Hospitality references
11 deeply-analysed hospitality sites, 2 flagship-tier. Each carries the design tokens, the do and don't rules, the signature moves and the section anatomy, so an AI builder grounds a hospitality brief in how the best sites actually build it (home, shop, product, article, gallery, contact, subscription, courses).
Afuri
strongHospitality
a Tokyo yuzu-shio ramen house that presents itself like a gallery, near-pure white space, a single yellow Mt-Afuri mark, an all-caps letter-spaced AFURI wordmark in a Yu Gothic system stack, and full-bleed food photography that fades up on a 0.5s scrollFade so a bowl of ramen reads as a still life.
Assembly Coffee
exemplaryHospitality
a Brixton specialty roaster on Shopify that styles itself like an art-house gallery, a near-black oxblood hero, GT America Light paired with ID00 Serif italic for the editorial voice, a single brass-gold accent, and a giant "Assembly | 10" anniversary wordmark closing the page on black.
Bao London
strongHospitality
a Michelin Bib Gourmand Taiwanese restaurant group rendered as a full-screen photographic gallery, oversized bao floating on a warm #F9F9F5 cream ground, the geometric Brown typeface holding everything in black at a restrained 36px, and a single screaming #FF0000 booking bar that is the only colour the page allows itself.
Ceremony Coffee
strongHospitality
a Maryland coffee roaster on Shopify that reads like an editorial magazine, warm off-white paper grounds, an Avenir-plus-Meta-serif pairing, large lifestyle photography of brewed coffee on linen, and a calm 0.15s fade discipline that keeps a busy commerce catalogue feeling unhurried.
Coffee Collective
strongHospitality
a Copenhagen specialty roaster whose Shopify storefront is built entirely in warm brown ink (#4C4341) on cream (#FAF6ED), set in one tight-tracked NB International Pro at all weights, with hard 0px corners, deep oxblood (#792E2E) editorial bands, and a quiet 0.2s-fade / 0.3s-transform discipline so full-bleed farm photography carries the whole page.
Dishoom
flagshipHospitality
a beloved restaurant group whose site is a love letter to its story, warm cream-and-charcoal editorial storytelling in a Cheltenham serif, with menus and "book a table" threaded through the narrative for each venue.
Dominique Ansel
strongHospitality
a world-famous pastry chef's bakery group on WordPress that leads entirely with product photography, a sage-and-olive neutral palette (#B8BAAB sage, #282D22 deep olive ink), all-caps Proxima Nova labels over a full-bleed image carousel of viennoiserie, and a gentle ease-driven motion that lets the food do the talking.
Frenchie Restaurant
strongHospitality
a Paris restaurant group telling a family story, a dark moody hero of textured produce stills, a Traulha display serif (roman and italic) over a Gill Sans body, cream type on near-black ink, and a calm row of venue cards that turns six establishments into one elegant front door.
Noma
flagshipHospitality
a three-Michelin-star restaurant that sells itself through photography and a quiet serif, full-bleed seasonal imagery, a lowercase joined wordmark, and almost no chrome, so the food and the place carry the whole page.
Onyx Coffee Lab
exceptionalHospitality
a Bentonville speciality roaster that treats its homepage like a documentary, full-bleed cinematic coffee-farm and cafe footage under a hand-drawn "Onyx" signature, near-black creme paper (#FBFAF3) carrying ink-black type, a Bajern display serif beside all-caps tracked Room-205, and a slow 1.1s/1.7s scroll-reveal that lets each photographic band rise into place.
Sweetgreen
strongHospitality
a fast-casual salad chain whose site is a confident, appetite-led order funnel, a bold cream/green/acid-lime brand with big custom-sans headlines, full-bleed food photography, and an "Order" path that is never more than a tap away.
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