The Pantechnicon is the sort of building that you expect to walk into only to discover it’s actually just a huge movie set. But no, this grand building with huge columns and PANTECHNICON written in all caps at the top, is very real. With a mixture of Nordic and Japanese inspiration, this huge building has a charming cafe on the ground floor, a shop on the floor above, a Japanese restaurant called Sachi, a Nordic restaurant called Eldr and a rooftop terrace serving Nordic cocktails.

photo credit: Giulia Verdinelli