Boating New Zealand - May 2018

14 Boating New Zealand

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illed as the world’s largest underwater

restaurant – and the first in Europe

• Under is a new, must-visit
  dining facility nearing completion
  on Norway’s southern coast. The 600m^2
  structure – scheduled to open next year –
  will accommodate 100 diners.
  The restaurant’s name is also a play
  on words: in Norwegian, ‘under’ can also
  be translated into ‘wonder.’ And the view
  promises to be wondrous.
  Half-submerged, the building’s monolithic

form breaks the water surface to lie against

the craggy shoreline. A massive 11m x 4m

panoramic acrylic window ofers a view of the

seabed as it changes throughout the seasons

and varying weather conditions.

Diners will see all sorts of fish species

swimming by, including huge cod, colourful lip

fish, lobsters, seals, spiny dogfish and distinctive

seaweed and kelp in the changing seasons.

More than a restaurant and aquarium,

Under will also become a part of its marine

environment and will function as a research

DINING AT UNDER

Diners will see all sorts of fish species swimming

by, including huge cod, colourful lip fish, lobsters,

seals, spiny dogfish – as well as distinctive seaweed

and kelp in the changing seasons.