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Restaurant & Bar Construction Calculator

Configure your concept — restaurant, café, bar, or a remodel of an existing operation — and get an instant planning-level budget range, built from real 2026 cost data.

01Project Basics

Type of project Space size — 2,500 SF Kitchen share of space — 30%

02Kitchen Infrastructure

The two biggest infrastructure cost drivers in any restaurant build. Second-generation spaces often let you reuse one or both — a major saving.

Hood, exhaust & makeup air system (incl. fire suppression) Grease interceptor

03Location

Region / metro

Setting / district

04Concept & Cuisine

Concept

Cuisine / menu style Design & theme level

Fine-tune: Flooring

Dining / front-of-house flooring Kitchen flooring

Fine-tune: Furnishings & Fixtures (FF&E)

Seating, tables, decorative lighting & décor

05Beverage Program

Bar penetration — share of dining area devoted to bar — 15% Draft beer system

06Equipment

Kitchen & bar equipment approach

Fine-tune: Equipment spec level

Specification level

07Add-Ons

Outdoor patio / dining Drive-thru Walk-in cooler / freezer Façade & exterior signage Restroom / ADA upgrades

Planning Budget Range

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