Restaurants on the Edge

A soccer star’s Malta fish cafe is fading until the experts give it color with a cuisine and design reflecting the island's eclectic culture.

A cafe in a scenic Hong Kong fishing village resembles a gift shop without shoppers. The solution: rebranding, a tastier menu and a lot of feng shui.

In Tobermory, Canada, the team takes a harborside bar and grill from foundering to fabulous with a fresh Caribbean menu and a sleek tiki patio style.

In Costa Rica’s Playas del Coco, the experts resuscitate a flailing seafood restaurant by turning up the vibrance with healthy local flavors.

An empty restaurant in the Austrian Alps features a global menu that's all over the place. To survive, it needs more regional fare — and more cowbell.

Unique regional dishes and a thoughtful rebuild elevate a bereft St. Lucia bolt-hole into a chic shack with an ambiance to match its idyllic view.

Increased competition threatens to leave a hip, historic Ljubljana bar-cafe stuck in Slovenia’s past. But with a cool update, it gets its groove back.

A lakeside pub in Canada’s Okanagan Valley transforms from a franchise clone with seasonal tourist trade into a cozy year-round magnet for locals.

Modern Scandinavian design and deliciously fun food transport a forgotten heritage restaurant outside Turku, Finland, into the 21st century.

An Ontario eatery's delectable view can’t save its messy menu and interior, but an overhaul with fresh, local flavor brings the outdoor bounty inside.

An infusion of authentic aloha spirit just might salvage an Italian restaurant that sits empty despite its stunning view of Hawaii’s Keauhou Bay.

Two expats’ washed-up St. Croix eatery goes from dark man cave to bright beach bar with the additions of regional seafood and decor — and a swingset.

Inspired by Southwestern culture and Arizona's sweeping desert vistas, the trio brings balance to a badly reviewed bistro and its chaotic menu.

Increased competition threatens to leave a hip, historic Ljubljana bar-cafe stuck in Slovenia’s past. But with a cool update, it gets its groove back.

A lakeside pub in Canada’s Okanagan Valley transforms from a franchise clone with seasonal tourist trade into a cozy year-round magnet for locals.

Modern Scandinavian design and deliciously fun food transport a forgotten heritage restaurant outside Turku, Finland, into the 21st century.

An Ontario eatery's delectable view can’t save its messy menu and interior, but an overhaul with fresh, local flavor brings the outdoor bounty inside.

An infusion of authentic aloha spirit just might salvage an Italian restaurant that sits empty despite its stunning view of Hawaii’s Keauhou Bay.

Two expats’ washed-up St. Croix eatery goes from dark man cave to bright beach bar with the additions of regional seafood and decor — and a swingset.

Inspired by Southwestern culture and Arizona's sweeping desert vistas, the trio brings balance to a badly reviewed bistro and its chaotic menu.