The Dandy is a French Mediterranean style restaurant, bar and terrace, located in the historic area of Nice harbour, in a former paint shop. The whole look and feel celebrates the Dandy’s lifestyle: elegant, edgy, trendy, charming, flamboyant with a contemporary twist. The main challenge was to bring together two different apartments, in a consistent design, with a sleek customer journey, while maintaining the buildings heritage. The bar is the central part of the restaurant, a hot spot where you can enjoy the warm and vibrant atmosphere before sitting at a dining table. The indoor - outdoor connection was key, you can indeed see the street life from every corner of the venue. The material and colour palette is inspired by fashion: an electric blue, mixed with touches of solar yellow, and arches as references to the French Riviera. The space offers an immersive dive into a men’s and ladies’ club, with a card game played as a ceiling all over, bistro like tables and banquettes, bespoke seatings, dressed with hound’s tooth pattern, velvet and leather fabrics, as well as sophisticated and funny details, such as vintage brass mirrors, hat- like suspended lightings and jewellery bow ties.