Restarts Coffee Roasters, Kaohsiung

The walls at Restarts are St. Leo Marble Paint in two colours, Rue Bottero and Via Aurelia. Two close, light tones layered together let the wall shift with the light through the day, leaving the stage to the coffee and the people who come for it.

The shelving behind the bar takes its idea from sheet music. The shelves run across the wall like the lines of a stave, with cups, bags of beans and tools set along them like notes.

The tables are not all one height either. They follow the way people drink coffee: whether you want a quick cup or would rather sit down and take your time, there is a place that fits.