It only just opened last week, but the world's largest underwater restaurant, built in the icy waters of Southern Norway, is already booked solid through to October
After much fanfare, restaurant Under had its soft opening this week, attracting gastronomic elites to the remote Lindesnes municipality in the southern tip of Norway for its grand debut.
Along with claiming bragging rights to being the world's largest underwater restaurant—it has a seating capacity of 100—Under is also the first of its kind for Europe.
In Norwegian, Under means both wonder and below.
Designed to appear as though it tipped over and sank into the sea, the restaurant is built semi-submerged into the water, with the other end of the structure resting nearly six meters below the surface on the ocean floor.
The structure was designed by Snøhetta, which has also worked on projects like the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet and the reconstruction of Times Square, which was completed in 2017.
After entering the building on terra firma, guests make the journey from land to undersea via an oak-clad staircase and dark passageway—no diving suit required.