Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 476,093 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,281 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 304,534 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,281 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 304,534 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,229 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 476,093 cutting edge ideas.

16 Eco-Friendly Restaurants

From Garbageless Restaurants to Unpackaged Food Supermarkets

— July 23, 2014 — Eco
It takes a little bit of creativity and a dedicated effort for eco-friendly restaurants to run, but as a result, locally-sourced food, unique ways to produce energy and sustainable architecture all become other features to draw in new customers.

It can be pretty disappointing to walk past a restaurant on garbage day and see multiple bags and cans full of trash that you know will end up sitting in a landfill somewhere, but there are eateries devoted to reducing their footprints on the world by looking to low-energy and low-waste solutions, like Original Unpacked that sells food without wasteful packaging, or Chicago's Sandwich Me, which only produced about a household garbage bag worth of waste over the span of two years.
5.9
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
16
Global Sustainability Restaurant Ratings
Global Sustainability Restaurant Ratings
The Sustainable Restaurant Association Expands Worldwide
<
15
Parisian Discount Markets
Parisian Discount Markets
ANDES is a Small Grocery Store Offering Cheap Food for People in Need
<
14
Bartering Biomass Teahouses
Bartering Biomass Teahouses
The Methane Cafe is an Eco Cafe in Japan That Trades Trash for Tea
<
13
Energy-Efficient Pizzerias
Energy-Efficient Pizzerias
The Vest Pizza Campaign Rewards Eco-Consciousness with Food
<
12
Recycling Roaming Restaurants
Recycling Roaming Restaurants
The Forgotten Feast is a Pop-Up Natural Eating Experience
<
11
Local Food-Sourced Events
Local Food-Sourced Events
Serendipity Catering Offers Seasonal Produce to Create Specialized Menus
<
10
Bicycle-Powered Creameries
Bicycle-Powered Creameries
'Peddler's Creamery' Puts Pedal to the Metal to Make Ice Cream
<
9
Garbageless Restaurants
Garbageless Restaurants
Eco-Friendly Restaurant ‘Sandwich Me’ Doesn't Produce Any Waste
<
8
Food Waste Discounts
Food Waste Discounts
Diners Exchange Food Waste for Reduced Restaurant Rates
<
7
Anti-Food Waste Apps
Anti-Food Waste Apps
The PareUp App Lets You Buy Excess Food From Retailers at a Low Cost
<
6
Pay-As-You-Feel Cafes
Pay-As-You-Feel Cafes
The Real Junk Food Project in the United Kingdom Offers Services by Donation
<
5
Extremely Eco Eateries
Extremely Eco Eateries
Copenhagen's Restaurant BioM Serves Up Organic Food and Design
<
4
Food Scrap Dining
Food Scrap Dining
The Salvage Supperclub Initiative Serves Food From Dumpsters in a 6 Course Meal
<
3
Water-Only Restaurants
Water-Only Restaurants
The Only Thing on Molecule Cafe's Menu is Filtered Tap Water
<
2
Crafty Sustainable Cafe Accents
Crafty Sustainable Cafe Accents
Artisan Coffee by Liquidesign Features Eco-Friendly Decor
<
1
Unpackaged Food Supermarkets
Unpackaged Food Supermarkets
Original Unpacked is Lowering Food Waste by Unconventional Means
<