Nōema · Mykonos, Greece

Hidden in a former open-air cinema, Nōema is one of the latest culinary additions to the renowned bohemian summer destination Mykonos. Conceived with a sense of community and place in mind, the restaurant invites families and friends to come together and experience the Cycladic culinary heritage, care-free spirit, and understated elegance with a contemporary attitude. Organized as a hybrid space with seamless transitions between areas for eating, drinking, and dancing, the project was designed by Berlin-based design studio Lambs and Lions, in collaboration with Greek architecture firm K-Studio. Shying away from the more traditional white and blue color palette, the compelling place is a modern reinterpretation of Cycladic minimalism, defined by material contrasts, raw concrete, textured tiles, and dark wood, paired with subdued tones of charcoal and sand.