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Here's what McDonald's restaurants look like around the world

This McDonald's restaurant in Bergen, Norway, is located in one of the oldest traditional Norwegian wooden buildings in the area.

Here's what McDonald's restaurants look like around the world

The exterior is white wood paneling, and the golden arches are a bit more subtle than at McDonald's restaurants in the US ...

The exterior is white wood paneling, and the golden arches are a bit more subtle than at McDonald

... but the inside is pretty similar to what McDonald's looks like in the US.

... but the inside is pretty similar to what McDonald

The menu isn't especially different, either.

The menu isn

This location in Madrid, Spain, is not your average McDonalds. It has a grand staircase and marble walls, and the architecture blends in with the buildings around it.

This location in Madrid, Spain, is not your average McDonalds. It has a grand staircase and marble walls, and the architecture blends in with the buildings around it.

Source: MSN

Downstairs is a seating area with marble floors and chandeliers ...

Downstairs is a seating area with marble floors and chandeliers ...

... and upstairs is a second seating area that feels more high-end than your typical McDonald's.

... and upstairs is a second seating area that feels more high-end than your typical McDonald

It has digital-ordering kiosks ...

It has digital-ordering kiosks ...

... and it serves pastries like macarons.

... and it serves pastries like macarons.

Paris, France, has a McDonald's in a gorgeous decorative tower on Rue Saint-Lazare.

Paris, France, has a McDonald

Source: MSN

The inside is spotless. It has mosaic floors and lots of easy-order kiosks.

The inside is spotless. It has mosaic floors and lots of easy-order kiosks.

The McDonald's in Rome's Piazza de Spagna, at the base of the Spanish Steps, blends in with its surroundings. Easy-order kiosks are situated on columns inside.

The McDonald

Source: MSN

The menu looks pretty different from your typical McDonald's ...

The menu looks pretty different from your typical McDonald

... just look what it calls a Quarter Pounder ...

... just look what it calls a Quarter Pounder ...

... and it sells pastries like macarons.

... and it sells pastries like macarons.

It even has a case of cookies, cakes, doughnuts, and other desserts.

It even has a case of cookies, cakes, doughnuts, and other desserts.

It also has a gelato counter.

It also has a gelato counter.

In Porto, Portugal, a historic building from the 1930s that was once known as the Imperial Cafe is now home to a McDonald's.

In Porto, Portugal, a historic building from the 1930s that was once known as the Imperial Cafe is now home to a McDonald

Source: MSN

It has Art Deco stained glass, high ceilings ...

It has Art Deco stained glass, high ceilings ...

... and chandeliers hanging down over the spacious dining room. It's definitely more high-end than your typical McDonald's.

... and chandeliers hanging down over the spacious dining room. It

Right next to the Museum of Communism in Prague, Czech Republic, sits a McDonald's with giant, bright red-and-yellow umbrellas and chairs ...

Right next to the Museum of Communism in Prague, Czech Republic, sits a McDonald

Source: NY Post

... but the inside is pretty similar to a typical American McDonald's.

... but the inside is pretty similar to a typical American McDonald

This McDonald's location in Taupo, New Zealand, is located inside a decommissioned airplane.

This McDonald

Source: MSN

The views are stunning.

The views are stunning.

One unique menu item is the Georgie Pie, a New Zealand classic with a McDonald's twist. It comes in three varieties: Steak Mince 'N' Cheese, Chicken 'N' Vegetable, and Apple 'N' Blackberry.

One unique menu item is the Georgie Pie, a New Zealand classic with a McDonald

In Yangshuo, China, a McDonald's sits in a pagoda at the base of mountains and has beautiful water views.

In Yangshuo, China, a McDonald

Source: MSN

Here's another look at the mountainside McDonald's.

Here

Sweden's Lindvallen Resort has a ski-up McDonald's in one of its lodges.

Sweden

Source: Thrillist

It opened in 1996 and is the first ski-up McDonald's.

It opened in 1996 and is the first ski-up McDonald

Source: Thrillist

McDonald's asked Swedish star chef Johan Jureskog to create a gourmet line of burgers for its restaurants in Sweden.

McDonald

One was the Jureskog Texas, a limited-edition barbecue burger consisting of two beef patties, pickled red onion, smoked gouda cheese, crispy bacon, salad, mayo, and barbecue sauce.

One was the Jureskog Texas, a limited-edition barbecue burger consisting of two beef patties, pickled red onion, smoked gouda cheese, crispy bacon, salad, mayo, and barbecue sauce.

It also came with flat fries and limited-edition truffle mayo.

It also came with flat fries and limited-edition truffle mayo.

In Bray, Ireland, there's a McDonald's in a 19th-century Tudor building.

In Bray, Ireland, there

Source: MSN

The ground floor is a McDonald's, but the upper floors serve as the Bray Town Council chambers.

The ground floor is a McDonald

The interior still looks like a traditional Tudor-style building.

The interior still looks like a traditional Tudor-style building.

This futuristic McDonald's in Batumi, Georgia, was designed by Georgian architect Giorgi Khmaladze.

This futuristic McDonald

Source: MSN

It's made mostly from glass panels and is surrounded by a reflecting pool.

It

Source: MSN

The interior has an open-air patio.

The interior has an open-air patio.

Source: MSN

Khmaladze apparently wanted it to feel like an escape from the busy outside world.

Khmaladze apparently wanted it to feel like an escape from the busy outside world.

Source: MSN

Israel has a McDonald's in the middle of the Negev Desert. Despite being in the desert, it gets quite a bit of tourist traffic.

Israel has a McDonald

Source: MSN

McDonald's restaurants in Israel are typically Kosher.

McDonald

For one of the 15 salad options on McDonald's Israel's menu, fresh chopped vegetables are topped with olive oil, lemon, and fried corn sticks.

For one of the 15 salad options on McDonald

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is home to the only McDonald's surrounded by barbed wire.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is home to the only McDonald

Source: MSN

It's the only McDonald's in Cuba and is only accessible to the base's personnel.

It

Source: MSN

In some places, McDonald's isn't all too different from what you'd find in the US. This McDonald's in Beijing looks similar to a McDonald's you'd find in Manhattan.

In some places, McDonald

Last year, McDonald's announced plans to double its presence in China within the next five years.

Last year, McDonald

This McDonald's in Delhi looks very similar to its locations in the US.

This McDonald

There are more than 400 McDonald's locations in India.

There are more than 400 McDonald

Source: Forbes

One item that's special to the McDonald's India menu is the McAloo Tikki Burger. "Aloo" means "potato," and the word "tikki" means "a small cutlet."

One item that

McDonald's McAloo Tikki burger is a combination of potato and peas cutlet, sweet tomato mayo, onions, and fresh tomatoes served on a regular bun.

McDonald

The Masala Grilled Veggie Burger is another item on the McDonald's India vegetarian menu. This veggie patty has bay leaves, peppercorns, and garam masala that give it a traditional Indian flavor.

The Masala Grilled Veggie Burger is another item on the McDonald

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