UNC Studio Creates Japanese-Mexican Fusion Cafe in Kyoto with All-Red Interior
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Alyn Griffiths
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Summary
UNC Studio has transformed a traditional wooden house in Kyoto into Challe cafe, a Japanese-Mexican fusion eatery with a bold all-red interior. The cafe serves specialty coffee, Japanese tacos, and churros, and has been shortlisted for the 2025 Dezeen Awards. The design blends Mexican and Japanese aesthetics in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward.
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Challe cafe, which features on the shortlist for Dezeen Awards 2025, serves speciality coffee, Japanese tacos and churros to customers in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward.
Challe cafe features on the shortlist for the 2025 Dezeen Awards.
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