from the USA, Steve Hedward.
Applying an image from this master costs a lot of money, but this fact does not stop wealthy people.
Of course, in Russia this unusual business is not yet as popular as in Europe.
Therefore, it is worth clarifying: if you thought that a tattoo on your teeth is the same as a tattoo on your body, then we hasten to refute this myth.
These are two processes that have nothing to do with each other.
So, what is the essence of this unusual business idea?
A tattoo on a tooth can be done even without the presence of a person.
You just need to send a cast of the tooth and the desired pattern to the specified address of the salon.
After that, specialists apply the selected image to the crown, and it is sent to the post office specified by the customer.
After that, it can be installed in any dentist's office.
Abroad, this business idea flourishes mainly due to girls under the age of 15, and women “over 30”.
But even small children, who are given crowns according to the recommendations of the dentist, follow such an unusual product with particular trepidation and constantly brush their teeth.
But in Russia, this idea has not yet been implemented on a noticeable scale.
3. A vase that helps get rid of negative emotions
Probably, every person in life, due to constant turmoil and stress, had a desire to go to a desert island, and that there is strength to scream at the top of his voice.
Psychologists say that this is a normal reaction of the body, which wants to get rid of negative emotions.
But, of course, it is simply impossible to use this method of psychological stress relief in a metropolis, as it violates all social boundaries.
It is difficult to imagine people standing at a bus stop or in a cafe who are shouting at the top of their voices (although, what is there, in Russia, such a picture is still sometimes found).
This need of people, decided to realize the author of an unusual business idea in Japan. They invented an unusual vase that adapts to the lips of every person who uses it.
When shouted into it, the invention completely suppresses noise, thanks to soundproofing properties.
This unusual business idea allows you to throw out all the accumulated anger and not disturb the people around you.
4. Talking dolls in the image of celebrities
Talking hamsters, dogs and bears have long taken their place in the market.
Such an unusual idea brings a good income to its authors to this day.
But electronic animals were replaced by dolls in the images of famous people.
The founders of the idea did not fail with the creation of a talking toy that looks like a favorite artist, pop star or politician.
In the West, people give a lot of money to buy a mini-copy of their idol, besides speaking.
5. Original coffins are an unusual business idea.
Vic Fearn & Co is a large classic coffin company.
Her management decided to add some humor to their dark production.
They caught fire with the unusual idea of producing creative coffins for customers.
Surprisingly, this business appealed to the inhabitants of the UK. Now every citizen can apply with this or that idea of a coffin in which he should be buried.
The company made to order products in the form of:
- guitars;
- corks for wine;
- cars;
- aircraft;
- sports bags;
- phone.
And one client ordered a coffin in the form of a dumpster.
He argued his idea very simply: “I have lived all my life as garbage and I feel that I am garbage, so bury me in a trash can.”
In a word, this is an unusual direction in business, but it brings income.
And for entrepreneurship, it doesn't matter how crazy the idea seems.
The main thing is that it brings a good profit.
6. "Fake" certificate confirming parental rights
Probably, every person had a desire to leave work at the end of the working day in thirty or forty minutes.
But in the States, if you have a minor child, then the person has the right to leave his workplace before the rest.
The goals are quite obvious:
- it is necessary to pick up the child from a preschool;
- help him do his homework;
- take the child to a circle or to a doctor.
Of course, such injustice angers childless workers.
It was this fact that prompted one firm in New York to create an unusual idea for a business.
They give out kits with a set of things that supposedly confirm that the client has children.
- joint photos of the child and the customer;
- drawings of a son or daughter;
- pictures from various family celebrations.
All this can be presented to your boss and leave before the rest of the work.
It is quite logical that this unusual business idea does not have much popularity, since the presence of children can be easily checked.
Probably, a shortened day by an hour or an hour and a half is not worth the condemnation and sidelong glances of colleagues.
7. An unusual idea for an electric cable decorated with ivy
Unusual business ideas can be born even when you are just sitting at home and looking around.
Look around and count how many electrical wires is in the room, and how many of them are hidden from view?
As a rule, in most apartments, wiring is, at best, neatly fixed along the baseboards.
But appearance the rooms are very spoiled because of this, it seems less tidy.
Entrepreneurial people came up with an unusual idea that helped them build a profitable business.
They created an ivy-shaped cable, on which the owner can move the leaves at will, starting from the interior of the room.
This unusual idea is suitable for use not only at home, but also in offices, coffee shops, large companies, restaurants.
8. The sound of opening a beer can
Japanese inventors distinguished themselves by creating an unusual idea.
They invented a special device that mimics the sound of a beer can being opened.
This idea is about the Mugen Beer accessory, which has become the basis of a successful business.
This unusual idea is implemented like an ordinary canned food can, which gives out the same "pshshsh".
This device does not produce any benefit or additional actions.
But one cherished sound was enough for the idea to bring profit to the creators, and the device was sold out in large volumes.
Many people use such an invention as a keychain.
9. Shoes with a navigator - an unusual idea for "lost"
But this unusual idea was created for a really important and.
Suppose a person is in an unfamiliar place, and he needs to get from point A to point B.
This path can be overcome with several options:
- use taxi services;
- ask the locals for directions;
- use the city map.
And you can enter the address of the location of point B in special shoes, and enjoy walking around the tourist city.
All thanks to the built-in navigator, which will guide the walker.
If a person needs to turn at an intersection, then, depending on the direction of the route, the right or left boot starts to tremble.
This unusual idea really appealed to many consumers, so the business brings good profits.
10. Unusual business idea - selling garbage for money
Christopher Goodwin created a strange business, the idea of which is based on the sale of garbage.
So in Russia you will not surprise anyone with vending machines for selling coffee or various bars.
And what about the machine, which gives out for 25 cents, a beautiful bag containing inside itself:
- paperclips,
- broken toy parts
- broken buttons,
- small pieces of newspapers, magazines, shop receipts?
Few people can understand this unusual business idea in our country.
But, surprisingly, the founder managed to sell more than 4,000 of these units in America.
The restaurant business and other areas of our lives are constantly changing and improving. Therefore, the owners of establishments are forced to adapt to the rapidly developing world and meet the increased requirements of visitors spoiled by a wide range of services and all sorts of delights. Due to the overabundance of places where you can eat and relax, restaurant owners have to go out of their way to intrigue and attract visitors to their restaurant. Here are 10 creative restaurants with an original range of services.
Dinner in silence
Welcome to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the place where new restaurant Nicholas Naumann's "Eat", where visitors are required to eat their frittata with eggs and casserole and whole grain porridge in silence.
Nauman spent some time at a Buddhist monastery in India a few years ago, which inspired him to come up with the idea of a silent restaurant.
Silent dining is a monthly event and has proven so popular that diners have to reserve a table days in advance for the privilege of dining without speaking or hearing a word in a small room that seats only 25 people.
Dinner in the nude
Once a month, a restaurant in Manhattan throws a nude dinner party. Nudist activist John J. Ordover came up with ideas for dinners where you don't have to be dressed - as soon as guests enter, they undress and enjoy specialties.
Sanitary regulations oblige staff to remain clothed even if they wish to join. In addition, visitors must bring something to sit on - a towel or, for discerning women, an elegant silk shawl.
Don't worry, the windows are tinted, hot soup is not served, and people only look at your face level.
Offensive Lunch
Dick's Last Resort is a chain of small bars and restaurants in the US known for deliberately recruiting rude waiters - they are trained to behave in this way.
In addition to the staff, the decor of the restaurant is wacky. His goal is to offend customers and put them in an unpleasant position. Visitors are provided with bibs and large paper caps self made, which they must wear throughout the dinner. There are no napkins on the tables - as a rule, waiters throw them at visitors.
This restaurant, which has picnic tables and no tablecloths, came about after its owner's first high-end restaurant failed and went bankrupt. Instead of continuing to work in a high-class field, the owners redirected their efforts to slovenliness. The end result was a success, leading to the creation of six more such restaurants.
Alice in Wonderland Dinner
There is a chain of restaurants in Japan inspired by Lewis Carroll's famous fairy tale Alice in Wonderland. restaurant interiors, opened by the company"Diamond Dining" were created by the Japanese studio "Fantastic Design Works".
Each restaurant offers its own interpretation of the classic fairy tale with teacup tables, romantic lighting, waitresses in blue dresses Alice and, of course, delicious and delicious dishes.
Knock on a giant hardback book and you will be let into this elegantly decorated restaurant. Being inside is like falling down the rabbit hole into Alice's world.
Dinner with the dead
In some restaurants, the atmosphere can be really dead, but one Indian restaurant owner claims that his business has flourished since he opened a diner on the site of an old cemetery. Instead of destroying the graves to make room for the cafe, owner Krishnan Kutti decided to keep the coffins and arrange tables around them in the derisively named New Lucky restaurant. new luck”) in Ahmedabad.
The coffins are all that's left of the Muslim cemetery, and the café has become a popular gathering place for young and old.
Approximately a dozen coffins, covered with iron bars, are located inside the cafe. Every morning, when the diner's shutters go up, the waiters spend some time wiping down the tombstones and decorating them with fresh flowers.
Singing restaurant
Bel Canto mixes haute cuisine with the excitement of the opera house. The unique combination of a talented pianist and professionally trained opera singers makes evenings at Bel Canto unforgettable.
Not only do visitors taste fantastic French cuisine here, they are also serenaded. During the evening, at regular intervals, four singers perform opera classics, moving between the tables.
Bel Canto has two restaurants in Paris (in Neuilly-sur-Seine and at the Hotel de Ville) and one restaurant in east London (at the Corus Hotel by Hyde Park).
Dinner on the edge of a cliff
Fangweng Restaurant in China's Hubei province is conveniently located next to the popular Sanyu Cave, otherwise known as the Cave of the Three Travelers, but you might find it more impressive that the restaurant seems to be hanging on the edge of a cliff.
If you didn't know this ahead of time, you might be surprised because there are no clues about the entrance. You must go down the passage that juts out of the Happy Valley in Xiling Canyon to reach the dining hall.
A few tables are located on a balcony overlooking the rock. But most of the tables are inside a natural cave.
Dinner alone
A table for one, please! At Eenmaal, the new restaurant in Amsterdam, this is your only choice. Social designer and initiator Marina van Goor explains the idea of the restaurant: “Eenmaal is a restaurant like any other, but it differs in one way: here you will only find tables for one.
Eenmaal is an exciting experience for those who never go to cafes alone, as well as an attractive opportunity for those who often go to restaurants alone.”
With the help of "Eenmaal", Marina hopes to break the stereotype that something is wrong with a person if he sits or eats alone.
The Exclusive Dinner You Have to Wait Five Years
In Barel's restaurant, self-created and located in the basement of his own home in upstate New York, for 25 years high price personally invented dishes from personally grown and harvested products are served. All the ingredients used in each evening's unique menu are grown in the garden of Barel's personal farm, including acorn flour and butter made on the spot.
The dining room can accommodate up to 20 people, who must arrive at a certain time in advance to take part in a five-hour dinner. The restaurant was such a hit that Barel received over 10,000 reservation requests in just a week.
The meal costs (not including the suspense) up to over $200 per serving, but every wealthy person with the ability to plan five years ahead can have a truly one-of-a-kind date.
"Traveling" restaurant
The contemporary and underground restaurant trend shows no signs of abating, but it's a new twist - the Pale Blue Door restaurant, created by British artist and decorator Tony Horneker, is popping up, packing up, then resurfacing in another country, taking part in festivals along the way.
Pale Blue Door is not a simple 'jumping' restaurant, it's a dine-in club and installation in a decrepit world of wonder at a secret location in Dalston, London. Tony Horneker is the man who founded the mystery club that makes customers travel to Santiago and Buenos Aires and Glastonbury and Berlin. Visitors are invited to Dollhouse life-size Horneker for a three-course dinner, while they are entertained by pantomimes and cabarets such as A Man to Pet and Johnny Woo.
Horneker started the idea in his studio-and-terrace home in Hackney, London, where a jumble of windows, odd rooms, furniture, knick-knacks and drag queen performances are served with panzanella, rare beef and crumble pudding.
This restaurant, like many ingenious inventions, was created out of necessity. At the beginning of the year, Horneker's agent went bankrupt, his work dried up, and he had nothing to pay the rent. Horneker had long nurtured the idea of starting a restaurant, and thanks to his previous experience - he had been a waiter since the age of 14 and trained to be a chef at 16 - it was a natural solution to his financial crisis.