Buying guides
Rechargeable Restaurant Table Lamps: Charging, Runtime, Placement, and Service
A practical operating plan for rechargeable restaurant table lamps: samples, runtime tests, charging, placement, cleaning, spares, and nightly resets.
The lighting journal
JournalLighting
Practical guides on lighting, wall decor, and tabletop styling for restaurants, cafés, and bars.
Buying guides
Restaurant Lighting Color Temperature: 2200K, 2700K, 3000K, and 4000K Compared
Watch a 30-second comparison of 2200K, 2700K, 3000K, and 4000K restaurant lighting, then learn how to test food, faces, finishes, CRI, glare,...
Inspiration
Restaurant Mood Lighting: How to Create Atmosphere Without Making Tables Too Dark
A practical restaurant mood-lighting plan for tables, faces, walls, controls, glare, day-to-night transitions, service, and cleaning.
Lighting
Restaurant Bar Lighting: A Layered Plan for Counters, Bottles, Tables, and Service
A practical layered lighting plan for bar counters, bottles, tables, walls, and service routes, plus the mockups and control scenes to test...
Lighting
How High Should Restaurant Pendant Lights Hang? A Practical Guide
Original RestoGlow pendant-height study created for this guide.Pendant height looks settled on a drawing. Then the room opens, the first two guests...
Lighting
How to Light a Small Restaurant: A 5-Zone Plan That Works During Service
A five-zone lighting plan for small restaurants, with practical checks for tables, service routes, wall depth, and after-dark testing.
Buying guides
The 9 Types of Restaurant Lighting (And Where Each One Belongs)
Nine restaurant lighting types compared by job—not shopping category—with a zone matrix, selection flow, and field checks for glare, food, faces, routes,...