.menu Domain Registrationfrom £50.40/yr
Why Choose a .menu Domain?
The .menu extension launched in 2014 as part of ICANN's new gTLD programme and was designed primarily for the food and hospitality sector — restaurants, cafes, bars, food trucks and catering businesses that want a clear, descriptive web address. The word "menu" is universally understood across most languages, which makes the TLD particularly useful for hospitality brands publishing daily specials, drinks lists, takeaway options or seasonal offerings on a dedicated, easy-to-remember URL.
Ideal for:
- Independent restaurants and gastropubs
- Cafes, coffee shops and bakeries
- Food trucks and street food vendors
- Catering companies and private chefs
- Cocktail bars and wine merchants publishing drinks lists
Things to know:
- Unrestricted — anyone, anywhere can register a .menu domain. You don't need to prove you run a hospitality business.
- Some short, common food-related terms (like pizza.menu or coffee.menu) may be classified as premium names by the registry and carry higher renewal fees that match the registration price.
- Works well as a redirect or subdomain alternative — many restaurants point yourbusiness.menu directly at a digital menu page on their main site.
Creative .menu Domain Ideas
- SundayRoast.menu — a pub publishing its weekly carvery options
- Tasting.menu — a fine dining restaurant showcasing its set courses
- StreetFood.menu — a market vendor or food truck collective
- Vegan.menu — a plant-based eatery or recipe site
- WineList.menu — a wine bar or sommelier's curated selection
- BrunchClub.menu — a weekend brunch spot with rotating dishes
Frequently asked questions about .menu
Registration is unrestricted, so anyone can register a .menu domain — you don't need to own a restaurant or food business. That said, the extension is most useful for hospitality businesses or food-related projects, where the descriptive nature of the TLD genuinely helps customers understand what they'll find on the site.
You can register a .menu domain for between one and ten years at a time. Many hospitality businesses opt for longer registration periods to lock in the name and avoid the risk of forgetting to renew during busy seasons. You can also enable auto-renewal in your control panel for peace of mind.
Yes. If you currently hold a .menu with another registrar, you can transfer it across by unlocking the domain at your existing provider, obtaining the EPP authorisation code, and starting the inbound transfer from your account. The transfer typically completes within five to seven days and extends the registration by one year.
Yes, free WHOIS privacy is available for .menu domains and is enabled by default on new registrations. This replaces your personal contact details in the public WHOIS database with generic forwarding details, helping reduce spam and protect your home address if you're registering as an individual or sole trader.
If you miss the renewal date, the domain enters a grace period of around 30 days where you can renew at the standard price. After that it moves into a redemption period with a higher restoration fee, and eventually drops back to the public pool. We send renewal reminders well in advance to help you avoid this.