Branding • Web Design • Creative Direction for Hospitality & Food Brands
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We Design Restaurant Brands That Become Destinations
The Dodo is a Lisbon-based creative studio with a strong presence in Paris, specialising in branding, web design, and creative direction for restaurants, cafés, hotels, and hospitality groups.
For more than ten years, we’ve helped food entrepreneurs turn concepts into fully-formed brands — bold, memorable, and built to last.
Whether you’re opening a neighbourhood café, building a multi-city food brand, or reimagining an iconic restaurant, we provide the creative direction and design to elevate your vision.
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What We Do
✳︎ Branding for Restaurants & Hospitality
We craft complete brand identities:
→ Logo systems & visual territories
→ Colour palettes, typography & art direction
→ Brand storytelling & positioning
→ Menus, signage, packaging & environmental graphics
From contemporary izakaya concepts to Mediterranean cafés or high-end brasseries, every identity is built from culture, storytelling, and sharp design.
✳︎ Websites Designed for Restaurants & Food Brands
We design and develop websites tailored to hospitality needs:
→ Multi-language websites (EN/PT/FR/IT/DE)
→ Menu integration & booking systems
→ High-impact visual layouts
→ SEO for local search (Lisbon, Paris, Europe)
→ E-commerce for products, merch or food delivery
Our sites are crafted to stand out visually and perform flawlessly — both for your customers and for Google.
✳︎ Creative Direction & Visual Identity Systems
For brands looking to push further, we provide:
→ Full creative direction
→ Photo & content guidelines
→ Seasonal campaigns
→ Art-directed shoots
→ Social media visual systems
We build the kind of visual worlds that define a brand for years.
We’ve spent a decade creating brands for restaurants across Lisbon, Paris, Porto, Zurich and Milan. We understand the industry, the constraints, the timing, the operations and what makes a brand desirable.
✳︎ Deep Cultural References
Our work is inspired by architecture, interior design, craftsmanship and city culture — creating identities that feel rooted and meaningful.
✳︎ A European Footprint
With studios in Lisbon and strong ties to Paris, we operate across Europe with an extended network of strategists, designers, SEO specialists, photographers and creators.
✳︎ A Bold, Contemporary Approach
We bring an artistic point of view to the hospitality world — refined, graphic, and storytelling-driven.
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Who We Work With
✳︎ Restaurants & cafés
✳︎ Hospitality groups
✳︎ Chefs & food entrepreneurs
✳︎ Food delivery brands
✳︎ Bars, nightlife & events concepts
✳︎ Bars, nightlife & events concepts
Whether you’re starting from scratch or rebranding an established name, we can guide the entire process — from idea to launch.
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Based in Lisbon. Connected to Paris. Working Across Europe.
Our studio operates primarily from Lisbon, but we collaborate closely with clients in Paris and across Europe.
Most of our hospitality work is international, giving us a broad creative perspective and a deep understanding of global food culture.
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Let’s Build a Brand People Remember
If you’re looking for a partner who understands food culture, design, and hospitality — and who can turn your idea into a compelling brand — The Dodo would be the perfect fit.
