London's New Pop-Up Restaurant Lets You Dine in the Nude
Dress code: liberated.
No shirt, no shoes, no problems whatsoever. London is getting a pop-up restaurant that takes the concept of casual dining to a whole new level. Opening over the northern summer, The Bunyadi promises a dining experience free from the distractions of your complicated modern life. That means no phones, no electricity and – yep! – no clothing.
Now, technically the no clothing clause is an optional one, with the restaurant split into nude and non-nude sections. But who are we kidding here: if you're rocking up to a clothing optional restaurant and not going naked, what exactly was the point?
Taking its name from the Hindi word for 'natural', The Bunyadi is the brainchild of Lollipop, the pop-up specialists responsible for ABQ, London's Breaking Bad-themed cocktail bar. Guests at their new venture will be seated in wood-hewn furniture and dine by candlelight on flame-cooked food served in handmade clay crockery.
"We believe people should get the chance to enjoy and experience a night out without any impurities: no chemicals, no artificial colours, no electricity, no gas, no phone and even no clothes if they wish," Lollipop founder Seb Lyall told Made in Shoreditch. "The idea is to experience true liberation."
Reservations will be released on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone interested in dining in the buff can sign up to the waitlist behind 3500 other nudists at The Bunyadi's website.
Via Made in Shoreditch. Image: Patryk Dziejma.
UPDATE APRIL 28, 2016: As of today, there are a whopping 28,000 people on the waitlist for The Bunyadi. And it's climbing. Better off just getting your kit off in the dining room at home?
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