On a Sunday evening, Frank Sinatra¡¯s voice floats from hidden speakers as four strangers gather around a curved green marble bar. The coruscating glow from the gold-lined, domed ceiling lends the scene a cinematic allure ¡ª but this isn¡¯t a film set.
This is Canes & Tales, the moody speakeasy perched on the 28th floor of the newly opened Waldorf Astoria Osaka in the city¡¯s Umekita neighborhood.
Designed by acclaimed architect Andre Fu, the bar¡¯s interior draws inspiration from Art Deco architecture and reflects Fu¡¯s signature style: theatrical yet refined. Guests enter through an unmarked green door into a narrow corridor lined with emerald wallpaper patterned with playful animal-shaped cane motifs. Inside, the space is defined by gemstone tones and seductive textures: velvet-upholstered chairs, brass-accented lighting and a softly illuminated bar.
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