YUZU BURGER SHOP

Posted by JANE

A kitchen wrapped in yuzu-coloured glass sits at the centre of HAF Studio’s interior for Japanese burger restaurant Yuzu, in Reykjavík. Situated on the city’s recently rejuvenated Hverfisgata street, the 220-square-metere restaurant incorporates Japanese yuzu fruit into all of its dishes, from burgers to cocktails and sauces. With this hybrid menu in mind, local designers HAF Studio set out to create an interior that blends Nordic and Japanese aesthetics.

At Yuzu, HAF Studio has teamed raw industrial materials such as concrete bricks, chromed steel and yellow glass with warmer natural materials associated with Nordic design, such as Douglas fir flooring and brown leather benches. The 80-seat restaurant revolves around a central open kitchen wrapped in yellow glass that references the colour of the yuzu fruit. From here, guests can watch the chefs, led by renowned Icelandic chef Haukur Mar Hauksson, create dishes such as the Yuzu burger that comes with steam baked bun.