Tomato - Restaurant, Cafe, Espresso WordPress Theme 1.5

Tomato is a modern, high-energy WordPress theme designed for the food and hospitality industry. While Livekitchen leans toward a clean, minimalist "white tablecloth" look, Tomato is often praised for its creative use of vibrant colors and "appetizing" UI elements.

It is particularly popular for businesses that want to showcase recipes and dynamic food galleries alongside their standard restaurant features.

Standout Features of Tomato

4 Food Menu Styles: Unlike many themes that give you one standard list, Tomato offers List, Tile, Overlay, and Grid views, allowing you to choose the one that best fits your dish photography.

Built-in Recipe Pages: Unique to this theme are dedicated layouts for sharing recipes—complete with ingredients, cooking steps, and prep time—making it ideal for restaurants that also run a food blog.

OpenTable Integration: Native support for the OpenTable reservation system, ensuring your booking process is handled by a world-class platform.

Shop & Bakery Layouts: Includes 10 different shop pages, making it a powerful choice if you sell merchandise, bottled sauces, or baked goods online.

Instagram & Social Feed: Specifically designed to pull in your social media photos as a major design element, keeping the site content fresh without manual updates.

Technical Snapshot

Feature

Detail

Framework

Built on Bootstrap for perfect responsiveness.

Animations

Includes optional on-screen animations to make the site feel "alive."

Custom Pages

Comes with 404 Error, Success/Thank You, and 7 different Blog page variants.

Updates

Actively updated (current version 1.5 as of late 2025/early 2026) for compatibility with the latest WordPress versions.

Comparison: Tomato vs. Livekitchen

If you are deciding between these two for a project:

Choose Tomato if: You have a lot of high-quality photography, you want to share recipes, or you are running an Espresso Bar/Cafe where the "vibe" and visuals are the primary selling point.

Choose Livekitchen if: You want a more structured, traditional business look that focuses heavily on online ordering and corporate-style professional layouts.

The Final Industry Library (Complete)

You have now explored the specialized "Power Themes" for almost every major industry:

Ambrox: Personal Branding & Resumes

Garland: Gardening & Outdoor Services

Gem: Luxury Retail & Fashion

Strix: Business Agencies & Startups

Lawgne: Legal & Attorney Firms

Intervio: Architecture & Interior Design

Medinet: Medical & Healthcare Facilities

Livekitchen: Traditional Restaurant & Bakery

Tomato: Creative Cafe, Bistro & Recipe Blogging

Implementation Tip for "Tomato"

Since Tomato relies heavily on visual appeal, I recommend using the "Ken Burns" effect on your main homepage slider. This subtle zooming animation on photos of your signature dishes can significantly increase the "crave factor" for visitors.

Are you building this for a local cafe or a larger restaurant chain? I can help you draft a "Contact Us" or "About Us" page that captures the unique personality of the brand.