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Quattropasi al Pescatore

Design restaurants you need to know: Quattro Passi al Pescatore, Sardinia

In our series of restaurants with stunning interiors for design lovers, Effect Magazine searches the world for beautiful eateries which have elevated the senses through exceptional attention to interior design. This week, we visit Quattro Passi al Pescatore on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda

In our series of restaurants with stunning interiors for design lovers, Effect Magazine searches the world for beautiful eateries which have elevated the senses through exceptional attention to interior design. This week, we visit Quattro Passi al Pescatore on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda.

Nestled within granite boulders immediately adjacent to the Tyrrhenian Sea on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda, Quattro Passi al Pescatore was originally designed by Jacques Couëlle in the 1960s and has been dishing up simple fish dishes ever since. Its interiors, however, were given a shiny new upgrade in late 2018 by London design firm Blacksheep, modelled on a fisherman’s adobe defined by terracotta tiles, bleached logs and organic shaped stone forms used to create a new bar, fish counter and DJ stand, all carved out of travertine.


“We started our design process by extensively researching the local area and familiarising ourselves with the history, cuisine and craftmanship of Sardinia,” says Michele Owen, associate interior designer. “We were inspired by the nostalgia of the 1960s – the feeling of the relaxed glamour that the island was renowned for.”

The restaurant’s location played a central role in the redesign of the space, with slabs selected from a quarry in Italy with significant grey veining to add contrast to the light interior. Elsewhere, local Sardinian Orosei marble was used in the tables and countertops to juxtapose the rough plaster walls and exposed roof beams, while the region’s nature reveals itself through a fragrant herb garden which greets guests on the terrace, rattan furniture, woven jute rugs and bespoke timber joinery, all working alongside Italian crafted furniture. “Our overall design narrative sought to introduce a sense of contemporary luxuriousness whilst also proving a timeless aesthetic,” adds Owen. And that it most certainly does.

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