If you have an idea of opening your own restaurant but do not how to name it, you probably tried to come up with a great name for it. It is not an easy task, isn’t it? Despite the fact that the owners seem to be not limited to anything and can use their imagination to its full potential, the wide choice of possible options makes it more complicated, not easier. We collected the numerous examples of already existing restaurants in the USA and divided them into the groups each of which has its own features. Such classification and careful description of the categories are aimed to help you come up with the perfect name for your business.
How to Name a Restaurant?
All these brands can be virtually divided into two main categories: the names that are associated with food and eating due to the inclusion of thematic words (groceries, ingredients, names of meals, etc), and the original names that are not related to foods but are easy to remember and sound good. However, this simple classification would hardly help the business owners to find a good name for their restaurants, and that is why we divided the existing brands into the groups according their concepts and described the features of each of them.
- Chinese restaurant names. Such brands mostly are in Chinese. They can mean literally everything, starting from the name of the owner to the name of particular meals. The owner, as well as the visitors, does not have to know Chinese to understand what the concept of the place is – this language is really easy to recognize. You can also choose a word or a phrase that is associated with China in English and the name will be thematic too. The businessmen often use the word ‘dragon’ to create such names as Dragon Loco, Green Dragon, Twin Dragon, etc and the word ‘China’ or ‘Chinese’ to make such brands as Chinese Delight, China Gate, China in the Box, etc. Moreover, you also can use the names of historical figures, certain locations, and even the word ‘panda’ to make a great thematic brand.
- Japanese restaurant names. A lot of these names include the word ‘sushi’, but if it is not the main dish in your future place, choose something in Japanese, for example, Kiriko, Takao, etc. Moreover, some owners of such restaurants use one separate letter as a name, for instance, O, Q or choose the creative brands such as Yakuza.
- French restaurant names. The principles used in the naming of Chinese restaurants work for the French ones as well. Thus, you can use the words and phrases in French, for example, Avec Nous (with us), Le Petit Bistro (the little bistro), choose the names of certain places in France or Paris, for example, Bastille, the name of the capital of France, for instance, Le Petit Paris.
- Mexican restaurant names. All the above-mentioned principles work for Mexican restaurants too. Some of such names may be ironic, for instance, Broken Spanish, or more traditional, for instance, Casa Sanchez.
- Italian restaurant names. The most popular keywords used in the naming of these restaurants are ‘trattoria’, ‘villa’, and, of course, ‘Italy’.
- Seafood restaurant names. These brands may include any words associated with sea, for instance, ‘aqua’, ‘docks’, ‘fish’, ‘ocean’, ‘port’, sailor, ‘sea’, etc. This allows creating such interesting brands as The Sea Pride, Water Grill, Rock’N’Fish, and even Sailormoon.
- Creative and fun restaurant names. Original, unique names draw a lot of attention. This is a very special category of brands that include various puns, wordplays, ironic phrases, and interesting combinations. Though they already exist, maybe such brands as Juan in a Million (for Mexican restaurant), Lettuce Eat, Thai Me Up (for Thai restaurant), The Munchy Queen will inspire you for something really unexpected.
- Other original restaurant names. These brands are quite diverse. They prove that you can use literally any words and words combinations to name your restaurant. Maybe, they are not as unique as the previous ones and not as “highly specialized” as the “national” brands, but they definitely make a good impression.
Examples
1. Chinese Restaurant Names
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Bao Dim Sum House Century Dragon Chef Ming’s Kitchen Cheng Du Chi Dynasty Chin Chin China Gate China in The Box China Way Chinese Delight Chinese Friends Chinese House Dragon Loco Five Star Chinese Food Fortune House Fu’s Palace Full Moon Genghis Cohen Golden Hunan Golden Lotus Grean Tea House Green Dragon Heung Rae Ga Hong Kong BBQ Hop Li Hoy’s Wok Hu’s Szechwan Jin Jiang |
Kay Kay Chinese Food Kim Chuy Kolah Farangi Little Beijing Little China Mandarin Garden Meizhou Dongpo New Dragon Panda Express Panda King Phoenix Inn Chinese Cuisine Qin West Noodle Regent China Roc San Hing Sea Dragon Shin Beijing Siam Chan Sun Hai The Great Wall Twin Dragon Wacky Wok Wah’s Golden Hen Wokcano Won Kok Yang Chow Yee’s Young King |
2. Japanese Restaurant Names
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Arashi Sushi Baroo En Sushi Geisha Hamasaku Hide Sushi Isa Itacho Kabuki Kanpai Katsuya Kazoku Kino Sushi Kiriko Kombu Sushi Kuisimbo Mia Sushi Mori Sushi Murakami Sushi Niko Niko Sushi Nobu O Sushi |
Octopus Pazzaz Sushi Q Robata Jinya Sakana Sushi Lounge Sasaya Shintaro Starfish Sushi Suchi Gen Sushi by H Sushi Enya Sushi Kura Sushi Mon Sushi Sasabune Sushi Zo Takami Sushi & Robata Takao Tamon Sushi Tenno Sushi Tsuri Sushi Yakuza Sushi Yen Sushi & Sake |
3. French Restaurant Names
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Avec Nous Bastille Belle Vie Food & Wine Café Chez Marie Café Midi Café Pinot Figaro Bistrot French Crepe Co Kendall’s Brasserie L’Assiette La Poubelle Le Petit Bistro Le Petit Jardin |
Le Petit Paris Le Petit Restaurant Le Sanglier Madame Monsieur Mistrai Monsieur Marcel Patina Perch Pertrossian Restaurant & Boutique Petit Trois Pitchoun Republique Trois Mec |
4. Mexican Restaurant Names
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Al & Bea’s Antonio’s Restaurant Border Grill Broken Spanish Casa La Golondrina Casa Sanchez Casa Vega Chichen Itza Restaurant Delia’s Don Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant Don Ruben El Carmen El Cholo El Compadre El Coyote El Huero El Huero Drive Thru El Tepeyac Café Frida Green Onion Guisados Juquila La Abeja La Barca La Carmencita La Carreta |
La Fogata La Fuente La Luz Del Dia La Noche Buena La Parilla La Parrilla La Serenata de Garibaldi Loteria Grill Malo Maradentro Mas Malo Mercado Metro Balderas Mexikosher Ocho Gril Paco’s Tacos Pez Cantina Puerto Nuevo Rodeo Taqueria Los Anaya Tere’s Mexican Grill Teresitas The Mexican Village Restaurant Tlayuda Yxta Cocina Mexicana |
5. Italian Restaurant Names
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Ai Fiori Alimento Amante Amata Arno Becco Bestia Bricoo Buca di Beppo Cara Mia Carbone Carmine’s Ceci Cellini Chazz Palminteri Chi Spacca Coppola’s East Coppola’s West Culina Modern Italian Da Andrea Da Marino Daniela Trattoria Del Posto Drago Centro Eataly Flatiron Ecco Farfalla Felidia Gemma Gennaro Giardino Doro Gigino Trattoria Grotta Azzurra Harry’s Italian I Sodi Il Brigante Il Buco Il Gattopardo Il Melograno Il Mulino L’Artusi La Gioconda La Masseria La Mela La Pergoletta |
Lavo Le Zie Trattoria Locanda Verde Lugo Cucina Lvagna Maialino Marchi’s Marea Maria Pia Marino Ristorante Maruzella Masseria dei Vini Mercato Monte’s Trattoria Montebello Nocello Obica Mozzarella Officine Brera Olive Garden Osteria Morini Osteria Mozza Paola’s Pepolino Pisticci Quality Italian Rafele Remi Rosemary’s Rossini’s Rossoblu Scarpetta Serafina Smeraldi’s Restaurant Sor Tino Terroni The Bazaar Tiella Tony’s Di Napoli Toscanova Trattoria Dell’Arte Trattoria Itallienne Trattoria Trecolori Via Della Pace Villa Berulia Villa Mosconi |
6. Seafood Restaurant Names
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3 Fish Tales Restaurant Aqua Accent AquaBlue Chateau Aquacity Aquarus Aquatonic Bay Bay’s City Docks Restaurant Dockspree Fisherman’s Hook Fisherman’s Lounge Freshtaurant Ocean’s Edge Oceancrat Oceanda Oceanscape Restaurant On the Docks Portside Grill |
Providence Rock’N Fish Restaurant Sailormoon Sailors Delight SeaBreeze Inn Seagate Seamount Seaport Secrets SeaRaven SeaSprite SeaZona ShipsNest StillWaters Chateau Sugarfish The Sea Pride Water Grill Yacht Stop |
7. Creative and Fun Restaurant Names
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A Food Affair Arrow Spoon Biscuit Boy Bite Me Sandwiches Blissmind Brew’d Awakening Coffeehaus Cheesy Does It Chilli Flora Chops & Hops Crazy Grill Crossroad Daddy waddy Delightta Dengy Trums Desi Addict Diner the Great Double Dell Restaurant Downtown Diner Duck Duck Goat Elite Joy Elprio mill En Thai Sing Evening Eve Febble Feel Tuny Filled of Dreams Fishcotheque Flavio Flenzy Florante Floyyds Food Fresto Food hexa Food Siesta Food Sparks Foodlink Foodloft FoodyDots Fornelletto Frendy’s Fun Circle Restro Funcurves Eatery Funpot Gochew Grill Grub N’ Stuff Happyevolve Hill Crest Hot Gear Hubtown Hungrella Hungry Puppets |
Juan in a Million Just Flafs Kale Me Crazy KoKo Late Night Dine Right Lattetude Lee Harvey’s Lettuce B. Frank Lettuce Eat Life of Pie Lord of the Fries Loving Monte Mad for Chicken Max & More Mc up Montelicious Munch Box No Name Restaurant Over Easy Dinar Pig’N Pancake Pita Pan Planet of the Crepes Red Caffino Red Flag Surprises Rolling Dough Cookie Company Royalisto Rustic Ray Sling Delight Spice Spree Tasty Elements Thai Me Up Thai Tanic Thai the Knot The Alfio The Big Legrowlski The Dairy Godmother The Glass Onion The Golden Sppon The Hungry Pig The Little Easy The Munchy Queen The Streety Tiny Tasty Restaurant Triplinn Trio Turnip the Beet Two Men and a Griddle White Slurppy Wild Thyme Café Wok N' Roll Xerviaa |
8. Other Original Restaurant Names
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10e Restaurant 71 Above Bandera Bar Ama Barton G. Blue Cow Kitchen Blue Ribbon Botanica By Chloe Carousel Cheebo Commissary at the Line Craft Cuvee Dekkadance Delphine Divino Grand Café Gwen HOME Hyde Sunset Kitchen Jon & Vinny Kismet Lemonade |
Little Pine Mama Shelter Mari New Moon NORMS Odys + Penelope Otium P.Y.T Real Food Daily Redbird Spring STK Tart Tender Greens The Backyard The Factory Kitchen The Ivy The Little Door The Palm Traxx Umami Burger Winsome Yard House |
