Pesto Shopify theme – Pesto preset
Pesto
Moderately active Highly rated food and drink

Pesto Shopify theme

Pesto preset

Created by ShopiDevs

Built specifically for restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, and similar food businesses, Pesto is a Shopify theme with menu boards and food-grid sections in place of generic layouts. It supports subscription ordering and category-based menus, plus countdown timers and deal call-to-actions to highlight promotions.
Source Shopify Theme Store Official
★★★★★
★★★★★
5.0 · 13 reviews · 100% positive
PRICE
$ 150,00 USD
PRESETS
5 styles

Independently reviewed by the eDIY editorial team

How fast is Pesto?

Google PageSpeed Insights scores for the home page, out of 100

Tested in October 2026, the official Pesto demo scored 70/100 on mobile and 80/100 on desktop. On mobile, LCP was 10.7s, CLS 0.03 and Total Blocking Time 132ms.

Theme demo store

Official Pesto demo, home page
70 /100
Mobile
Needs improvement
80 /100
Desktop
Needs improvement

Tested Oct 2026 · Google PageSpeed Insights lab data

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 10.7s 2.6s
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.03 0.03
Total Blocking Time 132ms 165ms
Speed Index 4.0s 1.7s

The 8 live stores we tested averaged 65/100 on mobile and 81/100 on desktop. Average mobile LCP was 11.1s and CLS was 0.00. These results reflect complete production stores, not the theme alone.

Live stores average

Mean across 8 stores running Pesto
65 /100
Mobile
Needs improvement
81 /100
Desktop
Needs improvement

Tested Oct 2026 · Results include each store's apps, images, tracking scripts and customizations

MetricMobileDesktop
Largest Contentful Paint 11.1s 2.4s
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.00 0.07
Total Blocking Time 145ms 113ms
Speed Index 4.5s 1.3s

Per-store results

8 live stores · tested Oct 2026
BATTER a bakery
eatbatter.com
Mobile 62
Desktop 80
Acoustic Java
acousticjava.com
Mobile 70
Desktop 90
Bliss Small Batch Creamery
icecreambliss.com
Mobile 65
Desktop 72
Everett and Jones Barbeque
everettandjones.com
Mobile 74
Desktop 88
Coffeeville Co
coffeevilleco.com
Mobile 60
Desktop 77
UFC Ignite
ufcignite.com
Mobile 73
Desktop —
SPORTea®
sportea.com
Mobile 52
Desktop 82
Bon Bon's Coffee
bonbonscoffee.com
Mobile 66
Desktop 77

Features

Built-in features listed on the Theme Store.

Cart and checkout

  • Cart notes
  • In-store pickups
  • Quick buy
  • Slide-out cart

Marketing and conversion

  • Blogs
  • Countdown timer
  • EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
  • FAQ page
  • In-menu promos
  • Product badges
  • Promo banners
  • Promo popups
  • Quick view
  • Recommended products

Merchandising

  • Animation
  • Color swatches
  • High-resolution images
  • Image galleries
  • Image zoom
  • Product options
  • Product tabs
  • Product videos
  • Shipping/delivery information
  • Slideshow

Product discovery

  • Back-to-top button
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Collection page navigation
  • Enhanced search
  • Mega menu
  • Product filtering and sorting
  • Recommended products
  • Sticky header
31 features

Pesto ranking and satisfaction

Position among all Shopify themes
#332 of 1349
Position among Shopify themes for "food and drink"
#25 of 112
Overall satisfaction based on all reviews
100% positive

Release history

LATEST VERSION
v7.5.0
Released April 30, 2026
Moderately active

Pesto has received 5 updates in the last 12 months.

Releases in 12 mo 5
Total releases 18
First release October 25, 2023
v7.5.0 FEATURE
Theme Update

Added options

  • Added new options customization options in the Video section to improve UX and content flexibility.
  • Added new options Width Control in the slideshow section for a better user experience.

Improvements

  • Optimized the Blog section for a smoother user experience.
v7.4.0 FEATURE
Theme Update

Added

  • Added new customization options in the Achievement section to improve UX and content flexibility.
  • Added a new video slider to improve engagement and content presentation.
  • Added new shoppable video item options for a better user experience.
  • Added new slider options for improved usability and control.

Changed

  • Updated multiple slider settings and controls to enhance usability.

Improvements

  • Optimized the Locations section for a smoother user experience.
  • Updated the Menu section UX for better navigation and usability.
v7.3.0 FEATURE
Theme Update

Added

  • Added new customization options in the Testimonial Video section to improve UX and flexibility.
  • Added new settings in the Achieve section for better content control and layout adjustments.
  • Introduced Highlight Card options for enhanced visual presentation.
  • Added logo option in the Footer for better branding support.
  • Added new options in the Image with Text section for improved layout and content flexibility.

Changed

  • Updated color scheme across multiple sections to enhance overall user experience and visual consistency.

Improvements

  • General UI/UX improvements across newly updated sections for better usability and performance.
v7.2.0 FEATURE
Theme Update

Added

  • Added an option to make images round in the Collection List section.
  • Added text stroke option in the Scrolling Text section.

Changed

  • Updated Countdown Timer section UX for better usability.
  • Updated Features list section and Collection section animation for better behavior.
  • Improved Header Menu UX and navigation behavior.

Fixes and other improvements

  • General UI and usability improvements across updated sections.
v7.1.0 FEATURE

We have updated slider in product page, scrolling text and some ux for the popup

Options Added

  • User friendly options are added for the scrolling text option

Improvements

  • Slider in the products page
  • UX for the popup

Full changelog

18 releases
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What merchants say about Pesto Shopify theme

We know about 13 reviews · showing 6

Merchant sentiment summary

AI

All 13 reviews are positive, with no neutral or negative ones. Merchants most often praise the responsive, helpful support team, along with the restaurant-focused customisation options and clear documentation. No recurring criticism appears in the reviews.

Generated from all 13 Theme Store reviews ·

Positive 13 · 100%
Neutral 0 · 0%
Negative 0 · 0%
Highly rated

Pesto has received 2 reviews in the last 12 months.

Reviews in 12 mo 2
Total reviews 13
First review

ich nutze dieses Theme schon etwas länger und hatte nie richtige Probleme, der Support ist auch sehr schnell und zuverlässig!

M
meinhonig.shop
Jul 13, 2026

Excellent theme and support. The documentation is easy to follow. The support team responds quickly via live chat and resolves issues promptly. In particular, Sadikur helped me create a custom section layout. This team is the best!

K
Katayama
Mar 20, 2026

The theme works really well, especially for restaurants and offers a lot of options to customize the store to my needs. The support team responds quickly, communicates clearly, and solves issues without hassle. Their help made the process of building my site much easier ! It really was the best option for my project ! Thanks teams !

N
NINO'S PIZZA
Aug 12, 2025

Great theme, Excellent Team Support.

M
Mecca Halal
Jul 28, 2025

Great Theme. Support is very helpful, MD was great to work with

G
Gourmet Cookie Factory
Jun 29, 2025

The theme is very nice, there are many customizable parts, the support staff solves problems very quickly and satisfactorily, with smooth communication and quick replies, and successfully helped me to build an exceptional site.

P
PRETTYFINE
Apr 28, 2025

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