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The World's Most Unusual Restaurants
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TARA, Ink
16 Unique Dining Spots
These days, travel to any town and you're sure to see an Applebee's, a Ruby Tuesday's or an Olive Garden. But what do you do when you want to dine somewhere a little less routine?
Try one of these unique dining spots. Click through our gallery of 16 unusual restaurants that are far from the norm.
Next: Dine on a Toilet -
Wally Santana, AP
No Need to Flush
Eatery: Marton
Location: Taiwan
What Makes It Unique:
In Taiwan's most recent hit theme restaurant, (named after the Chinese word Matong, meaning toilet), customers sit on actual commodes. It has been so popular, that the owner Eric Wang, 26 has opened a second branch just seven months after the first.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
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Cabbages and Condoms
Supporting Safe Sex
Eatery: Cabbages & Condoms
Location: Bangkok
What Makes It Unique:
Dedicated to birth control and AIDS awareness, the name signifies the owner's belief that condoms should be as accessible as produce in Thailand. Condoms and sex toys are a major part of the decor. And all diners get a condom with coffee, instead of an after-dinner mint.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
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Linger Lodge
Road Kill With That?
Eatery: Linger Lodge
Location: Bradenton, Fla.
What Makes It Unique:
With menu items like "Bag-N-Gag," "Chunk O' Skunk" and "Swirl of Squirrel," it's no wonder that Al Roker named it one of the top five weirdest restaurants in the country. If you're a fan of taxidermy, you'll love the decor. Stuffed dead animals reign supreme.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Have Fun in Bed -
TARA, Ink
Have Fun in Bed
Eatery: B.E.D. Restaurant
Location: Miami, Fla.
What Makes It Unique:
Diners at B.E.D. ("Beverage, Entertainment and Dining") lounge in beds and eat from bamboo trays. It caters to the highly fashionable, club-going crowd. If you go, don't look for a sign, there isn't one. B.E.D. is not marked except for the street number and the logo hidden on the mat outside.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Dine in the DarkRelated Links:
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Dans le Noir
Dine in the Dark
Eatery: Dans le Noir?
Location: Paris, London & Moscow
What Makes It Unique:
According to the Website, it offers "a unique human and sensory experience of a dinner in the pitch dark." The dark room (in London) seats sixty people. Dans le Noir? also has a lit bar and a lounge allowing a cocktail before and after dinner.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Food on a Nude -
Luscen | Hadaka Sushi
Food on a Nude
Eatery: Hadaka Sushi
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
What Makes It Unique:
Two words: body sushi or "nyotaimori" -- the practice of eating sashimi or sushi from the body of a woman. However, at Hadaka Sushi, guests can choose either a female or male "serving dish." And don't worry the food is served on banana leaves and never touches the model's skin.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: "Hospital" Food -
Richard Chung
"Hospital" Food
Eatery: D.S. Music Restaurant
Location: Taipei
What Makes It Unique:
Don't be misled by the name, D.S. Music is more about its hospital motif, then its musical offerings. "Nurses" and "doctors" serve you and whatever you choose to eat can be washed down with Vodka Punch, served in an IV hanging from the ceiling.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Baby, It's Cold Inside -
Big Ben & Karl Ramstrom, ICEHOTEL
Baby, It's Cold Inside
Eatery: ICEHOTEL
Location: Sweden
What Makes It Unique:
While the entire hotel is actually made from ice, fortunately for diners, the restaurant is not. However, for an artic feel, the ice theme is carried through by serving many dishes on ice plates.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Choose What to PayRelated Links:
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Terra Bite Lounge
Choose What to Pay
Eatery: Terra Bite Lounge
Location: Kirkland, Wa.
What Makes It Unique:
The owners of Terra Bite describe themselves as an upscale voluntary payment cafe/deli. The Website says: "Patrons choose what to pay, and are encouraged to pay what they would elsewhere." They also "cheerfully serve" those that cannot pay.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
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Solo Per Due
Just for Two
Eatery: SOLO PER DUE
Location: Vacone, Italy
What Makes It Unique:
If you are a romantic at heart, and visiting Italy, you'll want to book a reservation at SOLO PER DUE -- or "Just for Two." It's billed as the smallest restaurant in the world. It has only one table and serves just two people.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: For the Trekkies -
Star Trek The Experience
For the Trekkies
Eatery: Quark's
Location: Las Vegas
What Makes It Unique:
Part of 'Start Trek: The Experience' in Vegas, Quark's Bar & Restaurant is a Cardassian-themed experience. "Dine in the midst of a gigantic star field with life-size spacecraft hover above, while true-to-space details are everywhere, including a Plasma Plate wall."
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Be Nice to the Ninja -
NINJA New York
Be Nice to the Ninja
Eatery: NINJA New York
Location: New York City
What Makes It Unique:
Be served by Ninjas, as you dine among a recreation of two 18th-century Japanese villages, Iga and Kouga, the birthplace of Ninja warrior lore. The restaurant is made up of a mysterious labryinth of 22 different rooms.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Dine With Gangsters -
Tommy Gun's Garage
Dine With Gangsters
Eatery: Tommy Gun's Garage
Location: Chicago
What Makes It Unique:
Step into this "speakeasy" and you'll be transported back to the Roaring Twenties complete with gangsters, flappers, silent movies and hooch. If you go, expect a police raid -- the audience becomes part of the dinner theater action.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
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JJ De Neyer & david Ghysels, Triptyque
Acrophobics Beware!
Eatery: Dinner in the Sky
Location: Belgium
What Makes It Unique:
For the most adventurous diners out there, Dinner in the Sky can be rented for 22 people on an 8 hours basis. The event can be organized anywhere, for example: a golf court, public place, race track, castle, vineyard or historical site.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
Next: Undersea EatingRelated Stories:
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Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
Undersea Eating
Eatery: Ithaa Undersea
Location: Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa
What Makes It Unique:
Ithaa -- which means "pearl" -- sits five meters below sea level in the Indian Ocean. The aquarium -style restaurant allows you to take in 360 degree views of reef and marine life. The restaurant is small (only seats 12) and children are only allowed at lunch, if at all.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
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Four Star Hospitality Group LLC
The Mad Scientist
Eatery: Moto
Location: Chicago
What Makes It Unique:
Known for the Asian-influenced avant-garde cuisine of Chef Homaro Cantu, the menu at Moto features dishes that incorporate unusual elements such as edible paper and liquid nitrogen. If you go, look forward to eating your menu (literally) and smelling your utensils.
· Mini Review by WalletPop
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