Journalism of Courage
From dining out of a toilet, to dining nude. Here's a look at the oddly-themed restaurants of the world. Customers look at menus on toilet seats at a toilet-themed restaurant in Shenzhen, south China. (Reuters)
A waitress dressed in a nurse uniform serves a drink to a customer with a drip at a hospital-themed restaurant in Taipei. (Reuters)
Robots deliver dishes to customers at a Robot Restaurant in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The restaurant has gained fame in using a total of 20 robots, which range in heights of 1.3-1.6 metres (4.27-5.25 ft), to cook meals and deliver dishes. (Reuters)
Visually impaired waiters walk out of Nepal's first blind restaurant as they wait for customers in Kathmandu. The restaurant, which treats guests to food they can smell, touch and taste but not see, provides a rare chance for the Nepali handicapped to gain a measure of independence. Waiters -all of whom are visually impaired- guide guests as they grope their way to their tables. (Reuters)
Lorenzo Pepe, director of the Juan Peron institute, gestures as he sits next to a statue of former Argentine President Juan Peron at the 'Un cafe con Peron' (A coffee with Peron) restaurant in Buenos Aires. (Reuters)
A group of nudists eat together at a 'Clothing Optional Dinner' at a New York City restaurant. The diners arrived on a cold night looking remarkably respectable and stripped off scarves, hats and coats. Sweaters, shirts, skirts, pants, underwear all end up stashed in a plastic bag by the bar. (Reuters)
A Thai waiter wears a condom over his head while serving a cocktail as a patron looks on at the Cabbages and Condoms restaurant in Bangkok. The restaurant, founded by Mechai Viravaidya, better known as 'Mr Condom', aims to educate the public about safe sex.
A group of 22 Belgian chefs enjoy a plate of oysters at a table suspended by crane 50 meters above Brussels traffic. (Reuters)
Heart Attack Grill owner Jon poses with a quadruple bypass cheese burger in Chandler, Arizona. The restaurant is known for its hospital theme and triple and quadruple bypass burgers. (Reuters)
A hearing-impaired employee uses sign language to communicate with her co-worker as they work in the kitchen of Atfaluna restaurant in Gaza City. The restaurant run and staffed by deaf people opened for business in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
A waitress poses inside an egg-shaped dining booth at an A380 theme restaurant. The restaurant is named 'Special Enjoyment' (Chinese name 'Special Class'). (Reuters)
