Ostrelle

Identity, menus and signage for a fish restaurant on a steep street in Lisbon.

Client: Ostrelle
Role: Identity, signage, print
Year: 2023
Location: Lisbon
Camera: Contax T2, Kodak Portra 160

The restaurant facade on a steep street with a canvas awning, late afternoon. — 01/05The awning on the street.

A restaurant interior with tiled walls, marble tables and daylight from the street. — 02/05The dining room in daylight.

Overhead view of a grilled fish with lemon on a sand-coloured ceramic plate. — 03/05Grilled fish on a sand-coloured plate.

Printed daily menu cards on a marble table next to a glass of white wine. — 04/05The daily menu, printed each morning.

A chef's hands opening an oyster over crushed ice. — 05/05Oysters at the bar.

Notes

Brief

Ostrelle is a small fish restaurant run by two brothers. The menu changes every day with the catch, so the identity had to work on paper printed that morning.

Work

We set the name in a narrow sans and had it painted by hand on the awning. The daily menu is one sheet, designed so the kitchen can update it in a text editor and print it on the office printer. Plates and tiles take the colour of the sand along the river.

Name mark and hand-painted sign
Daily menu template and wine list
Plates, aprons and the awning

Result

The restaurant opened in May 2023. The menu template is still printed every morning.

Services: Identity, Signage, Print