In the young capital of Kazakhstan, the White Rabbit Family group opened a restaurant on the eighteenth floor of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in the Talan Towers skyscraper. And this is a key event in the local restaurant industry.
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The Moscow restaurant White Rabbit today is on the 23rd place of the world ranking of The World's 50 Best Restaurants, and the Selfie is awarded the 88th place. Kitchen Selfie Astana, formed by Vladimir Mukhin and Anatoly Kazakov, set a new level for all institutions of the city. Hamon, kazi, horse meat ribeye, baked baursaks with cornmeal, beshbarmak with egg noodles, wheat millet brioche with ice cream from steppe cheese Irymshyk and peaches: even traditional Kazakh dishes have become completely unrecognizable. This here have not seen, did not eat and did not even try.
The trendy shade of turquoise in the upholstery of the chairs is a contrast to the overall extremely natural palette of the restaurant. The authors of the interior of Selfie Astana were Harry Nureyev (Crosby Studios) and the British design bureau Black Sheep. All public areas of the Ritz Carlton Hotel were designed by the British team of Richmond International, existing since 1966 and possessing a strong reputation in the market for designing luxury residences, exclusive hotels and restaurants. The geography of their practice is vast: from "London to Barbados", therefore, working in Astana, they easily plunged into a local flavor and transformed it into a global suite. The head of Richmond International, Terry Gillicady, stresses that they were inspired by "steppe landscapes and stingy vegetation of Kazakhstan."
A large hall with a magnificent view of the city center and the local landmark is the work of Norman Foster’s Baiterek Tower. The farthest table already has its own tradition: here the beautiful women of Astana are offered a hand and a heart. Comfortable chairs with a touch of fashion from the 1950s, spectacular metal lamps, theatrical spectacular toilets, high ceilings in a two-light hall and inventive zoning of the common space are all chosen and perfectly shaped. The only invasion of local color is “Moses”, a monumental painting by the Kazakh artist Askhat Akhmedyarov, which in the interior of the Selfie looks organically and interesting.
Round VIP-room closes from the rest of the space mirrored doors. 
Natural wood, natural stone, an abundance of brass - all these materials allowed the architects of Crosby Studios to emphasize the high class of the establishment. 
The height of the ceiling of the two-light hall emphasizes the luxury of Selfie. 
Open kitchen - chic modern restaurants. Watching the work of the team of sous-chef of the Moscow Selfie Ruslan Abduramanov is a pleasure. 
Restaurant toilets are designed as precious caskets. Brilliant surfaces, expensive materials and artistic sophisticated light. 
Dark reflective surfaces - a reception that unites the entire interior of the restaurant. 
