The Bunyadi: Staid London’s up and coming nude restaurant

“The Bunyadi,” a discreet nude restaurant that already has a waiting list of more than 4,000, will be open for three months from June 2016 onwards in the staid British capital of London.

Diners will be encouraged to disrobe and  “experience true liberation” while tucking into a tasting menu.

On arrival, customers will be escorted to a changing room, asked to place their clothes and belongings in lockers and given a light gown. It is then up to them whether to remove the final item of clothing at the table. Tables will be partly obscured by bamboo screens, creating a semblance of privacy.  Large napkins will presumably be provided to prevent unfortunate burns.

Naked serving staff will wait on tables, offering a menu which will include grilled meats as well as vegan options, all cooked on a wood fire and served on handmade clay crockery.

Rough plans showing how the restaurant will be laid out

According to the masterminds behind the restaurant, the “Pangaea-like” enterprise seeks to free guests from the “trappings of the industrialised-world”. Mobile phones and photographs will be banned.

The Bunyadi – a Hindi term meaning ‘fundamental’, ‘base’ or ‘natural’ – is the latest creation from Lollipop, the company behind Shoreditch’s Breaking Bad cocktail bar, ABQ London.

Founder Seb Lyall said:  “I think it will appeal to vegans and naturists from all over the UK. It won’t be a first date venue but certainly second dates and dinner with friends.”

The venue in central London – its specific location is so far undisclosed – has a capacity of forty-two and dinner will cost around £60 per person.

Mr Lyall added: “We believe people should get the chance to enjoy and experience a night out without any impurities: no chemicals, no artificial colours, no electricity, no gas, no phone – and even no clothes.

“We have worked very hard to design a space where everything patrons interact with is bare and naked. The use of natural bamboo partitions and candlelight has enabled to us to make the restaurant discreet, whilst adhering to the ethos behind it. No doubt, this has been the most challenging project for us yet, which makes us very excited about it.”