Small Bars and Restaurants: 14 Projects Less than 50 m2 in Latin America

When designing spaces with reduced dimensions, adopting an efficient configuration and distribution is crucial for the user experience and the smooth development of activities and tasks to be carried out. In the case of bars and restaurants, numerous architecture and interior design professionals strive daily to meet the needs of clients, employees, and employers, considering everything from necessary installations and technologies to services, atmospheres, and furniture suitable for the type of gastronomy to be consumed.

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Whether arranged on corner lots, between party walls, or scattered in common areas, various strategies, instruments, and tools allow for achieving quality spaces with flexibility and adaptability to the new challenges of today. Below, we selected 14 projects distributed throughout Latin American territory that do not exceed 50 square meters and give rise to bars and restaurants of various characteristics and styles.

Read on to discover fourteen innovative bar and restaurant projects across Latin America, each under 50 square meters.


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Pargot Restaurant / RA!

  • Location: Mexico City, Mexico
  • Area: 10 m2

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Pargot Restaurant / RA!. Image © Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar
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Pargot Restaurant / RA!. Floor plan. Image

Hygge Space / Lez. Arquitetura

  • Location: Brazil
  • Area: 13 m2

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Hygge Space / Lez. Arquitetura. Image © Júlia Tótoli
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Hygge Space / Lez. Arquitetura. Floor plans. Image

Restaurant Niko / URBANODE arquitetura

  • Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Area: 22 m2

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Restaurant Niko / URBANODE arquitetura. Image © Marcelo Donadussi
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Restaurant Niko / URBANODE arquitetura. Floor plans. Image

Pizzería Cacto / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos

  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Area: 30 m2

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Pizzería Cacto / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos. Image © Federico Kulekdjian
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Pizzería Cacto / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos. Floor plan. Image

Moretti Gin Bar / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos

  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Area: 30 m2

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Moretti Gin Bar / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos. Image © Federico Kulekdjian
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Moretti Gin Bar / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos. Ground floor. Image

LUME Restaurant / Estúdio Mangava

  • Location: Cambuí, Brazil
  • Area: 35 m2

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LUME Restaurant / Estúdio Mangava. Image © Leandro Farchi
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LUME Restaurant / Estúdio Mangava. Floor plan. Image

Tuíra Açaí / Traama Arquitetura

  • Location: Asa Sul, Brazil
  • Area: 35 m2

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Tuíra Açaí / Traama Arquitetura. Image © Haruo Mikami
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Tuíra Açaí / Traama Arquitetura. Floor plan. Image

Açaípark / Dezembro Arquitetos

  • Location: Ilhabela, Brazil
  • Area: 40 m2

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Açaípark / Dezembro Arquitetos. Image © Carolina Lacaz
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Açaípark / Dezembro Arquitetos. Planta. Image

Altagracia Flormorado / AR-AR (Martínez Arquitectura) + Santiago Buendía

  • Location: Bogotá, Colombia
  • Area: 41 m2

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Altagracia Flormorado / AR-AR (Martínez Arquitectura) + Santiago Buendía. Image © Simon Bosch
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Altagracia Flormorado / AR-AR (Martínez Arquitectura) + Santiago Buendía. Floor plan. Image

Restaurante Mica / Marina Portolano

  • Location: Pinheiros, Brazil
  • Area: 43 m2

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Restaurante Mica / Marina Portolano. Image © Maira Acayaba
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Restaurante Mica / Marina Portolano. Floor plan. Image

De Primeira Tavern / Tadu Arquitetura

  • Location: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Area: 50 m2

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De Primeira Tavern / Tadu Arquitetura. Image © Fran Parente
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De Primeira Tavern / Tadu Arquitetura. Ground floor plan. Image

Pizzería Marcia / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos

  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Area: 50 m2

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Pizzería Marcia / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos. Image © Federico Kulekdjian
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Pizzería Marcia / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos. Axonometría. Image

El Expendio de Maíz / Ludwig Godefroy Architecture

  • Location: Mexico City, Mexico
  • Area: 50 m2

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El Expendio de Maíz / Ludwig Godefroy Architecture. Image © Ramiro Chaves
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El Expendio de Maíz / Ludwig Godefroy Architecture. Floor plan. Image

Tapí Tapioca / Tadu Arquitetura

  • Ubicación: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Área: 50 m2

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Tapí Tapioca / Tadu Arquitetura. Image © Nathalie Ventura
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Tapí Tapioca / Tadu Arquitetura. Floor plans. Image

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on February 21, 2024.

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Cite: Iñiguez, Agustina. "Small Bars and Restaurants: 14 Projects Less than 50 m2 in Latin America" [Bares y restaurantes pequeños: 14 proyectos con menos de 50 m2 en Latinoamérica] 21 Feb 2024. ArchDaily. (Trans. Piñeiro, Antonia ) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1013327/small-bars-and-restaurants-14-projects-less-than-50-m2-in-latin-america> ISSN 0719-8884

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