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Creating Your First Restaurant

Learn how to set up your restaurant profile in Menu Studio

2 min readUpdated January 1, 2026
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Creating Your First Restaurant

Welcome to Menu Studio! This guide walks you through creating your first restaurant profile.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • A Menu Studio account (sign up here)
  • Your restaurant's basic information ready (name, address, contact)

Step 1: Navigate to Dashboard

After signing in, you'll land on your dashboard. This is your central hub for managing all your restaurants and menus.

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Tip

You can create multiple restaurants under one account if you manage several locations.

Step 2: Click "Add Restaurant"

Look for the Add Restaurant button in the top right corner of your dashboard. Click it to open the restaurant creation form.

Step 3: Enter Restaurant Details

Fill in your restaurant's information:

  • Restaurant Name - Your business name as it will appear on menus
  • Slug - A URL-friendly version of your name (auto-generated, but editable)
  • Timezone - Important for menu scheduling features

Step 4: Configure Brand Settings (Optional)

You can set up your brand colors and logo now, or come back to this later in Settings:

  • Upload your logo
  • Choose primary and secondary colors
  • Set your preferred fonts
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Info

Brand settings will be applied to all your menus by default. You can override them per-menu if needed.

Next Steps

Now that your restaurant is created, you're ready to:

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