Acoustic assessment Sound system design Speaker installation Zone control setup

Bokeria Kitchen & Wine Split: Restaurant Sound System

Bokeria Kitchen & Wine

Bokeria Kitchen & Wine is a restaurant in Split built around an open kitchen. We replaced uneven, harsh-sounding speakers with a spread of small speakers, two zones and one-touch presets. Now every table hears the music at the same level, and guests can still talk over dinner.

A distributed speaker system with separate indoor and terrace zones and one-touch presets gives every table at Bokeria the same, conversation-friendly sound.

Project facts

Client	Bokeria Kitchen & Wine
Location	Split, Croatia
Project type	AV integration (permanent install)
Scope	Acoustic assessment · Sound system design · Speaker installation · Zone control setup

The Challenge

Bokeria is a restaurant in Split with an open kitchen and hard surfaces: tiled floors and exposed walls. Off-the-shelf speakers gave uneven coverage and harsh reflections, so some tables were too loud and others too quiet.

Our Solution

We designed a distributed system of compact speakers placed for even coverage at every table, with separate indoor and terrace zones and presets for each service. We kept speakers away from the open kitchen so the cooking can still be heard.

What is the Bokeria restaurant in Split like?

The kitchen sits in the middle of the room, open to the guests. They watch their food being cooked and plated, and the sound of that work is part of the evening.

The room itself is hard. Tiled floors, exposed walls and the open kitchen all bounce sound around. In a room like this, music does not just reach the tables. It reflects off every surface and comes back sharper.

What did the venue need?

The restaurant had four problems to solve:

Uneven level. With the speakers the restaurant had, some tables were too loud and others too quiet.
Harsh sound off the hard surfaces.
Conversation first. The music had to set the mood without getting in the way of talking.
Keep the kitchen audible. Its sound is part of the room.

What did we install, and why?

Many small speakers instead of a few big ones

Because the problem was uneven level, we started with coverage. Instead of a few large speakers, we designed a distributed system: many smaller speakers spread across the room, each one covering a few tables at a low level.

We mapped the room first. Then we placed the speakers so every table gets the same level. No table sits in a dead spot where the music fades, and none sits directly under a speaker.

Two zones and one-touch presets

The indoor dining room and the terrace are two separate zones. A zone is an area with its own music and volume, so staff can turn the terrace up or down without touching the room inside.

The open kitchen stays open

We deliberately left the kitchen area without speakers. The clatter of pans and the cooks at work stay part of the room, and the music never has to fight them.

How is the music controlled day to day?

During service, staff switch between presets with one touch:

Lunch: low background level
Evening: a little higher, still below conversation
Late night and events: more energy for private bookings

How is the system set up?

In plain terms: A zone is an area with its own music and volume.

Part	Detail
Speakers	Compact speakers in a distributed layout
Zones	2: indoor, terrace
Control	One-touch presets for lunch, evening, late night
Design rule	No speaker coverage over the open kitchen

What changed for the venue?

Guests notice the atmosphere, not the speakers. Every table hears the music at the same level, at a volume that leaves room to talk. Indoors and on the terrace, staff set the mood with one touch, and the open kitchen still sounds like a kitchen.

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