Website Cost Guides · Food & Hospitality
The straight answer for 2026, Chicagoland pricing: $2,000 – $5,000 one-time for a site built to bring in guests — not just to exist.
The low end covers a sharp, fast, professional site with the essentials done right. The high end adds the growth machinery — more pages targeting more searches, booking or ordering flows, automation. What moves the price is scope, not mystery.
1. events calendar that updates without calling a developer
2. tap list / specials block you edit from your phone
3. private-event booking capture
Run the math the way a finance guy does: your average guest is worth about $28. At the middle of the range, this website pays for itself with roughly 125 new guests — and then it keeps working every month after.
Every business is different — the free calculator gives you a real range for your exact scope, no email required.
BEAT-THE-QUOTE GUARANTEE: bring any written agency quote for the same scope — I beat it.
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