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Version: 0.1.0

A modern Statamic starter kit designed specifically for restaurants, cafes, and food businesses. Built with Tailwind CSS v4 and Alpine.js.

Features

  • Menu Management: Easily manage your restaurant menu items with categories, prices, and descriptions
  • Page Builder: Flexible page builder with pre-designed components including hero sections, featured menu items, and text blocks
  • Price Formatting: Built-in price formatting helpers for consistent menu pricing display with support for 60+ global currencies
  • Color Customization: Set your brand colors directly from the control panel with carefully selected color presets
  • Comprehensive SEO: Page-specific and global SEO settings including meta tags, Open Graph, and local business schema markup
  • Reservation System Integration: Connect to external reservation systems like OpenTable or link to internal booking pages
  • Third-party Scripts: Easy integration of analytics, tracking, and other scripts through the control panel

Requirements

  • PHP 8.1+
  • Composer
  • Node.js 18+ and npm
  • Laravel 10+
  • Statamic 5+

Installation

Install this starter kit via the Statamic CLI:

statamic new my-restaurant sanderjn/gustamic

During installation, you'll be prompted whether to include sample content. Choose "Yes" if you want example menu items and pages to help you get started.

Manual Installation

If you prefer to install manually:

# Create a new Statamic site
statamic new my-restaurant
 
# Install the starter kit
php please starter-kit:install sanderjn/gustamic

Post-Installation Setup

After installation, complete the setup:

# Install PHP dependencies
composer install
 
# Install Node dependencies
npm install
 
# Build frontend assets
npm run build
 
# Or start the development server
npm run dev

Project Structure

├── app/
│   ├── Helpers/         # Price formatting utilities
│   └── Modifiers/       # Custom Statamic modifiers
├── content/
│   ├── collections/
│   │   ├── menu_items/  # Restaurant menu items
│   │   └── pages/       # Static pages
│   ├── globals/         # Global settings
│   ├── navigation/      # Navigation menus
│   └── taxonomies/      # Menu categories
├── resources/
│   ├── blueprints/      # Content blueprints
│   ├── css/             # Tailwind CSS styles
│   ├── js/              # Alpine.js and JavaScript
│   └── views/           # Antlers templates
└── public/assets/       # Public assets

Key Features

Menu Management

The starter kit includes a complete menu management system:

  • Menu Items Collection: Create and manage individual menu items
  • Menu Categories: Organize items by category (appetizers, mains, desserts, etc.)
  • Price Display: Automatic price formatting with currency support
  • Featured Items: Highlight special dishes on your homepage

Page Builder Components

Build custom pages with included components:

  • Hero Section: Eye-catching hero banners with text overlays
  • Featured Menu: Display selected menu items prominently
  • Text Blocks: Flexible content sections with rich text support

Customization

Color Theming

Easily customize your restaurant's visual identity through the Control Panel:

  • Brand Color: Set your primary accent color for buttons and highlights
  • Background Color: Select your site's background tone

Navigate to Globals → Restaurant Details in the Control Panel to customize your colors.

Styling

The starter kit uses Tailwind CSS v4. Customize your design in:

  • resources/css/site.css - Main stylesheet

Templates

All templates use Antlers and are located in resources/views/:

  • layout.antlers.html - Main layout wrapper
  • default.antlers.html - Default page template
  • partials/ - Reusable template components
  • page_builder/ - Page builder section templates

Development

Available Commands

# Start development server with hot reload
npm run dev
 
# Build for production
npm run build
 
# Watch files for changes
npm run watch

Adding Menu Items

  1. Navigate to the Control Panel
  2. Go to Collections → Menu Items
  3. Click "Create Menu Item"
  4. Fill in the details (name, description, price, category)
  5. Save and publish

Creating Pages

  1. In the Control Panel, go to Collections → Pages
  2. Create a new page
  3. Use the Page Builder field to add sections
  4. Choose from hero, menu featured, or text components
  5. Customize content and publish

Dependencies

PHP Dependencies

  • moneyphp/money: Currency and price handling

JavaScript Dependencies

  • Alpine.js: Reactive components
  • Tailwind CSS v4: Utility-first CSS
  • Vite: Build tool and dev server
  • Fitty: Dynamic text fitting

Support

For issues, questions, or contributions, please visit the GitHub repository.

License

This starter kit is open-source software. Please check the repository for license details.

Credits

Created by Sander Janssen for the Statamic community. Perfect for restaurants, cafes, bistros, and any food-related business looking for a professional web presence.