In the decoration design of the restaurant, we should not only carefully design the dishes, but also design the style of the restaurant. Among them, different shapes have different effects on different spaces. Let's introduce how to design lighting in the decoration design of Chinese restaurants. The light in the Chinese restaurant is nothing more than natural light, decorative lights and lighting. Usually, in a limited period of time, the original light is suitable for shops. Therefore, decorative light and lighting light are the main parts of shop light in the decoration of Chinese restaurants. The types of lighting should not exist in isolation, but should serve the catering business, such as chandeliers, ceiling lamps, palace lamps, wall lamps, downlights and dark lamps. Different lamps and lanterns, only the use of the system, can show charm. Lighting is an important material element in restaurants. The role of lighting has a subtle connection with the taste and psychology of diners, and it is also closely related to the business orientation of catering enterprises. As a material language, the light source suitable for the positioning of catering enterprises can organically set off the personality and style of catering enterprises. Therefore, the lighting arrangement of restaurant decoration is a comprehensive process, and we should correctly handle the relationship between light and shade, light and shadow, and reality. When decorating a restaurant, the lighting design and layout must adapt to the business orientation of the restaurant. Different restaurants have different lighting systems. Chinese restaurants should be brightly lit and have a cheerful and warm atmosphere. Dining lights often evoke people's dining memories, so lighting should conform to people's traditional dining memories. Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to the role of light source in catering, and most of them pursue a top-grade culture. In addition to the design and display of restaurant decoration space, light is an important part that cannot be ignored. Dealing with the light of the renovated dining space and creating a good dining environment for customers can add a lot of color to your restaurant. People are born with conscious visual compensation function. Therefore, the decorative design of Chinese restaurants should construct lighting system artistically to mobilize the aesthetic psychology of diners, so as to achieve the unified realm of the beauty of diet and the beauty of environment.