10 well-made digital menus (Italian restaurants)
Real-world digital menus designed by Crubby for Italian restaurants: pizzeria, sushi bar, bistro, gelateria. What works and why.
Seeing real cases helps you understand what works. Crubby has designed digital menus for dozens of Italian restaurants. This article presents 10 examples with a focus on what makes each project effective.
In brief
- No rigid template: every digital menu follows the venue's own identity.
- Time-based rules switch the screen's view on their own (dinner, after-dinner, aperitivo).
- You update a price or hide a flavour just once: every screen changes in a few seconds.
- It works for pizzeria, sushi bar, gelateria, bistro, fine dining and take-away.
Examples
1. Shawarma of Lebanon (Milan)
Middle Eastern street food venue. 3 vertical screens that are physically landscape, rotated 90°. Curated photos, an earth-and-gold palette. Crubby handled the physical rotation with a CSS transform.
2. A Margherita-style pizzeria
A genuine Neapolitan pizzeria. Dining-room screen with a compact menu of pizzas + drinks + desserts. A high-quality photo of every pizza. Update the Margherita price once and every screen changes.
3. Contemporary bistro
Bistro in central Milan. A double menu: dinner 19-22, after-dinner 22-02 (cocktails + small bites). A single Crubby rule switches the screen's view based on the time.
4. Artisan gelateria
A summer gelateria with 30 rotating flavours. When the pistachio runs out, the CMS hides it in 3 seconds.
5. All-you-can-eat sushi bar
A fixed menu (€25 AYCE dinner) + paid extras. The screen at the counter shows both sections clearly.
6. Specialty coffee shop
Specialty coffee in Turin. A coffee card (origin, processing, profile) + desserts + weekend brunch. Three switchable sections.
7. Historic trattoria
A Tuscan trattoria in Florence. A warm identity. Bilingual IT+EN for tourists. The dish of the day managed by the cook over the phone.
8. Michelin-starred restaurant
Fine dining in Milan. Tasting menu + à la carte. Meticulous allergens. A wine pairing for every dish.
9. Poké take-away
Poké bowls in Rome. The customer builds the bowl: base + protein + topping + sauce. Ordering via QR + payment.
10. Aperitivo bar
A cocktail bar in Naples. A dynamic drink list with photos of the signature cocktails. Aperitivo 18-20 with a reduced-price combo.
What they have in common
- Curated photos: every dish is photographed well, not improvised.
- Time-based rules: the menu changes on its own for dinner, after-dinner, aperitivo or brunch.
- Instant updates: a changed price or a sold-out flavour disappear in a few seconds from every screen.
The common lesson
Every Crubby project is custom, with no rigid templates. The design follows the venue's identity. The digital menu becomes part of the atmosphere.
Whether you run a pizzeria, a sushi bar or a gelateria, the starting point is always the same: your identity, not an off-the-shelf template.
Can I use the screens I already have or do I need to buy new ones?
How do I hide a flavour or a dish when it runs out?
Can the menu change on its own based on the time?
Does it also work for a multilingual menu or for allergens and wine pairings?
Do I have to update each screen separately?
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