What was the first revolving restaurant

Sometimes my book-life and real-life get mixed up. I have that same problem! An astonishing amount of detail. I never gave the subject much thought, but you have made it fascinating. Kudos for great research and great writing. Reblogged this on Cleaning Service in the Stockholm.

I tried eating in one of these once in a restaurant back in Sydney a couple years back. What was better was, I ended up slurping my spaghetti, whilst really enjoying the rotating view up close by the window seat. Very cool! Thanks for sharing about the turning restaurants…I found it very interesting.

I think my three boys will too, so I am going to show it to them. We may have some road trips to go on! I found you need to be careful where you put your bag down — I put mine on the windowsill at the restaurant in the Telstra Tower in Canberra, Australia, and eventually realized I had rotated five tables away from it.

I ate at one of these in New York City many years ago. I believe it was on Park Avenue. Upscale which meant the food had names I could not pronounce. We had the privilege of eating on top of the Space Needle when we lived in Seattle. It is a cool experience! Now, we live in Honolulu, HI. So, it was fun to see our mall mentioned here too! I know we have one in Waikiki!

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Commonly, these turntables are programmed to complete one rotation over the course of an hour, allowing diners to enjoy a full panoramic view during this time without leaving their seats. The concept caught on quickly, and in the 30 years that followed, revolving restaurants appeared atop hotels, television towers, and other tall structures in dozens of cities throughout the US and other Western nations.

Public access to this tower began in Both are expensive. Both offer amazing views of the city. But the Australia Square venue currently seems to have the edge in terms of outlook you can see the Opera House and food. Perhaps the locals saw the light, as the restaurant was leased out in and now operates as La Ruota Ristorante.

Most Australian capital cities can boast at least one rotating restaurant. Some brave people are trying to visit them all. One Australian family recorded their visits, here and abroad, faithfully noting the speed at which each venue rotates.