If you fancy a foray into into the wonderful, wacky, kooky, quirky, zany and downright strange world of dining experiences, we've collected our top 11 weird restaurants from around the world.
So if you have nerves of steel, a spirit of adventure, or just want a night to remember here's out top pick of weird restaurants that'll take you from the heady heights of sky high dining to fire twirling, opera dining and more than you could imagine from an eatery.
1. Circus, London
If 'life is a cabaret' where more fitting to experience its delights than the Circus Restaurant nestled in London's Coven Garden. Diners get to enjoy a Pan-Asian menu overseen by Executive Chef Andrew Lassetter as the dramatic live show unfolds around you.
And the dress code? Guests are advised to 'make a wonderful effort' without going for fancy dress. Interpret that as you will!
Dining with the fishes? Try Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, and dining 16 feet under sea level. Enjoy marine life as you sip champagne and dine on a seasonal contemporary European menu in the safety of the glass pod.
Ithaa Undersea Restaurant Conrad Hotel Rangali Island, Maldives Website
3. Dining in the Sky, Various Locations Worldwide
Diners with a head for heights will love this unique dining experience served strapped into their seats from a suspended dining table 25 metres in the air while a reputable chef cooks up dinner.
Fancy a wild night of robots and laser lights to distract you from your date? Try the Robot Restaurant in Tokyo as you try to eat your bento box in mayhem.
Robot Restaurant 1-7-1 Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, JapanWebsite
Dining in the dark seems to be a popular concept racking up its 10th Anniversary. Diners spend the evening in a restaurant guided purely by touch, smell and taste in this unusual dinner experience.
Dans Le Noir30-31 Clerkenwell Green EC1R 0DU London
Paseo Picasso 10, 08003 BARCELONA
Биржевой переулок 2-4 (Васильевский остров), St PetersbergWebsite
8. Bel Canto, London
Prefer to be amongst the perfomers? Try this live opera restaurant where the staff belt out some operatic numbers amongst the seated diners.
Not one for the faint hearted, this is a restaurant that tries to live up to its name. Portions are of colossal sizes that are enough to raise your cholesterol just by looking at them.
Heart Attack Grill450 Fremont St #130, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United StatesWebsite
10. Ninja Restaurant, New York
Enter the Ninja restaurant and the discreet entrance and softly lit interior give little away of the surprises you are in for during your Japanese dinner. Be prepared for a fright!
Ninja Restaurant25 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10013Website
11. Dick's Last Resort, USA
For service served with sarcasm head to one of 'politcally incorrect' Dick's last resort restaurants located around the USA. Be prepared to spend the night wearing a dunce hat and subjected to obnoxious service and ridicule as you chow down your burger and fries.
For various restaurant locations throughout the USA check the website
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