blindekuh (restaurant)

Both locations offer cultural events such as readings or concerts in the dark.

The dark restaurants are a project of the Blind-Liecht (Swiss German for blind-light) foundation.

The foundation works to create employment opportunities for blind and visually impaired people.

Their first venture, the blindekuh in Zürich, opened on September 17, 1999 and is claimed to be the world's first dark restaurant.

The restaurant concept has subsequently been replicated elsewhere, including in London, Paris, Sydney, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Beijing, and Vancouver as restaurants and multiple cities in the United States as special events.