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Put Your Food Offering Online with a .MENU Domain

Check .MENU domain availability, register a new .MENU domain, search multiple names in bulk, or transfer your existing .MENU domains to NiceNIC. Built for restaurants, chefs, digital menus, food directories, ordering services, recipe publishers, caterers, and dining platforms.

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Managing multiple .MENU domains? Compare NiceNIC account levels for bulk registration and reseller pricing.

Why choose NiceNIC for .MENU

A direct menu domain can help diners reach the information they need faster.

A .MENU domain gives restaurants, chefs, caterers, publishers, and ordering platforms a descriptive address for dishes, prices, dietary details, reservations, and food content. NiceNIC supports registration, transfer, DNS, bulk management, and reseller workflows.

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Crypto Payment Support

Add funds and pay for domain services using supported crypto options such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. Automated crypto deposit recording helps account balances update quickly after successful confirmation, with no extra NiceNIC processing fee for automated deposits.

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Real Human Support

NiceNIC provides real human support, not only scripted replies. Our team can review your domain needs, explain practical options, and give account-level, transfer, bulk registration, and reseller suggestions to help your domain business grow.

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Fair Abuse Review Process

NiceNIC does not take arbitrary action against domains. Abuse reports are reviewed based on available evidence, policies, and registry requirements, with domain owners guided to review, fix, or explain reported issues where appropriate.

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2,500+ Domain Extensions

Manage .MENU together with 2,500+ domain extensions from one NiceNIC account, including country-code, generic, and new domain extensions. This helps businesses, investors, and resellers build global domain coverage more efficiently.

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47+ Website Languages

NiceNIC supports 47+ website languages, creating a multilingual registrar experience for international users and teams. This makes domain registration, renewal, transfer, account management, and support easier across different markets.

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Reseller API for Domain Services

For hosting providers, agencies, platforms, and domain resellers, NiceNIC supports reseller API access for domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, account-level pricing, and custom nameserver services.

.MENU Market Intelligence · 2026 to date

.MENU gives food businesses a direct digital identity.

DNS.Coffee observed 5,523 .MENU domains in its September 10, 2026 zone-file snapshot. The annual history below uses the same source and metric for every year.

📊 Observed zone domains 5,523

DNS.Coffee snapshot dated September 10, 2026.

📅 Annual observations 6 years

Same-source observations from 2021 through 2026 to date.

🌐 Registry operator Dot Menu Registry

IANA lists Dot Menu Registry LLC as the sponsor.

.MENU Annual Zone-File History — 2021 to 2026 to date

This same-source series uses the last available DNS.Coffee snapshot in each completed year. The 2026 value is year to date through September 10.

2021
6,757
2022
6,885
2023
6,335
2024
5,918
2025
5,265
2026 to date
5,523
Source note: DNS.Coffee .MENU zone-file snapshots dated December 29, 2021; December 29, 2022; December 29, 2023; December 28, 2024; December 28, 2025; and September 10, 2026. Figures are domains observed in the zone, not official registry-reported registration totals.

Why .MENU is easy for diners to understand

The extension clearly points visitors toward dishes, prices, ordering, recipes, or dining information.

Purpose-built food namespace

Dot Menu Registry presents .MENU for restaurants, chefs, diners, menus, reviews, recipes, ingredients, and dietary information.

Useful for digital menu pages

Restaurants can create a direct address for current dishes, prices, hours, reservations, and ordering links.

Broad food-community fit

The extension also works for caterers, chefs, publishers, directories, delivery services, and recipe projects.

.MENU Registry and Data Context

Registry facts and source dates clarify what the annual chart measures.

Registered in 2013

IANA records the .MENU registration date as November 13, 2013.

Dot Menu Registry LLC

IANA lists Dot Menu Registry LLC as both the sponsoring organisation and technical contact.

Annual history selected

DNS.Coffee provides a continuous, same-source series with a clear multi-year pattern, so annual history is more informative here than a peer snapshot.

Source note: IANA .MENU delegation record and DNS.Coffee .MENU zone-file history, accessed September 11, 2026.

Public Premium .MENU Domain Sales Examples

No exact-suffix public sale was added because this review did not identify a sufficiently traceable record. Domain value can vary with wording, restaurant or cuisine relevance, local search fit, and transaction terms.

Source note: No verified public .MENU sale record was used in this page review. Absence from this card does not mean that no private or unreported transactions have occurred.
Choose the right .MENU service

Different food projects need different .MENU services.

A restaurant, chef, directory, ordering platform, and catering company each need a domain that matches how diners search.

For restaurants and cafés

Publish dishes, prices, hours, locations, reservations, and current service information.

  • Digital menus
  • Opening hours
  • Reservations

For chefs and caterers

Present specialties, packages, event services, portfolios, and enquiry details.

  • Chef portfolios
  • Catering packages
  • Event enquiries

For ordering and directory platforms

Organize restaurants, cuisines, delivery areas, reviews, and ordering links.

  • Restaurant listings
  • Cuisine categories
  • Ordering pages

For publishers and agencies

Manage recipe projects, client menus, city guides, campaigns, and domain portfolios.

  • Recipe content
  • Client projects
  • Bulk registration
Domain transfer

Move .MENU domains to a registrar built for safe domain management.

If you already own .MENU domains elsewhere, transfer decisions should not be based only on one renewal invoice. Check transfer eligibility, ownership access, billing reliability, support response time, API needs, and long-term domain management.

1 Unlock the domainConfirm the domain is not transfer-locked at the current registrar.
2 Get the Auth Code / EPP codeRequest the authorization code from the current registrar before starting the transfer.
3 Submit the transfer through NiceNICStart the transfer, complete payment, and monitor transfer approval status.
Bulk domain registration

Search and register multiple .MENU domains.

Paste multiple .MENU names, remove duplicates, review the count, and continue to bulk registration. This is useful for domain investors, brand teams, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.

Enter domains or brand keywords

Enter one name per line, with or without .MENU. The tool removes duplicates and prepares a clean list for bulk registration.

Reseller API

Add domain registration to your own platform.

If your business sells hosting, websites, SaaS, agency services, or brand protection packages, NiceNIC reseller APIs can support domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, and account management.

✓Automated registration: create domain orders from your own platform.
✓Renewal operations: reduce manual follow-up and missed renewal risk.
✓Custom name servers: support branded hosting and DNS operations.
✓Wholesale structure: build margin with a registrar relationship designed for recurring operations.
View NiceNIC API v2
# NiceNIC API v2 endpoint
# Applies to supported domain extensions, including .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs, and new gTLDs
https://api.nicenic.net/v2/

# Required headers
Authorization: username:api_secret
Content-Type: application/json

# Check domain availability across multiple extensions
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=check&domains=example.com,example.net,mybrand.org" \
  -H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Get registration / renewal / transfer pricing for any supported extension
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=get_price&domain=example.com&type=register&year=1" \
  -H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Change the domain value to query another TLD:
# example.com, example.net, example.org, example.ai, example.co

# Standard response format
{
  "code": 0,
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {}
}

Questions before you register or transfer a .MENU?

Practical answers about restaurant use, menu accuracy, dietary information, premium names, transfers, bulk projects, and reseller tools.

Who should register a .MENU domain?

Restaurants, cafés, chefs, caterers, food directories, ordering platforms, recipe publishers, reviewers, and dining communities can use .MENU. Check a name in the .MENU registration section.

Who operates the .MENU registry?

IANA lists Dot Menu Registry LLC as the sponsoring organization for .MENU.

Is .MENU restricted to restaurants?

No. The registry also presents it for chefs, diners, food information, recipes, ingredients, reviews, offers, and other food-related projects.

What information should a restaurant keep current on a .MENU website?

Prices, availability, ingredients, service times, location details, ordering links, and reservation terms should be reviewed regularly.

Should dietary and allergen information be clearly explained?

Yes. Restaurants and food platforms should present dietary and allergen information accurately and follow applicable local food-information rules.

Can .MENU domains have premium pricing?

Yes. Short cuisine terms, city names, restaurant categories, and high-demand food keywords may carry premium registration or renewal pricing.

Can I transfer a .MENU domain to NiceNIC?

Yes, when the domain is eligible. Unlock it, obtain the authorization code, and use the NiceNIC domain transfer service.

Can an agency register many .MENU domains for restaurant clients?

Yes. Use the bulk search section for restaurant names, locations, cuisine concepts, campaign pages, and defensive registrations.

Can a food platform automate .MENU registrations?

Eligible platforms can review the NiceNIC reseller API for registration, renewal, transfer, and portfolio workflows.

Secure the .MENU name before someone else does.

Register a new .MENU, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.

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