Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
McAfee Secure sites help keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams
Sydney Beveridge
2 Bars & Restaurants With a Hospital Theme
by Sydney Beveridge - December 23, 2008 - 5:00 PM

countup-layer2.jpg

hello-kitty.jpg

Mothers in Taiwan can now give birth in a Hello Kitty-themed hospital. Patients enjoy the iconic feline theme on everything from baby blankets, nurse uniforms, and a statue of the cat dressed like a doctor. Tsai Tsung-chi designed Hau Sheng Hospital with his mother, wife and daughter’s adorable cartoon cat in mind. [Image courtesy of Reuters.]

Meanwhile, other entrepreneurs in the restaurant industry have taken the hospital theme to different kinds of ventures. Just don’t expect your health insurance to cover any of them.

1. Hospitalis

hosp.jpg

A group of local doctors in Latvia created their own high-end restaurant, Hospitalis. Sitting on exam-room style furniture, diners in Latvia enjoy meals from test tubes carried by waitresses in nurse outfits. If you choke on your food, someone well-qualified should be able to assist you with the Heimlich maneuver.

2. Clinic Club

seats.jpg

Relax in one of the pill-shaped rooms of Singapore’s Clinic Club. Artist Damien Hirst’s work inspired the decor and 15 of his pieces decorate the venue. (Hirst himself used to own a bar called “The Pharmacy” in London, which closed in 2003). Pull up a wheelchair and sip drinks from hanging plasma packs. You’ll have to check with the bartender for a hangover cure. [Image courtesy of lisajarrad.]

« Previous Post   -   Next Post »
Comments (6)

  1. Anthony Bourdain visited the Clinic Club on his Singapore episode — hated every bit of food he was served.

    posted by Heather on 12-23-2008 at 6:00 pm

  2. Heart Attack Grill is where it’s at.

    Hmm, no linking allowed – Google it.

    posted by Austin on 12-23-2008 at 8:12 pm

  3. I can’t think of a more unappetizing environment to eat in than #1 above. I hate hospitals. I don’t have a phobia or anything, but every time I walk into a hospital that smell hits me and I remember “Oh yeah. I hate this place.”

    posted by EV on 12-24-2008 at 9:54 am

  4. I’m with you on this on EV…well said.

    posted by DT on 12-24-2008 at 10:11 am

  5. Finally, someone in Latvia does something that’s worth recognizing. I’m from there and this was very unexpected. Never heard of that place.

    posted by Andris on 12-24-2008 at 3:21 pm

  6. while on deployment, i went to the clinic in singapore. it wasnt that bad.. but regardless of currency exchanges, its off-the-wall expensive. you might as well stick to the bar across the street.

    posted by misty on 10-8-2009 at 12:36 pm

Comment

commenting policy