The exterior of a diner with signage and green and yellow facade
Fiber-cement siding hosts custom 21-foot-tall neon signage.

Inside Chicago’s Little Goat Diner Designed by Brand Bureau

It’s practically a herd. That would be the number of projects AvroKO World has completed with Boka Restaurant Group, the team behind chef Stephanie Izard’s nationwide Girl & the Goat empire. The latest in the portfolio is Little Goat Diner in Chicago by Brand Bureau, the decade-old sister studio of AvroKO that does branding and strategy for clients ranging from Panera to Eden Rock. For LGD, which opened in 2012 but recently relocated, Brand Bureau cooked up a new approach for the eatery’s 1,185 square feet: “a casual yet elevated concept that captures Izard and her menu’s spirit and funk,” says Hilary Miners, BB’s head of environment design. “We nicknamed it ‘retro electrica.’” That translates to nostalgic wood paneling, checkered linoleum flooring, a lime-and-lemon palette, and notes of neon outside and in, particularly surrounding the 3-foot clock with goat-logo hands.

The interior of the diner with an old timey clock above the bar
The custom clock by Lumichrom overlooks the 42-seat, linoleum-floored dining room, the Grand Rapids Chair Co Sherman chairs and customized ISA International tables kept loose to accommodate parties of any size, or remove completely for private events.
a booth surrounded by veneer clad walls and old photos
At Chicago’s Little Goat Diner by Brand Bureau, oak veneer clads walls and booths, the latter with vintage photographs of city landmarks and heroes, mini jukeboxes, and custom milk-glass pendant fixtures fabricated by Anthony Frank Keeler.
The exterior of a diner with signage and green and yellow facade
Fiber-cement siding hosts custom 21-foot-tall neon signage.
Chef Stephanie Izard leans against the counter fronted with fluted ceramic tile
Chef Stephanie Izard leans against the counter fronted with fluted ceramic tile from Design and Direct Source.

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