505 Restaurant Name Ideas: Catchy Names for Your New Restaurant

As an entrepreneur planning to open a new restaurant, you know that great names and cool logos whet your customer’s appetites for your delicious dishes, craft beer, and coffee drinks – even before they arrive at your restaurant!

The first item in your business plan should be to name your restaurant with a catchy and memorable name like the ones on this list of name suggestions.

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Big List of Restaurant Name Ideas

Any of these names can be modified by adding words such as these: restaurant, cafeteria, bar, diner, coffee shop, dining room, inn, joint, place, eatery, drive-in, grill, hideaway, lunchroom, pizzeria, cafe’, luncheonette, and nightclub.

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Ways to Customize the names from this list of ideas to make it your own: Add Your Name

NAME + Cafe, + Kitchen, + Place

Add Descriptive Adjectives

Absolutely  — Delicious — Dine — Divine — The Golden Spoon — Decadent — Desire

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French Quarter Cafe – Check Availability 

Le Fromage Bistro – Check Availability 

Escargots Brasserie – Check Availability 

Bearnaise – Check Availability 

French Dip Cafe – Check Availability 

Cul de Sac Bistro – Check Availability 

Baguette Cafe – Check Availability 

Crepe Savant – Check Availability 

Dijonaise Restaurant – Check Availability 

Dished Paris – Check Availability 

Divine French Dining – Check Availability 

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Seafood

Catching Fresh Everyday – Check Availability 

Crabby Dick ( Change to Your Name) – Check Availability 

Clam Chop (fish and steak) – Check Availability 

City of Fish – Check Availability 

Crab and Prawn – Check Availability 

Prawnscape – Check Availability 

Check out this big list of seafood restaurant name ideas Looking for Sushi restaurant ideas check out this list of Japanese Restaurant Names

Chicken, Meat & Steak

Mutton Chops – Check Availability 

Central Pork – Check Availability 

Eatmore Fried Chicken – Check Availability 

Mad for Chicken (or Crazy for Chicken) – Check Availability 

Belly and Snout (good for BBQ) – Check Availability 

Meat U There – Check Availability 

Meatatarian – Check Availability 

Beef Blackout – Check Availability 

Beef Storm – Check Availability 

Bob Mutton – Check Availability 

Carver’s Cut – Check Availability 

Friendly Fire (for grills or BBQ) – Check Availability 

Mad Beef – Check Availability 

GeekChicken – Check Availability 

Iron Bone – Check Availability 

One for the Road Hog (BBQ) – Check Availability 

onFire BBQ – Check Availability 

Pork Digest – Check Availability 

Big list of Barbeque restaurant name ideas (plus proven tips for creating cool BBQ names)

Indian

Spice House, Spice Mystery – Check Availability 

Nin Com Soup – Check Availability 

Wok this Way – Check Availability 

Curry Favor – Check Availability 

Get more Indian restaurant name ideas here

Chinese

Beyond the Eggroll – Check Availability 

The Sumptuous Banquet – Check Availability 

The Feast of Lu – Check Availability 

The Peanut & the Prawn (Nice for a Thai restaurant too) – Check Availability 

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Japanese & Sushi Name Ideas

Atomic Sushi – Check Availability 

Emperor’s Sushi – Check Availability 

House of Bamboo – Check Availability 

Sushi Junkies – Check Availability 

Love Sushi – Check Availability 

Samurai Sushi – Check Availability 

Ramen & Rice – Check Availability 

Miso Hungry – Check Availability 

Edamame – Check Availability 

Ahi – Check Availability 

The Noodle Exchange – Check Availability 

Get more naming inspiration and Japanese restaurant name ideas on my list here

Healthy – Vegetarian, Vegan & Salads

Lettuce Eat – Check Availability 

Banana Cabana – Check Availability 

Budda Bite – Check Availability 

Call it Green – Check Availability 

Celery Dreams – Check Availability 

Celestial Pudding – Check Availability 

Ciao Buddha – Check Availability 

Cool Tofu – Check Availability 

Dandelion Greens – Check Availability 

Earth’s Salad – Check Availability 

Figure Lean – Check Availability 

FoodBowl – Check Availability 

Freakin’ Planet Eats – Check Availability 

Muscle Bar – Check Availability 

Naked Lunch – Check Availability 

Nanna Banana – Check Availability 

Organic Cannibal – Check Availability 

Power Potato – Check Availability 

Radiant Earth – Check Availability 

More name ideas for healthy restaurants

Names by Restaurant Type:

Coffee Houses & Tea Rooms

Lofthouse – Check Availability 

Lattetude – Check Availability 

The Cup – Check Availability 

Brewed Awakening – Check Availability 

Common Grounds (or Uncommon Grounds) – Check Availability 

Love You a Latte – Check Availability 

Bean Around the World Coffee – Check Availability 

Chai Tea Shop – Check Availability 

Get Baked (Also good for Bakery) – Check Availability 

Coffee Nut – Check Availability 

Latte Da – Check Availability 

Club Coffee – Check Availability 

Cup O’ Joe – Check Availability 

Dream Bean Coffee Shop – Check Availability 

Grinders Cafe – Check Availability 

Mugs Coffee – Check Availability 

The Friendly Bean – Check Availability 

Atomic Coffee – Check Availability 

Brewed Attitude – Check Availability 

Coffee King – Check Availability 

Coffee Patch – Check Availability 

Coffee Zone – Check Availability 

Doctor Coffee – Check Availability 

Retro Coffee – Check Availability 

Cafe and Bistros

Comfort Food – Check Availability 

The Dinner Table – Check Availability 

Two Men (or Women) and a Griddle (Grill or BBQ) – Check Availability 

Dinner Plate – Check Availability 

A Food Affair – Check Availability 

The Eatery – Check Availability 

Bellyful – Check Availability 

Cate Teria (a play on words with cafeteria) – Check Availability 

The Supper Club – Check Availability 

Al Fresco – Check Availability 

Pass the Thyme – Check Availability 

Sunshine Diner – Check Availability 

A Taste of Heaven Diner – Check Availability 

Dine Right Diner – Check Availability 

Downtown Diner – Check Availability 

Over Easy Diner – Check Availability 

Famous Lunch – Check Availability 

The Crispy Biscuit – Check Availability 

Good Eats Diner – Check Availability 

No Wait Diner – Check Availability 

Grub N’Stuff Diner – Check Availability 

Bacon Bros. Diner – Check Availability 

The Great Breakfast Diner – Check Availability 

Break the Fast – Check Availability 

The Sizzling Grill – Check Availability 

Butter and Grace – Check Availability 

Dream Cafe – Check Availability 

Electric Waffle – Check Availability 

Hungry Head – Check Availability 

Bite Me Sandwich – Check Availability 

Munch Box – Check Availability 

Lox Stock & Bagel – Check Availability 

Award Weiners – Check Availability 

Pita Pan – Check Availability 

Burger Glory – Check Availability 

Bagel Brain – Check Availability 

Jelly Roll Deli – Check Availability 

Diners & Breakfast

Sunshine Diner – Check Availability 

A Taste of Heaven Diner – Check Availability 

Dine Right Diner – Check Availability 

Downtown Diner – Check Availability 

Over Easy Diner – Check Availability 

Famous Lunch – Check Availability 

The Crispy Biscuit – Check Availability 

Good Eats Diner – Check Availability 

No Wait Diner – Check Availability 

Grub N’Stuff Diner – Check Availability 

Bacon Bros. Diner – Check Availability 

The Great Breakfast Diner – Check Availability 

Break the Fast – Check Availability 

The Sizzling Grill – Check Availability 

Butter and Grace – Check Availability 

Dream Cafe – Check Availability 

Electric Waffle – Check Availability 

Hungry Head – Check Availability 

Food Trucks and Mobile Food Carts

Starting a rolling restaurant? A food truck or cuisine cart? You want a name that is memorable and will get customers lining up.

Below are a few food truck naming suggestions – read my big list of food truck name ideas here

Bacon Buggy

Anywhere Eats

Drive and Dine

Diner Driver

Sandwich, Burgers, and Deli

Bite Me Sandwich – Check Availability 

Munch Box – Check Availability 

Lox Stock & Bagel – Check Availability 

Award Weiners – Check Availability 

Pita Pan – Check Availability 

Burger Glory – Check Availability 

Bagel Brain – Check Availability 

Jelly Roll Deli – Check Availability 

Bars, Pubs & Breweries

Mixers – Check Availability 

Neon – Check Availability 

Check out this list of hundreds of creative bar names

Winery and Cocktail Bars

Planet of the Grapes – Check Availability 

American Winery – Check Availability 

Chops and Hops – Check Availability 

Bluez – Check Availability 

Royal Lush – Check Availability 

Irish Pubs – Check Availability 

Leprechaun’s Table – Check Availability 

Blarney Stone Cafe (Bar) – Check Availability 

Limerick Buffet – Check Availability 

Luck of the Irish Cafe – Check Availability 

Shamrock Inn – Check Availability 

Find name suggestions on this list of catchy bar names

Restaurant Logo Examples for Inspiration

Modern Look with a retro feel using an old neon road sign image for Mad Eats, American Diner

Logo design of BBQ restaurant called Smokin Swine. Circle, badge type design with a funny pig. Both the company name and the fun vibe make me want to eat at this place!

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Check out this list of clever BBQ name ideas

Two Bucks Brewing picked this design as the winner of their logo contest. It works well in both green or white. I like the strong graphic lines and stylized hops, the main ingredient in beer, incorporated into the design.

This name and logo communicate clearly what I can expect at this restaurant – a natural, fresh and sweet dish. The colors are pretty and will print beautifully on t-shirts and aprons. Even though it is a colorful logo the design is so strong that it will also work in black and white.

7 Steps to a Great New Logo for Your Restaurant

The logo, or the pictorial image that conveys the title of the restaurant, will be a part of your brand and so a significant identifier for your clients. Though your tastes and preferences will inevitably become involved, you also should adhere to some fundamentals of superior logo design to choose the one which will indeed set your restaurant apart from the competition.

Step 1 – Simple is Good Select a logo that’s easy, with few complicated or intricate specifics. It needs to be simple to discern with just a quick glance. A symbol that contains three colors is on the point of becoming too active; a logo that includes no more than two colors is better.

Step 2 – Big is Beautiful Make sure that your simple emblem may be resized — created larger and more prominent — and still seem attractive. Additionally, it should seem impressive in color or black and white. Bear in mind that your logo will look in various sizes and color formats, based on where it is used, such as on hints, your menu, your site and other promotional materials.

Step 3 – Conveys Your Restaurant Mood Select a symbol that matches the idea of your restaurant. It should communicate a relationship, even in a subtle manner. By way of instance, a casual family restaurant ought to have a symbol with a casual look and texture while an elegant restaurant ought to have a much more upscale, sophisticated logo.

Step 4 – Test of Time Prevent trendy emblem designs or the ones that might unwittingly date your company. The top logos endure the test of time.

Step 5 – Expand Your Vision Widen your perspective, recalling that lots of small business logos don’t portray what the company sells or does. Most automobile manufacturers don’t have logos that represent vehicles; a few exact well-known computer business logos don’t represent notebooks or notepads. Similarly, your restaurant logo doesn’t need to depict spices, food, utensils or other pictures which are all about restaurants.

Step 6 – Free Stock Logos Look & Taste Bad Reject a symbol that seems cheap, comprises clip art or which looks like additional well-known emblem designs. Your logo needs to be as distinctive and impressive as your restaurant.

Step 7 – Get Customer Input Consult trustworthy friends and colleagues on your logo, but do not expect to achieve a consensus. Some logo designers prefer to state that “anybody can be a critic” of the job because everybody has two eyes and may consequently render an impression. Follow audio logo-design selection fundamentals, but hope your great instincts, also.

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Logo Design Checklist

When you are considering possible designs of logos, ask these questions to make sure that your new design is right for your company and passes this logo use test. If you answer, “no” to even one questions – just start again and pick a different winner from your 99designs logo contest submission ideas

1. Does the logo communicate your company store?
2. Is it unique and trademark free, meaning you can trademark the design as your new logo?
3. Does it work well in a very large size, for a building sign, and also very small for a business card?
4. Does it work well in one color? Sometimes you will only be given one color choice
5. Can it be embroidered on a piece of fabric – such as a cap, hat, bag or apron?
6. Does it look good in digital media on your website and in social media channels? It must be able to fit into a square and sometimes a wide rectangle. Can it the name stacked and still read well.
7. Does it pop out and get customer attention when used in an ad?

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