Fancy letting loose at London's first naked restaurant? Get in line

08 May 2016 - 02:00 By ELIZABETH SLEITH

Thousands of nature lovers (and counting) are keen to get naked for a nosh at The Bunyadi, London's first nude restaurant. By Elizabeth Sleith Fancy a buffet in the buff? Some noodles in the nude? Perhaps a birthday celebration in your birthday suit? Well, you're in luck - if you're prepared to wait, that is.The Bunyadi, London's first naked restaurant, isn't open yet and hasn't released a menu - but an ample 33,186 people had by this week put their names on a waiting list for tickets to dine there.With a name that comes from the Hindi word for "natural", The Bunyadi aims to give people the chance to "experience true liberation".story_article_left1Founder Seb Lyall says, "We believe people should get the chance to enjoy and experience a night out without any impurities: no chemicals, no artificial colours, no electricity, no gas, no phone and even no clothes, if they wish."The nudity part, however, is optional. The venue has been designed to be split into two sections ("pure and clothed") and gowns, changing rooms and lockers will be provided. And there's only space for 42 bodies.Alas, no photography will be allowed. Rubberneckers need not apply and there will be no peeking in the windows either. As Lyall explains: "Natural bamboo partitions and candlelight have enabled us to make the restaurant discreet, while adhering to the ethos behind it."The mysterious tasting menu will include both vegan and non-vegan options, all cooked on a wood fire and served on handmade clay crockery "in a space void of the industrialised world's modern trappings".If you like the sound of all that, do utilise the very modern trapping of The Internet to visit thebunyadi.com and sign up. Just be prepared to wrinkle a little bit before you get to go...

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