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Gastovia
What Gastovia is
Gastovia is a paid web service for restaurants that want to sell branded gift products online. It provides an online shop for digital and physical gift cards, with instant delivery, plus experiences such as dinners for two, cooking classes, wine tastings, and chef’s table evenings. Restaurants can also offer curated gift boxes, including combinations such as wine with a voucher or sauce with a gift card. Gastovia says it manages shop design, product setup, payment processing, and embedding. The shop can be added to an existing Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, or custom website, while remaining separate from the restaurant’s POS and reservation system. Payments go to the restaurant’s Stripe account; Stripe processing fees apply separately, and listed plans include an 8% transaction fee. Starter costs $29 a month, Business $59 a month, and Premium $149 a month, marked Coming Q4 '26. A one-time Setup plan costs $499, paid once.
Who it suits
Gastovia suits restaurants selling branded gift cards, experiences, or gift boxes through online channels. It supports restaurants with existing Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, or custom websites and offers multi-location support.
What it does well
- Digital and physical gift cards with instant delivery
- Experiences and curated gift boxes
- Works with existing website platforms
- Restaurant owns customer data
- Multi-location support
What to know first
- No free plan
- 8% transaction fee on listed plans
- Stripe processing fees apply separately
- Does not replace POS or reservations
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | Coming Q4 '26 · All of Business · Physical fulfillment · Multi-location · Monthly strategy call · Dedicated contact · 8% transaction fee · Stripe processing fees apply separately | $149 a month |
| Starter | Shop on our domain · Gift cards · Pro templates · Email support (24h) · 8% transaction fee · Stripe processing fees apply separately | $29 a month |
| Setup | Free setup for the first 5 restaurants in Tampa | $499, paid once |
| Business | Embedded on your site · Gift cards + Experiences + Boxes · Custom design · 1:1 onboarding · Priority support (4h) · 8% transaction fee · Stripe processing fees apply separately | $59 a month |
As gastovia.com lists them, read 10 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Gastovia combines restaurant gift cards, experiences, and boxes in a separate online shop layer. Choose a plan based on whether you need a hosted shop, embedded design, or the later Premium features.
Facts from Gastovia's own pages
- Audience
- Gastovia presents its service for restaurants seeking to sell branded gift cards, experiences, and gift boxes online. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Cancellation
- The maker says customers can cancel with 30 days’ notice and export gift card liabilities and customer data when leaving. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Data ownership
- Gastovia says the restaurant owns its customer data and that it does not sell, share, or resell that data. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Experiences
- The shop can offer experiences such as dinners for two, cooking classes, wine tastings, and chef’s table evenings. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Gift boxes
- Restaurants can sell curated gift boxes, including combinations such as wine and a voucher or sauce and a gift card. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Gift cards
- Restaurants can sell digital and physical gift cards with instant delivery. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Gastovia says the shop can live on an existing Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, or custom website. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Launch timing
- The maker says a shop takes about five days to go live from the kickoff call. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Payments
- The maker says payments go to the restaurant’s Stripe account and that Stripe processing fees apply separately. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- POS relationship
- Gastovia describes itself as a separate online shop layer and says it does not replace a restaurant’s POS or reservation system. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker describes checkout as PCI-DSS compliant and SSL encrypted, and says it is GDPR and CCPA aware. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Setup
- Gastovia says it handles shop design, products, payment processing, and embedding the shop on the restaurant’s website. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The listed plans include email support with a 24-hour response for Starter and priority support with a 4-hour response for Business. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Gastovia builds restaurants a branded online shop for selling gift cards, experiences, and gift boxes on their website. · gastovia.com, 10 Oct 2026
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