Servicing the sweet-toothed of Milan since 1842, Pasticceria
Marchesi may have preceded Wes Anderson, but the crossover in style
is undeniable. Pistachio-hued surrounds – think velvet chairs and
floral silk jacquard fabric wallpaper – are complemented by arched
windows and quaint, wood-brimmed display trays. Stop for tea and
try traditional Italian sweets, such as the trademark panettone, or
order the too-good-to-resist colour-coded gumdrops to go.

Akin to sipping coffee inside a XXL cloud-sized cotton candy,
Café Congreso’s retro digs are kitted out with teal walls, pink
seating and gilded trimmings. Complementing the café’s Anderson
vibe (in the extreme), the menu is just as sweet. Get your sugar
rush via moreish cookies and milkshakes topped with whipped
cream.

One thing we can deduce from this list (and Wes Anderson’s film
catalogue at large) is that the director is a major fan of a
pink-and-green palette. The Anderson-approved colour scheme is
conceived in a bold colour-blocked style at Superbaba, a great
Middle Eastern fast-food hub. Created by Studio Roslyn, this
classic take on a traditional diner (with notes of Wes) is an
outright hit.

Kiev-based interior designer Lera Brumina and architect Artem
Trigubchak teamed up to design, Breadway Bakery – partly inspired
by Fondazione Prada’s Bar Luce (a coffee shop we’ll get to a little
further down our list). You’ll note Anderson’s signature style of
brightly coloured banquette seating and monochrome walls offset by
grey subway tiles and copper-hued finishes. When it comes to food,
as you might have guessed, menus here are dominated by bread, bread
and more bread.

This Chengdu bolthole was inspired by – ding, ding, ding – Wes
Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel. Designed by Melbourne-based studio
Biasol, the café, which is fitted with blue-green banquettes and
ovaloid doors, is located on the ground floor of a mixed-use
building. To sum up surrounds as “abstract” would be a serious
understatement; there’s a plinth topped by an Eero Aarnio bubble
chair for crying out loud.