Dinner served in total darkness.

Imagine having no idea what you are putting in your mouth… The Dark Restaurant,“located in Beijing, China, has its interior painted completely in black. Customers are greeted by a brightly lit entrance hall and will be escorted by waiters wearing night vision goggles into the pitch dark dining room to help them find their seats. Flashlights, mobile phones and even luminous watches are prohibited while in this area. 

By starving one’s sense, your other senses are stimulated to full alert – all so the theory goes – and your food will taste like it’s never tasted before. In case you are wondering about the washrooms, they are all brightly lit.

The dark restaurants are initially a project of the Blind-Liecht (Swiss German for blind-light) foundation. The foundation works to create employment opportunities for blind and visually impaired people. Their first venture, the blindekuh in Zurich, opened in 1999 and is claimed to be the world’s first dark restaurant. Since then, the restaurant concept has been subsequently replicated elsewhere, including Paris, Berlin, London and multiple cities in Canada, United States, Russia and Australia. The one located in Beijing, China is the latest addition.” More..“The concept sprang from dinner parties held in the home of a blind man who opened a restaurant in Zurich in 1999 staffed by blind people. The “Dining in the Dark” theme moved to Germany, Paris and New York, and has now arrived in the southern hemisphere courtesy of theatre producer Paul Farrah.”  The age.com.au