Best Squarespace Templates for Restaurants and Cafes in 2026

Disclosure: some links in this article are affiliate links, including SquareKicker, Station Seven and Elfsight. If you buy through them, SquareLocator may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices were checked on the vendors' own pages on 26 October 2026.

Restaurant websites have one job that most other sites do not: a hungry person on a phone needs to find the menu, the opening hours and a way to book or order in about ten seconds. Everything else is decoration. I have built hospitality sites on Squarespace for years at Altitude Design, and the templates that work are the ones that put those three things first and keep the food photography big.

SquareLocator lists 38 active Squarespace templates for restaurants and 11 templates for cafés. Below are the seven I would actually shortlist, with what each one really includes (not what the old marketing copy claimed), the price on the day I checked, who it suits and where it falls short. After that I cover the parts no template solves on its own: menus, reservations and online ordering.

Quick picks

• Best for pizzerias and casual dining: Knead ($399)
• Best for multi-location restaurants: OakEmber ($399)
• Best for pubs, diners and bar and grills: Tuckers Grill
• Best for cocktail bars and fine dining: Speakeasy
• Best for burger joints and fast food: Big Crunch ($599)
• Best value premium option: Chimi by Station Seven ($269, on sale when I checked)
• Best for a small coffee shop: Coffee Lounge ($199)

What a restaurant template needs to do

Before the list, here is the checklist I use with clients. A good restaurant template gives you a menu page that reads well on a phone, hours and address in the footer of every page, a clear Book or Order button in the header, room for big food photography, and a private hire or events page if you take group bookings. Squarespace's own help centre recommends the same basics: menu blocks for menus, OpenTable or Tock blocks for reservations, and hours and location in the footer.

One thing to know up front: no Squarespace template has a reservation system or ordering system built in. When a listing says "integrated booking", it means a page laid out for you to drop in OpenTable, Tock, ChowNow or similar. That is fine, but budget for the service separately.

1. Knead (Vative Creative, SquareKicker)

Knead is a warm red and cream template aimed at pizza shops, grills and casual food businesses. SquareKicker lists eight pre-built page layouts (Home, About, Menu, Catering, Rewards, Contact, a landing page and a 404) plus a large library of sections you can mix into your own pages. It installs onto a new or existing 7.1 site through SquareKicker's template engine rather than arriving as a duplicated demo.

Price: $399, one-off, with a free 30-day SquareKicker extension subscription (checked today on the SquareKicker store).

Pros: the rewards and catering pages are things most small restaurants need and rarely get in a template; the menu reads well on mobile; the section library makes it flexible.

Cons: no ordering built in, and the scroll effects rely on the SquareKicker extension, which is a separate subscription after the trial.

Verdict: the safest all-round pick for an independent casual restaurant.

View KneadSee it on SquareLocator

2. OakEmber (Byler Media, SquareKicker)

OakEmber is built for chef-led restaurants and bistros, and it is the only template here that plans for more than one location from the start: the demo footer carries hours and two addresses. SquareKicker lists seven layouts covering menu, online ordering, reservations, about, contact, legal and a landing page, and the home page has specials, reviews, catering and events sections.

Price: $399, checked today on the SquareKicker store.

Pros: separate Order Online and Reservations pages ready for your provider's widget; a calm cream, wood and green palette that suits farm-to-table food.

Cons: there is no dedicated events page despite the events section, and the ordering and booking pages are empty frames until you connect a service.

Verdict: the one to pick if you have, or plan, a second site.

View OakEmberSee it on SquareLocator

3. Tuckers Grill (Lit Path Co., SquareKicker)

Tuckers Grill is smaller and more practical than the chef-story templates. SquareKicker lists eight layouts, and they include a Job Application page with a form, which is the sleeper feature: most small restaurants are always hiring. The menu page uses the native Squarespace menu block, so dishes and prices are plain editable text, and the header has an Order Online button.

Price: SquareKicker's page did not display a price when I checked today, so confirm it at checkout on the SquareKicker store.

Pros: hiring page, large party request form, and a menu anyone on staff can update.

Cons: the brown and neutral palette is plain; you will want strong photography.

Verdict: best for pubs, diners and sports bars that want a site that just works.

View Tuckers GrillSee it on SquareLocator

4. Speakeasy (Dreyah Bohlen, SquareKicker)

Speakeasy is dark, moody and image-led, built for cocktail bars, wine bars, hotel bars and fine dining. SquareKicker lists six layouts (home, about, menu, reservations, services and contact), and the demo includes a private events section, which is where bars often make their margin.

Price: not displayed on the store page when I checked today; confirm on the SquareKicker store.

Pros: atmosphere does the selling; private hire gets its own space.

Cons: the reservations page is a frame for your booking provider, not a booking system, and dark sites need careful contrast checks for menu text.

Verdict: the best fit here for venues that trade on mood.

View SpeakeasySee it on SquareLocator

5. Big Crunch (Square Design, SquareKicker)

Big Crunch is made for burger joints, fast food and quick-service places, and it looks the part: a bright orange and black split hero, heavy condensed type and big close-up food photography. SquareKicker lists homepage, menu, about, contact, legal and 404 layouts, plus 24 ready-made sections including opening hours, menu, products, numbers and a team section. The animations use SquareKicker scroll effects and horizontal scrolling.

Price: $599, checked on the SquareKicker store on 30 October 2026.

Pros: instantly recognisable as a fast food brand; an opening hours section ready to go; a big section library to build deals and delivery pages from.

Cons: the most expensive template on this list, there is no reservations or events page (most burger bars will not miss them), and the motion effects need the SquareKicker extension after the trial.

Verdict: for burger bars, takeaways and food trucks that want to look loud and confident rather than quiet and minimal.

View Big CrunchSee it on SquareLocator

6. Chimi (Station Seven)

Chimi is from Station Seven, one of the longest-running Squarespace template shops. It is made for Squarespace 7.1 with Fluid Engine, comes with Station Seven's step-by-step template guide, and the vendor says it can expand to include multiple locations, a shop, catering and events. Its sister template Felicity is the same price and worth comparing side by side.

Price: listed at $269, shown on sale at $188.30 on the Station Seven page when I checked today. Sale prices change, so check before you buy.

Pros: no extension subscription needed; a good written guide; cheaper than the SquareKicker templates.

Cons: the product page does not list the exact pages included, so look through the demo first; delivery is by email within 24 hours rather than instant.

Verdict: the best value premium template on this list.

View ChimiSee it on SquareLocator

7. Coffee Lounge (Dreyah Bohlen, SquareKicker)

Coffee Lounge is a one-page scrolling site for coffee shops: SquareKicker lists a single pre-built home layout. For a café that needs a menu, hours, a map and a few photos, one page is often the right size, and it is quicker to keep up to date.

Price: $199, checked today on the SquareKicker store.

Pros: the cheapest premium option here; nothing to maintain beyond one page.

Cons: no room to grow into catering, events or a shop without building extra pages yourself.

Verdict: for a single café that wants to look premium on a small budget. If you need more pages, see Fig Honey or Knead.

View Coffee LoungeSee it on SquareLocator

Free options: Squarespace's own restaurant templates

If budget is tight, Squarespace's own food and drink templates come with your plan at no extra cost. SquareLocator lists several in the restaurant collection, including Hester, Noll, Palmer and Stanton. They are clean starting points, but they are starting points: you will spend longer on layout and photography to make them feel like your venue. My guide to the best free Squarespace templates covers how far a free template can go.

Menus: the native menu block vs Elfsight

Squarespace's menu block is available on every current plan and, as the help centre points out, all of its text is indexable by search engines. You type menus in a simple text format: a menu name with equals signs under it, sections with hyphens, then each item with a description and price, with slashes for variants such as glass/bottle. It is quick and free, but it is text only, it can leave odd gaps when one menu is much longer than another, and a single typo in the markers breaks the formatting.

If you want dish photos, allergen details or badges for new and popular dishes, the Elfsight Restaurant Menu widget adds those, with popup images and light or dark layouts. The free plan covers one widget and 200 views a month, which is too low for a busy restaurant (the widget is temporarily deactivated over the limit). Paid plans checked today on Elfsight's pricing page: Basic $5 a month billed yearly ($6 monthly) for 5,000 views, Pro $10 ($12) for 50,000 views, Premium $20 ($24) for 150,000 views. My Elfsight pricing explainer goes through which plan fits which traffic level, and the Elfsight guide page lists every widget. You can try Elfsight here.

Try Elfsight Restaurant Menu freeSee it on SquareLocator

One catch: Elfsight is embedded with JavaScript in a code block, and Squarespace's pricing page lists JavaScript code blocks on Core, Plus and Advanced only. On the Basic plan, stick with the native menu block.

My honest take: keep the native menu block for the main menu (it is better for SEO), and use Elfsight only if photos and allergen labels genuinely help your diners decide.

Reservations, ordering and reviews

Squarespace's help centre lists OpenTable blocks and Tock blocks for reservations, and Allday Ordering, ChowNow and Tock for online orders. Tock is a separate subscription. Whichever service you use, put the Book or Order button in the header so it is visible on every page on mobile.

Reviews matter more for restaurants than almost any other business. The Elfsight Google Reviews widget pulls your Google rating onto the site, and I compare it with other options in the best review and testimonial plugins. If you also run events or tasting nights, the booking and calendar plugins guide covers the options.

How I would choose

• One café, small budget: Coffee Lounge or a free Squarespace template.
• Casual restaurant that takes bookings and does catering: Knead.
• Two or more sites: OakEmber.
• Bar, pub or diner that is always hiring: Tuckers Grill.
• Cocktail bar or fine dining: Speakeasy.
• Burger bar, takeaway or food truck: Big Crunch.
• Want a premium look without an extension subscription: Chimi.

If your venue also has rooms, the best Squarespace templates for hotels and hospitality is the better starting point. For a wider view, see my overall premium template picks, the full Squarespace templates collection, and my SquareKicker review if you are weighing up the extension that powers six of the templates above.

FAQs

What is the best Squarespace template for a restaurant?

For most independent restaurants I would start with Knead, because it covers menu, catering, rewards and contact pages out of the box. If you have more than one location, OakEmber is the better fit.

Can you take restaurant reservations on Squarespace?

Yes, through a third-party service. Squarespace's help centre lists OpenTable blocks and Tock blocks for reservations. No template includes its own booking system.

Can I take online food orders on a Squarespace site?

Yes. Squarespace's help centre lists Allday Ordering, ChowNow and Tock for online orders. You can also add a header link to your delivery partner.

Does Squarespace have a menu block?

Yes. The menu block is available on all current plans and its text is indexable by search engines. It is text only, so for dish photos or allergen labels you would need a widget such as Elfsight Restaurant Menu.

Do I need a paid Squarespace plan to use Elfsight widgets?

Yes, and specifically Core or higher. Elfsight widgets use JavaScript in a code block, which Squarespace's pricing page lists on the Core, Plus and Advanced plans only.

Are there free Squarespace templates for restaurants and cafés?

Yes. Squarespace's own templates, such as Hester, Noll, Palmer and Stanton, come with your plan at no extra cost. They need more layout work than a premium template to feel like your venue.

Disclosure: this article contains affiliate links to SquareKicker, Station Seven and Elfsight, and SquareLocator may earn a commission if you buy through them. I only recommend templates and tools I would use on a client site, and prices were checked on 26 October 2026 (Big Crunch on 30 October 2026).