For most cafés and food businesses, a brand-led custom site or Squarespace handles the essentials best: clear locations and hours, an easy-to-update menu, and a look that matches the food. If you sell and ship products, add Shopify or a custom storefront. The right choice depends on whether you mainly serve in person or also sell online.
What a food business website actually needs
- Locations and hours, easy to find and easy to keep accurate.
- A menu you can update yourself without a developer.
- Strong photography, because people eat with their eyes.
- A brand that looks as good as the food and stands out from the chains.
- Local SEO, so "near me" searches find you.
The options
- Squarespace: clean templates and easy menu pages, good for a single café that mainly serves in person.
- A custom build: the best fit when the brand matters and you are growing across locations. We built Berry Boys, a Manchester açaí brand, a custom multi-store site their team updates themselves.
- Shopify or a custom storefront: if you sell and ship products, like a bakery posting cakes nationwide. We built Beth Bakes Cakes a custom storefront with a bespoke order builder.
How to choose
- A single café serving in person: Squarespace or a brand-led custom site.
- Growing across several locations: a custom build that scales.
- Selling and shipping products: Shopify or a custom storefront.
Where we land
We build brand-led sites for food businesses that want to look as good as they taste and grow without limits. Tell us about your place and we will point you the right way.