An open-view kitchen is a restaurant kitchen visible to diners, either through glass partitions or a fully open pass, letting customers watch chefs at work. The design turns cooking into theatre and signals confidence: a kitchen with nothing to hide implies high standards of hygiene, organisation, and skill. For diners, watching the brigade’s choreography adds entertainment value and justifies premium pricing; for chefs, it imposes discipline, since every surface, movement, and interaction is on display. Food safety benefits from the transparency, as poor practices cannot hide, though it also raises noise, heat, and odour management challenges in the dining room. Chef’s tables and counter seating take the concept further, placing guests at the pass itself for the closest possible view of professional cookery.