Design directions

Six design directions

Each direction is built around a cuisine style and dining-room feeling, with real hierarchy and typography. The restaurants shown are examples that demonstrate each design. Your menu is built with your own dishes, copy, and prices, and you can switch directions anytime from your dashboard.

Classic American

SteakhouseGrillAmerican

An engraved steakhouse look. Deep navy and warm brass on cream, small-caps section heads, and leader dots that carry the eye across the page to the price. Traditional, confident, built to feel established.

Classic American restaurant menu design — cover, The Fieldhouse — Sacramento, CAClassic American restaurant menu design — menu page, The Fieldhouse — Sacramento, CA

The Fieldhouse — Sacramento, CA

Coastal Mediterranean

ItalianSeafoodCoastal

A bright, airy coastal look. Aegean blue and coral on a sun-warmed off-white, with open margins and an unhurried rhythm. It feels like a terrace by the water, relaxed and inviting.

Coastal Mediterranean restaurant menu design — cover, Trattoria Centrale — San Francisco, CACoastal Mediterranean restaurant menu design — menu page, Trattoria Centrale — San Francisco, CA

Trattoria Centrale — San Francisco, CA

Modern Asian

JapaneseSushiMinimal

A Tokyo minimalist look: ink black and lacquer red on clean paper, with generous white space, a numbered rail down the left, and prices set right after each dish name. Precise, quiet, contemporary.

Modern Asian restaurant menu design — cover, Kotori — Los Angeles, CAModern Asian restaurant menu design — menu page, Kotori — Los Angeles, CA

Kotori — Los Angeles, CA

Latin American

MexicanLatinVibrant

A Mexico-City look full of warmth. Terracotta and marigold on warm cream, with bold banded section heads and tile-inspired dividers between courses. Vivid and hospitable, matched to the energy of the room.

Latin American restaurant menu design — cover, La Milpa — San Diego, CALatin American restaurant menu design — menu page, La Milpa — San Diego, CA

La Milpa — San Diego, CA

Upscale Contemporary

Fine DiningTasting MenuContemporary

A fine-dining look, spare and precise. Charcoal and gold on warm white, with fine rules, restrained spacing, and no decoration. The menu reads like a small book, quiet and self-assured.

Upscale Contemporary restaurant menu design — cover, Harbor & Vine — San Diego, CAUpscale Contemporary restaurant menu design — menu page, Harbor & Vine — San Diego, CA

Harbor & Vine — San Diego, CA

Casual Café

All-dayCaféCasual

A warm, friendly café look. Kraft-paper tones with a soft sage accent, and a stacked, single-column layout that reads instantly at any time of day. Easy, approachable, made to help a table decide fast.

Casual Café restaurant menu design — cover, Butterbird Cafe — Davis, CACasual Café restaurant menu design — menu page, Butterbird Cafe — Davis, CA

Butterbird Cafe — Davis, CA

See one in the editor

Open the live demo, try each design on a sample menu, then get your own for $19/mo. You can switch directions anytime from your dashboard, cancel anytime, no setup fee.