Player's manual
How to play Restaurant City: guide
Learn how to run your restaurant and check the game's real numbers: recipes, ingredients and what opens at each level.
- 107 recipes
- 62 ingredients
- 65 levels
Step by step
This is how a game starts, in the order the tutorial teaches it.
Customise your chef
At the start you choose how your character looks: skin colour, hair colour and clothes.
Learn to assign jobs
The tutorial makes you the cook and teaches you how to decide who cooks and who waits tables.
Hire staff
In the Job Center you hire candidates. With a cook and a waiter the closed sign disappears and customers start to arrive.
Pick the menu
With the recipes button you pick the dishes you serve. The higher your level, the more dishes you can have on the menu at once (see the level table).
Serve and get paid
Customers order, eat and pay in coins. Every dish served adds gourmet points, which are what raise your level.
Grow your place
Spend coins on tables and decoration from the editor, grow ingredients in the garden and visit your neighbours' street.
Game recipes
Recipes come in four types and each one needs specific ingredients (hover an icon to see its name). Names are the game's own, which is in English.
- Starters25
- Mains35
- Desserts27
- Drinks20
Starters 25
- Tomato and Basil Soup
- Garden Salad
- Chicken and Leek Soup
- Cream of Mushroom Soup
- vegetable Chowder
- Pea and Bacon Soup
- Camembert baked in a box
- Tuna Fishcakes
- Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil
- Lamb Samosas
- caribbean chicken salad
- Lobster Soup
- Pumpkin Soup
- Sweetcorn Soup
- Lamb Skewers
- Onion Soup
- Tiger Prawn Platter
- Dimsum
- Scary Pumpkin Soup
- Corn on the Cob
- Latkas
- Reindeer's Favorite
- Santa's Hat of Treats
- Spicy Buffalo Wings
- Mini Burgers
Mains 35
- Burger and Fries
- Margarita Pizza
- Roast Chicken
- Hotdog and Fries
- Pepperoni Pizza
- Roast Beef
- Tuna Steak With vegetables
- Spaghetti carbonara
- Spaghetti bolognese
- Chicken tikka masala
- Tuna Sushi
- Sausages and Mash
- Chili Con Carne
- Lasagna
- Caesar Salad
- Vegetarian Fried Rice
- Lobster
- Grilled Rump Steak
- Yakibuta Ramen
- Seafood Paella
- Mapo Tofu
- Pork And Apple Chops
- Bak Kut Teh
- Three-cup Chicken
- Mushroom Risotto
- Lamb with Pomegranate Sauce
- Spooky Pumpkin Risotto
- Roast Turkey
- Festive Glazed Ham
- Gingerbread House
- Festive Turkey
- Dolsot Bibimbap
- Pad Thai
- Ham And Cheese Sandwich
- Lovely Steak
Desserts 27
- Fruit Selection
- Strawberry Cake
- Chocolate Cake with Icecream
- Strawberry Cheese Cake
- Pancakes
- Creme Brulee
- Pumpkin Pie
- Cheese Board
- Banana Split
- Sundae
- Mango Pudding
- Kiwi Sorbet
- Exotic Fruit Skewers
- Pomegranate Parfait
- Vanilla Panna Cotta
- Tiramisu
- Halloween Treats
- Apple Pie
- Mince Pie
- Festive Pudding
- Yule Log
- Snowman
- 2010 Cake
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Sweet Rice Cake
- Sweet Heart Mousse
- Valentine Cake
Drinks 20
- Glass of Water
- Espresso
- Coffee
- Tea
- Chocolate Milkshake
- Strawberry Milkshake
- lemonade
- Peach Iced Tea
- Bubble Tea
- Fruit Smoothie
- Ginger Beer Float
- Vanilla Hot Chocolate
- Saffron Tea
- Witch's Brew
- Pilgrim's Harvest
- Eggnog
- Festive Hot Chocolate
- Gingerbread Milkshake
- Orange Juice
- Love Potion
Ingredients
The higher the rarity, the harder the ingredient is to get. They are bought, grown in the garden and received from neighbours.
Every day you log in you get a free ingredient, and one more for each day in a row that you come back.
- BayleafRarity 1
- BeansRarity 1
- CorianderRarity 1
- FlourRarity 1
- GarlicRarity 1
- LemonRarity 1
- LimeRarity 1
- MushroomRarity 1
- OnionRarity 1
- PeasRarity 1
- PotatoRarity 1
- SaladRarity 1
- SweetcornRarity 1
- TomatoRarity 1
- WaterRarity 1
- AppleRarity 2
- BaconRarity 2
- BasilRarity 2
- BreadRarity 2
- CarrotRarity 2
- CheeseRarity 2
- CreamRarity 2
- EggRarity 2
- IceRarity 2
- LeekRarity 2
- MilkRarity 2
- OreganoRarity 2
- PeachRarity 2
- PorkRarity 2
- PumpkinRarity 2
- RaisinsRarity 2
- RiceRarity 2
- StrawberryRarity 2
- BananaRarity 3
- ButterRarity 3
- ChickenRarity 3
- ChiliRarity 3
- Coffee BeansRarity 3
- GingerRarity 3
- LambRarity 3
- MangoRarity 3
- OrangeRarity 3
- PastaRarity 3
- PepperoniRarity 3
- PrawnRarity 3
- SausageRarity 3
- SugarRarity 3
- Tea LeavesRarity 3
- TofuRarity 3
- TunaRarity 3
- WasabiRarity 3
- BeefRarity 4
- ChocolateRarity 4
- IcecreamRarity 4
- KiwiRarity 4
- NoodlesRarity 4
- PomegranateRarity 4
- TurkeyRarity 4
- VanillaRarity 4
- Dragon FruitRarity 5
- LobsterRarity 5
- SaffronRarity 5
Levels
What each level opens, read from the game rules: gourmet points needed, employees, dishes on the menu, garden plots, restaurant size and the coin reward for reaching it.
| Level | Points | Employees | Dishes | Plots | Room | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8x8 | 3,500 |
| 2 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8x8 | 2,500 |
| 3 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9x8 | 1,000 |
| 4 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9x9 | 1,000 |
| 5 | 500 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9x9 | 1,000 |
| 6 | 1,000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10x9 | 1,000 |
| 7 | 2,000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10x10 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 4,000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10x10 | 1,000 |
| 9 | 6,000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11x10 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 8,000 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11x11 | 1,000 |
| 11 | 10,000 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11x11 | 1,000 |
| 12 | 14,000 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12x11 | 1,000 |
| 13 | 18,000 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12x12 | 1,000 |
| 14 | 22,000 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12x12 | 1,000 |
| 15 | 30,000 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13x12 | 1,000 |
| 16 | 38,000 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13x13 | 1,000 |
| 17 | 46,000 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13x13 | 1,000 |
| 18 | 58,000 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14x13 | 1,000 |
| 19 | 70,000 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14x14 | 1,000 |
| 20 | 86,000 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15x14 | 1,000 |
| 21 | 102,000 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15x15 | 1,000 |
| 22 | 122,000 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16x15 | 1,000 |
| 23 | 142,000 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16x16 | 1,000 |
| 24 | 166,000 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17x16 | 1,000 |
| 25 | 190,000 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17x17 | 1,000 |
| 26 | 218,000 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18x17 | 1,000 |
| 27 | 246,000 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18x18 | 1,000 |
| 28 | 280,000 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18x18 | 1,000 |
| 29 | 320,000 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19x18 | 1,000 |
| 30 | 370,000 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 19x18 | 1,000 |
| 31 | 430,000 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 32 | 500,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 33 | 580,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 34 | 661,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 35 | 743,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 36 | 826,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 37 | 910,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 38 | 995,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 39 | 1,081,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 40 | 1,168,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 41 | 1,256,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 42 | 1,345,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 43 | 1,435,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 44 | 1,526,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 45 | 1,618,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 46 | 1,711,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 47 | 1,805,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 48 | 1,900,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 49 | 1,996,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 50 | 2,093,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 51 | 2,191,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 52 | 2,290,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 53 | 2,390,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 54 | 2,491,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 55 | 2,593,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 56 | 2,696,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 57 | 2,800,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 58 | 2,905,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 59 | 3,011,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 60 | 3,118,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 61 | 3,226,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 62 | 3,335,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 63 | 3,445,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 64 | 3,556,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
| 65 | 3,668,000 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19x19 | 1,000 |
Friends and street
The friends street lists other players' restaurants. You walk in to visit them, every visit gives you a reward and you can also hire your neighbours as staff.
If you need help or want to donate, open a ticket from Support: there is no other help channel.
More guides
Pages with real game data to get your restaurant ready: recipes, ingredients, levels and tips.
- Restaurant City recipes: full list with ingredientsAll 107 recipes by type, with the ingredients of each one.
- Restaurant City ingredients by rarityAll 62 ingredients and the recipes that use each one.
- Restaurant City levels and gourmet pointsAll 65 levels: points, employees, dishes, garden, room and reward.
- Restaurant City in 2026: can you still play it?What happened to the original and how it is played today, safely.
- Restaurant City tips for beginnersFirst steps: staff, tutorial, payment, decoration, neighbours and saving.
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