Scandinavian Cake Cafe

A café and patisserie located within a retail mall in Dubai, with a fully glazed shopfront, black metal frame entrance columns, and a backlit gold signage fascia. The interior opens directly onto a fashion and accessories retail space through a glass partition wall, positioning the café as an integrated part of the shopping experience. The bar counter runs along the back wall with a white fluted front panel, terrazzo worktop, timber trim detailing, a curved glass pastry display case, and a 3D checkerboard tile backsplash. A timber-framed open shelf above the bar holds product displays and bottles, with timber menu lettering mounted directly on the wall.

Concept

The design positions the café as a calm, tactile counterpoint to the surrounding retail environment. The all-white and natural timber palette keeps the space visually light and open while the terrazzo floor, coffered timber ceiling, and rattan furniture introduce material texture at every surface. The glazed shopfront makes the interior fully visible from the mall concourse, functioning as its own display. The integration with the adjacent fashion retail through the glass partition reinforces the café as part of a curated lifestyle retail experience rather than a standalone food and beverage unit.

Materials List

Flooring

• Terrazzo tile -white base with multicolor aggregate chips

Walls & Ceiling

• White textured plaster with embossed botanical pattern
• 3D checkerboard white and grey ceramic tile (bar backsplash)
• Timber coffered grid ceiling with white plaster infill panels

Bar & Joinery

• White fluted panel (bar counter front)
• Terrazzo
• Warm timber trim and framing (bar counter edges, shelf surround, menu board)
• Curved glass pastry display case with timber frame

Furniture

• Timber-frame rattan lounge chairs
• Slatted timber armchairs with grey upholstered cushions
• Round white tables (various heights)
• Timber and white round coffee tables

Shopfront

• Full-height glazing with black metal frame columns
• Backlit gold fascia signage panel

Lighting

• Edison bulb pendants on timber fittings
• Recessed linear LED strips (ceiling beams)
• Black track spotlights on exposed rails