night market meets pop-culture in the orangeblowfish's bonobo izakaya

night market meets pop-culture in the orangeblowfish’s bonobo izakaya
all images courtesy of the orangeblowfish

self-described as ‘a sexy version of izakaya’, the ‘bonobo’ restaurant in shanghai is equal parts night market, 80s taiwanese beer house, and iconic pop-culture archive. completed by the orangeblowfish, a shanghai-based branding and design agency, the izakaya eatery takes a light-hearted approach to client needs that results in an identity of memorable visual cues. small bites, monster flavor was the project’s motto, an idea that reaches its climax in a seven-meter mural featuring a functional neon laser blasting from godzilla’s mouth. 

seven-meter long mural made of pasted godzilla comic strips 

king kong hurls cars to the jaws of godzilla in the rear of the main dining area

king kong neon

godzilla neon

branding pays homage to night markets with photo-laminated sheets & brightly colored xerox menus

restaurant dishes 

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edited by: nick brink | designboom