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Damas

A concept redesign for a Syrian restaurant in Outremont: the home page follows one evening, from the mezzés to the grill to the wines, and every menu opens in the page.

A concept build made to show what I can do for a brand in this market. The brand and people are fictional.

RestaurantConcept build
Services
Web Design
Year
2026
Location
Outremont, Montréal
Platform
Astro · GSAP · Vercel
Damas home page: Un voyage vers la Syrie le temps d’un soir

The challenge

A restaurant known for its atmosphere needs a site that feels like the room: warm, dark and generous. It also has to answer the practical questions fast: what is on the menu, when is it open, and how to book.

The approach

We built the home page as one evening told hour by hour, with arched photos that echo the dining room, a live “open tonight” line, menus that open in the page instead of PDFs, and a reservation button that follows you everywhere.

Damas mezzés section with arched photos
The evening, hour by hourThe home page follows a night at the restaurant: 18 h mezzés, 19 h the grill, 21 h the wines. A side index shows the hour as you scroll.
Sur le charbon de bois: signature grilled dishes with prices
Signatures from the grillSignature dishes read like a menu, with prices, over embers that drift as you scroll.
Wines of the Levant list beside an arched photo
Wines of the LevantA short list of Syrian and Lebanese bottles and araks, with a link to the full wine list.
Les menus page with five arched menu cards
Menus that open in the pageDinner, brunch, brunch drinks, desserts and wines. Each menu opens right in the page, no PDF to download on a phone.
Dinner menu with cold mezzés and prices
A readable menuSections fold open, each dish with its translation and price, and the reservation button always in reach.
Depuis 2010: the restaurant timeline
The story since 2010A timeline of the restaurant, from the first night to the move to avenue Van Horne and national awards.
Gift card page: Offrir une soirée
Gift cardsA page that sells an evening as a gift, linked to the restaurant’s existing gift card partner.

The live build

See it in motion

Screen recordings of the real site, unedited: scrolling, animations and page transitions exactly as a visitor sees them.

Desktop

What moves

  1. 01

    An evening in chapters

    Sections tied to the hours of service, with a side index that follows the scroll.

  2. 02

    Open tonight

    The hero reads the time in Montréal and says whether the room is open and until when.

  3. 03

    Menus in the page

    Five menus with folding sections, readable on a phone, with PDF as an option.

  4. 04

    Bilingual

    French first, with an English version of every page.

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