restaurants dining around a discreet neon-lit alley in Tokyo was the driving force behind the graffiti-covered Elayki eatery in Buenos Aires, located behind the back door of the British steampunk Victoria Brown restaurant and bar, both the handiwork of local firm Hitzig Militello Arquitectos. The cozy space invites diners to sit at the brick wall-facing counter or the white-tiled bar that peeks into the grill and the pinkilluminated hydroponic orchard, which yields produce used in both restaurants. A combination of art, including local artist Martin Ron's artwork of Queen Victoria on the façade, that depicts Latin musicians, graffiti tags of the restaurant's logo, and the Kanji alphabet drive the concept home. Above, the vegetationfilled ceiling is covered with electrical cables that form abstract pyramids referencing Japanese street lighting. 254 May 2019 hospitalitydesign.com Photos by FEDERICO KULEKDJIAN Elayki > The spirit of eating yakitori inhttp://www.hospitalitydesign.com