Machiroku

A Japanese restaurant in the heart of Barcelona

Machiroku is a small family restaurant specialising in authentic Japanese cuisine in the heart of Barcelona.

The previous website was a conventional WordPress: functional, but heavy, hard to maintain and with no adaptation to the restaurant’s real needs.

The problem

A restaurant needs to update its menu, opening hours and notices frequently. With WordPress, every change required accessing a complex manager or depending on someone external.

The website also wasn’t designed for mobile — the main channel of their customers.

The solution

We built a lightweight Hugo-based system with one clear premise: mobile first, everything else second.

Designed from the phone Redesigned from scratch with the mobile version as the starting point. Fast, clear and easy to navigate on a small screen.

Direct management without intermediaries Menu, opening hours and content in Catalan, Spanish and English edited directly on GitHub. No complex panels, no plugins, no waiting for anyone.

Real-time restaurant status The website automatically shows whether the restaurant is open or closed, whether it offers a set menu or only à la carte, and until what time it’s open — or when it reopens.

Alerts and special notices For public holidays, events or opening hour changes, the system allows activating pop-up notices quickly and without touching code.

Automated allergen information Allergen information is managed centrally and updates automatically across the entire menu.

Reservations without commissions Direct reservation system by phone, with the option to integrate WhatsApp with automations if the business needs it. No third-party platforms, no commission per booking.

Contact and how to get here Reservations page with detailed accessibility information: travel time from metro, bus, bike sharing, airport, port and train station. All calculated and presented clearly.

Privacy and legal texts Google Analytics has been dropped. The system uses privacy-respecting measurement tools. Legal texts have been written from scratch accordingly.

Integrated reputation Direct link to Google Reviews to show the restaurant’s real rating without leaving the website.

Result

A fast, lightweight and autonomous website that the restaurant manages without depending on anyone external.

No subscriptions. No commissions. No calling anyone to change Wednesday’s opening hours.

Technology

Hugo · GitHub · Multilingual · Mobile-first · Privacy analytics

Before and after

The previous website: conventional WordPress, without adaptation to real needs.

The new system: mobile-first, lightweight and self-manageable.

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