by The Dry Text Co.

Menus

Guests scan the QR on their table, browse and order. Every cafe gets a menu designed only for it.

Sample cafes

RituChai house · Law Garden, AhmedabadThe menu follows the real sky, the time of day and the season. Dialtone Coffee RoastersSpecialty roastery · Indiranagar, BengaluruTurn a dial to tune the menu to your mood. Has every feature: your usual, stamp cards, split bills, UPI, gifts and more. The Dog-EarBook cafe · PuneA library card catalogue, with a book to read with every dish.

Takeaway versions:RituDialtoneThe Dog-Ear

Concepts for real cafes

Three designs each. Samples made for a pitch, not the cafes' official menus.

ShoonyaCafe · Navrangpura, AhmedabadConcept
1Plaster & TeakThe teak-slat wall menu, on a plaster wall.2ZeroThe black facade and printed menu, lit by paper lamps.3Steel & Table TentThe room itself: steel table tent, oval steel tray.
657Coffee bakehouse space · Navrangpura, AhmedabadConcept
1Paper RollThe handwritten roll menu on the wall.2Blue PaperThe typewriter menu on watercolour blue.3Lightbox & LanternThe space: lightbox, lantern, the 657 on the glass.