Project Intelligence · Bengaluru · Updated 2026-08-17
Restaurant & Café Fit-out Cost Estimator — Bengaluru
Dining room ambition meets kitchen reality: this estimator prices interiors per cover, the commercial kitchen as its own project, and the exhaust-gas-fire compliance stack that decides whether you actually open.
Essential
₹15 – 30 lakh
Standard
₹24 – 47 lakh
Premium
₹40 – 74 lakh
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Restaurant budgets die in the kitchen. Interiors are what owners plan; exhaust ducting, fresh-air makeup, gas-bank compliance and grease traps are what actually gates the fire NOC — and the researched band for that unglamorous stack is ₹2–5 lakh that almost no first-time operator budgets.
This estimator separates the dining room (priced per sqft by tier), the kitchen equipment package, the kitchen MEP stack, furniture per cover, and the licensing chain. The used-equipment market is genuinely good here: Essential-tier kitchens built on 30–50% refurbished equipment run some of Bengaluru's best kitchens.
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Your project
Quality tier
Estimated project cost · Standard
₹24 – 47 lakh
Timeline: 3–4.5 months · lease-to-open; licensing runs in parallel with fit-out
Advisory estimate for budgeting, not a quotation. A written, itemised Sevantay Realty quotation follows a free site assessment — and that document, not this page, is what you commit to. Includes GST at 18% and a 10–15% contingency.
Where the money goes
| Dining interiors ~70% of area; the kitchen takes the rest. | 560 × sqft (carpet) | ₹7.8 – 13 lakh |
- Works subtotal
- ₹18 – 32 lakh
- Design & consultant fees
- ₹70,000 – ₹2,25,000
- GST (18%)
- ₹3.3 – 6.2 lakh
- Contingency (10–15%)
- ₹2.2 – 6.1 lakh
- Estimated total
- ₹24 – 47 lakh
Choose your tier with open eyes
Same project, three honest specifications. The differences are listed exactly — this is where budget decisions belong.
Essential
₹15 – 30 lakh
QSR / honest café grade — clean, durable, fast to open.
- Functional dining ₹800–1,400/sqft, hard-wearing surfaces
- Refurbished-mix kitchen package
- Furniture ₹4–7k per cover
Standard
selected₹24 – 47 lakh
Casual dining — the neighbourhood-restaurant norm.
- Designed dining ₹1,400–2,400/sqft with feature lighting
- New mid-range kitchen line
- Furniture ₹7–12k per cover
Premium
₹40 – 74 lakh
Fine dining / concept café — the interiors are part of the menu.
- Concept interiors ₹2,400–3,600/sqft
- Premium kitchen with speciality stations
- Furniture ₹12–25k per cover
Where can I save?
Buy the kitchen used, buy the burners new
10–18%Prep tables, sinks, racks and refrigeration survive owners; used saves 30–50%. Burners and fryers take the daily abuse — buy those new with warranty.
Design covers to the licence, not the dream
8–15%Every cover adds furniture, HVAC load and kitchen capacity. Thirty covers done well out-earn fifty covers half-served — and cost meaningfully less to open.
Phase the facade
3–8%Open with a clean, minimal frontage and invest in the facade after the concept proves. Signage and glazing upgrades retrofit easily; kitchens do not.
Assumptions, unit rates and sources behind this estimate
| Rate used | Unit | Standard band | Basis | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dining interiors — flooring, ceiling, lighting, feature walls | per sqft (carpet) | ₹1,400 – ₹2,400 | Research · mysoreaduge.com, restroworks.com | 2026-08 |
| Commercial kitchen equipment package | lumpsum | ₹5.5 lakh – ₹9.5 lakh | Research · restroworks.com, foodship.co.in | 2026-08 |
| Kitchen MEP — exhaust/ducting, fresh air, gas bank, grease trap | lumpsum | ₹2 lakh – ₹5 lakh | Research · restroworks.com, flatpackco.com | 2026-08 |
| Furniture & tableware | per cover (seat) | ₹7,000 – ₹12,000 | Research · restroworks.com, mysoreaduge.com | 2026-08 |
| Licensing — FSSAI, BBMP trade licence, fire NOC assistance | lumpsum | ₹15,000 – ₹60,000 | Research · myfssai.in, adca.in | 2026-08 |
Researched rates are refreshed as the market moves; calibrated rates are updated from anonymised, aggregated Sevantay Realty quotations and invoices. No individual vendor or customer pricing is ever identifiable.
Turn this estimate into a real, written quotation
A free site assessment converts these ranges into your number — itemised, with material brands named, and payable stage by stage. No advance until you approve the scope.
What moves this cost most
- Covers and format — furniture and dining area scale per seat
- Kitchen scope — a full commercial kitchen is ₹5–15 lakh of the budget
- The compliance stack — exhaust, gas, fire NOC; skipping it delays opening, not just costs
- Corner/ground-floor premium spaces cost more to fit out (glazing, signage, facade)
Commonly excluded from quotes
- Rent, deposits (6–12 months) and CAM
- Liquor licence — a separate order of magnitude in Karnataka
- POS, billing software and delivery-platform onboarding
- Opening inventory and staff hiring/training
Hidden costs to budget for
- Security deposit — 6–12 months' rent is standard in Bengaluru commercial leases
- CAM charges (₹8–25/sqft/month) and landlord fit-out approval fees
- Exhaust duct routing through upper floors — neighbour and landlord consents
- LPG bank compliance and periodic inspections
- Grease-trap cleaning contracts; BBMP trade licence renews annually by March 31
Common questions
What does a 30-cover restaurant cost to open in Bengaluru in 2026?
An ~800 sqft casual-dining fit-out at Standard tier computes ₹24–47 lakh all-in on this model — dining interiors, full kitchen, compliance stack, furniture, GST and contingency. Interior-only quotes of ₹10–15 lakh describe the dining room alone.
Which licences must be in place before opening?
FSSAI (registration or state licence by turnover), BBMP trade licence, and fire NOC — with the kitchen exhaust and gas installation built to pass it. Liquor is separate, slow and expensive; plan it as its own project.
Can I save by skipping the exhaust system in a café?
Only formats with no real cooking (beverage + reheat) get away with compact ventilation. Anything with burners needs the full stack — retrofitting exhaust after complaints costs more than building it once.
Ready for your real number?
A free site assessment turns these ranges into a written, itemised quotation with staged payments — the document you actually commit to.