Nailing the rugged-outdoors-lumberjack vibe with great textures and bold typography, these menus will have you wishing for an axe to wield after the first drink. (Not advised.)

Visit Jackson's Bluff.

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Here is a nice twist we hadn't seen before: using chopsticks to anchor an intro sheet, creating a brief unexpected interaction with the menu as the customer removes their chopsticks to start perusing. Design-wise, this is pretty nice, with a fun combination of typography and good use of colored paper and different size sheets.

Visit Soji.

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A lovely wordmark accents this menu with a staggered approach that splits one part of the menu into a set of shorter blue sheets and the dinner menu that displays each dish with photos, ingredient shots, descriptions, and wine pairings.

Visit Okopova.

The color palette, inspired by some sweet terrazzo, is what makes this menu work as the sheets stagger proportionally on each other. Some nice, old-timey typography seals the deal.

Visit Locanda Vittoria.

It's hard to go wrong with a menu that says "MEAT" in condensed uppercase bold red letters. Present it on a clipboard and you have yourself a surefire winner as is the case here. Simple typography and a good coupling of colored stock paper add up to a tasty Midwestern aesthetic.

Visit Midwestern.

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A juice bar by day and a cocktail bar by night inside the Source Hotel + Market Hall, Isabel takes its name from the owner, Isabel Nesmith, of Colorado Ironworks, a company started in 1881. The identity takes elements from Nesmith's coat of arms and introduces a slick and contemporary blackletter that is juicily debossed on the tan-colored leathered menu that holds some nicely typeset and well-adorned menus with the offerings of each shift.

Visit Isabel.

Alternating, staggered sheets in an unexpected color palette of green, pink, and black sit neatly on a large wooden board with a charming rabbit logo engraved in the back. Simple and crisp typography throughout, keeps the menu looking contemporary.

Visit Hello Matcha.

Through a combination of funky type, vintage illustrations, and ornate ornaments, these menus play up the mystical, carnivalesque, obscure vibes offered by Curio.

Visit Curio.

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As part of the homage to army veterans -- including the bar's owner and his grandfather -- these menus boldly mix a dark olive green paper folder with a bright orange paracord that almost looks like some kind of survival kit. Great typography and the giantest paper clip you can find complete the energetic multi-piece menu.

Visit Eugene's Canteen.

There are a couple of great combinations at play here: one is the typography that mixes a lovely thin script with a bold monospace font and the other being the production that mixes foil stamping with heavily textured cloth covers. The result is a an elegant, textural set of menus in yet another strong combination, this last one of colors.

Visit La Riojana.

Sometimes it's hard to argue with the classics, like a leather case with a plastic pouch and gold corners, which can be classied up with proper typography as is the case here. And copper foil on a leather-bound case (as in the drinks menu)? Every day, all day, please.

Visit The Vermillion Room.

Between the flamingos and the pink and mint hues, this is like a little slice of Miami in Great Diamond Island, Maine, a little island off of Portland. The cloth cover, the mint stock, and the gold foil accents bring a dose of sunshine to this set of menus.

Visit Crown Jewel.

With a dark green cloth main menu and dark wood supporting menus, this set conveys an elegant earthiness which hints at the local sourcing of the food's ingredients. Lovely details like the debossed logo and etched wordmark support the clean typography and illustrations in the layouts.

Visit Union.

With each table at Leadbelly's getting its own succulent and a number of plants adorning the space, the menus echo the lovely nature details from the space in the different menu covers with a cool range of linocut illustrations, accompanied by industrial typography and a bold colors for a strong collection of menus.

Visit Leadbelly's.

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