Best Restaurants Kickstarter projects to watch
10 live Restaurants projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.
Pulled from 20 live Restaurants projects (category averages 23% of goal, $158K total pledged across the category). Updated September 2026.
- 01★ Staff PickUS
Apt. 2 Bread is now Boots Bread
Help us bake again, this time in our Crown Heights brick and mortar bakery!
$39K raised78% funded253 backers+2.2% 24h37LENS SCORE - 0233LENS SCORE
- 03★ Staff PickUS
Bạn Bè: NYC’s 1st Vietnamese American Bakery Returns!
Don’t Call It a Comeback, We’ve Been Here for Years
$41K raised52% funded370 backers+0.4% 24h32LENS SCORE - 04★ Staff PickUS
Pico: A bar and restaurant by My Friend Fernando
We are finally opening a permanent space!
$23K raised46% funded77 backers+1.5% 24h28LENS SCORE - 05US
The Seat for Fandom: The Sports Bra Indianapolis
Calling all fans! Claim your custom-engraved chair, stool, or booth on our home turf before The Sports Bra Indy opens its doors.
$16K raised33% funded22 backers+23.9% 24h27LENS SCORE - 06US
Museum of Root Beer Expansion Project
Perpetuating, Preserving, and Celebrating the Phenomenon of Root Beer
$6K raised23% funded39 backers+19.5% 24h24LENS SCORE - 07BE
Help Us Bring Sunday Cafe to Life in Lombok, Indonesia
Three years, one dream, one final step. Today, Sunday Café is almost real. Help us make it happen.
$6K raised42% funded50 backers+0.4% 24h16LENS SCORE - 08US
Build the Box: Big Box Karaoke (BBK) Bentonville
Help us bring Big Box Karaoke to life in Bentonville, Arkansas
$15K raised18% funded44 backers0.0% 24h11LENS SCORE - 09US
Help Us Bring District 7 to Capitol Hill
An Argentine fusion-inspired neighborhood restaurant where bold flavors, fire, and community come together.
$2K raised5% funded15 backers+7.1% 24h11LENS SCORE - 10US
Enchanted Nook: Our dream come to life!
Help us open a magical café, custom bakery, and bookish retreat for readers, dreamers, and cookie lovers of all ages.
$2K raised21% funded6 backers0.0% 24h8LENS SCORE
How this list is built
We pull all live Restaurants projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.
No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.
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