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Restaurant layouts
Restaurant floor plan maker
The same dining room of 754.1 sq ft seats 36 at round tables for four, 33 with a bar and tables, or 48 at tables for six and four: 16 to 23 sq ft of dining room per seat. Open any of the three below in the editor, move the tables and keep the kitchen, restroom and storage as they are.
Drawing is free. A clean export costs $5 per home, or Pro from $24 a month.
By the Squaremetry team · Updated
Floor plan of a restaurant drawn in the editor: a dining room with nine round tables for four and a host stand by the door, a kitchen with two ranges, two refrigerators and a prep island, a restroom and storage.
One restaurant, three layouts
The walls, kitchen, restroom and storage are the same in all three; only the dining room changes. Each link opens that layout in the editor.
Dining room of 754.1 sq ft; seats counted from the tables and stools on the plan
Seats in the same dining room
Layout
Seats
Tables
Dining room per seat
Round tables for four
36
9
21 sq ft
A bar and tables
33
8
23 sq ft
Tables for six and four
48
9
16 sq ft
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Area per zone
A restaurant plan is more than tables. The editor measures every room inside the walls, so you see what the kitchen and the back of house take from the space.
Zones of the example restaurant
Area inside the walls per room, from the calculation engine
Zones of the example restaurant
Zone
Area
Share
Dining room
754.1 sq ft
66%
Kitchen
238.2 sq ft
21%
Storage
75.9 sq ft
7%
Restroom
76.6 sq ft
7%
All rooms
1,144.7 sq ft
100%
Space around tables and in the kitchen
Each piece in the library carries the free space it needs and where that number comes from. Where no guideline exists, we say it is our own rule of thumb.
Free space per piece
Sizes and free space from the furniture library of the editor (US)
Free space per piece
Piece
Size (w × d)
Free space
Source
Round table with 4 chairs
5′ × 5′
36″ all around, at least 32″
Our rule of thumb
Restaurant table for 4
4′ × 5′
36″ all around, at least 32″
Our rule of thumb
Round table, 6 seats
5′ × 5′
36″ all around, at least 32″
NKBA
Bar stool, high
1′ 5″ × 1′ 5″
36″ behind, at least 32″
Our rule of thumb
Kitchen island
6′ × 3′ 6″
42″ all around, at least 36″
NKBA
Range
2′ 6″ × 2′ 4″
42″ in front
NKBA
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Plan a restaurant floor plan
1Draw the space with its doors and windows, and mark what cannot move: the kitchen hood, drains and the entrance.
2Give the back of house its rooms first: kitchen, storage, restroom.
3Keep a clear path from the kitchen door to every table, and from the entrance to the restroom.
4Fill the dining room with the table mix you serve: tables for two and four move together, rounds for groups.
5Check the seat count against your local rules for occupancy and exits before you buy furniture.
What is free and what costs
Restaurant plans in Squaremetry
Restaurant plans in Squaremetry
What
Price
Draw the space, place tables, see every area, 3D
Free, no account
A small PNG of 800 × 450 pixels with a watermark
Free
PDF to scale, SVG, DXF and the drawing set
$5 per home, or Pro from $24 a month
How it works in the editor
1The button above opens the editor with this restaurant. For your own space, draw the walls or type the rooms with their sizes.
2Press F or choose Furniture and search for restaurant table, cafe table, booth, bar counter or bar stool. Click in the dining room to place it.
3Move tables with the mouse or the arrow keys; Duplicate copies one, Rotate 90° turns it.
4Each room shows its area on the plan: dining room, kitchen, restroom and storage, inside the walls.
5Export a PDF to scale or a DXF for your architect or contractor, or look at the room in 3D.
Questions
Questions
About restaurant floor plans. Can’t find your answer? Send us a message.
Draw the space with its walls, doors and windows, give the kitchen, storage and restrooms their rooms, then place the tables in the dining room. In Squaremetry each room shows its area as you draw, and the tables come from the library at their real size.
How many seats fit in a restaurant?
It depends on the tables you choose and the paths you keep clear. In our example dining room of 754.1 sq ft, round tables for four give 36 seats (21 sq ft per seat) and tables for six and four give 48 (16 sq ft per seat). Your local rules for occupancy and exits set the limit.
Is there a free restaurant floor plan maker?
Yes. In Squaremetry, drawing, placing tables and looking in 3D are free in the browser, without an account. A PDF to scale or a DXF costs $5 per home, or comes with Pro from $24 a month.
Is there a restaurant floor plan template?
The three layouts on this page open in the editor as a starting point: the same room with round tables for four, a bar with tables, or tables for six and four. Move, add or remove tables to fit your space.
Can I add dimensions to a restaurant floor plan?
Yes. The plan shows the outside dimensions of every side by default, and you can show inside sizes per room or measure any distance and keep it as a dimension line.
Can I give the plan to my architect or contractor?
Export a PDF to scale with a title block, or a DXF with walls, openings, rooms, text and dimensions on their own layers, and furniture on its own layer too.