Cookers Gourmet Cafe by Moscow-based bureau Veter Design and Architecture, probably wouldn’t look out of place on Flinders Lane, but all the while it is still rooted in its Russian locale. 

Located in the centre of the city, the 100 square metre restaurant features a marble breccia mosaic floor, designed to look like an icy lake cracking as spring settles in. The design is so fresh; it has its own hashtag.

Copper and navy blue reference classic Russian train compartments, while the walls—course concrete grey fading into velvety peach—soften the brutalist bones of the space. It’s distinctly Russian, located in the historic Lubyanka Square, but it’s pretty modern too: you’ll find almond lattes, sugar-free desserts and kimchi.