Guides · 9
Menu design
How to make the menu easy to read and true to your venue: type, colour, spacing and the style that suits each kind of place.
The essentials
Menu design: what separates a polished menu from a page of dishes
You don't need to be a designer. You need a few rules that are always followed, on every page, and to know which dishes you want people to notice.4 min · 16 Oct 2026
Fonts for a restaurant menu
Type is the first thing your menu says about you and the last thing that should cause trouble at the table. Sizes, pairings and the details that show, with examples from MenuDesign's designs.4 min · 16 Oct 2026
Choosing colours for a restaurant menu
A dark ink, one accent colour and light paper: that settles most menus. Here's why, and when it makes sense to break the pattern.4 min · 16 Oct 2026By the feel of your venue
An elegant restaurant menu: fewer things, better placed
Elegance on a menu doesn't come from gold foil or flourishes. It comes from good type, plenty of space and prices that don't shout.3 min · 16 Oct 2026
A modern restaurant menu: one clear idea, applied on every line
Modern isn't the font of the moment. It's a menu with a grid, contrast and a single graphic idea, applied without exceptions from the first line to the last.3 min · 16 Oct 2026
A minimalist restaurant menu: only what's needed, well placed
Minimalist doesn't mean empty. It's a menu where every element is there because it's needed, and where white space works as hard as the text.3 min · 16 Oct 2026
A vintage restaurant menu: pick an era and stay true to it
What makes a retro menu believable isn't the amount of ornament, but that all of it comes from the same era: the type, the rules, the colours and even the way dishes are named.3 min · 16 Oct 2026
A rustic, traditional menu: country pubs, grills and home cooking
A home-cooking menu should look like it belongs to the house, not to a homeware shop. Sturdy type, simple paper and dishes called by their proper names.3 min · 16 Oct 2026