Unusual gastronomic establishments in the world as destinations of culinary tourism

Abstract

The paper showcases unusual gastronomic establishments in the world, which attract consumers (including culinary tourists) with the originality of their functioning on the gastronomy market and contribute to the development of culinary tourism. The authors use non-reactive research – the content analysis method, which employs secondary sources from both domestic and foreign literature, as well as industry-specific materials and websites. The table in the paper provides examples of unique gastronomic establishments in the world, broken down by selected factors. The most frequently encountered distinguishing factors connected with the originality of individual establishments are their interior design and location. The global gastronomy market includes a substantial number of gastronomic establishments inspired by the strive to be different and non-typical, which became quite popular with tourists, including those labelled as culinary tourists.