Contact card QR code for a pop-up restaurant

At a pop-up restaurant, customers may want to save your number, ask about catering, or find you at your next event. A contact card with a QR code can make that easy, but only if the details are useful and the code scans from the printed card.

Use the QR Code Generator to create a code for contact details, then check what you want to share before printing a batch. This guide covers which information belongs on the card, when to use a contact code rather than a link, and how to catch print problems early.

Make a contact QR code

1. Open the QR Code Generator and choose the contact option. Enter the restaurant or business details requested by the form.
2. Use a business phone number and email address that you expect to keep using. Add a website or public profile if you want customers to find current menus, opening dates, or future locations.
3. Review the information carefully before generating the code. Check spelling, phone digits, email punctuation, and any web address. The QR code carries the details you enter, so a typo can send customers to the wrong place.
4. Place the code on a simple card design with the restaurant name and a short prompt, such as “Save our contact details.” Print one sample, then scan it with a phone before ordering more.

Leave enough blank space around the code so the camera can recognize its edges. Keep the printed code large enough to scan at arm's length, and avoid placing it across a fold, a curved surface, or a glossy reflection.

Choose what the card should do

Save your contact details

A contact QR code is useful when you want customers to add business details to their phone's contacts. Keep the information focused: the pop-up's name, a business phone or email, and a stable website are usually more useful than a long list of temporary details. Check the phone after scanning to confirm the information appears as expected before saving it.

Send customers to changing information

Contact details encoded in a printed QR code do not update when you move locations or change your menu. If the main goal is to share this week's location, hours, or menu, use a QR code for a page or profile that you can update. Add that web address as visible text on the card too, so customers have another way to reach it.

Keep personal and business details separate

A pop-up may be run by one person, but a card can still use a business contact channel. Consider whether you want customers to have your personal cell number or home address before putting either in a code. Anyone who can scan the card can read the details it contains.

Choose a card size and finish that scans

A small card is easy to hand out, but it leaves less room for the QR code and helpful printed information. Use strong contrast between the code and background, and keep the design uncluttered. For more on contrast and code colors, see how to choose QR code colors that still scan.

Fix common scanning problems

1. Scan the printed sample, not just the screen. Print quality, size, glare, and nearby graphics can affect scanning. Test the card under the same lighting customers will see at your counter.
2. Increase the code size. If the phone camera struggles from a normal reading distance, enlarge the code and remove decorative elements near its edges.
3. Improve contrast. A dark code on a light, plain background is a reliable starting point. Avoid pale colors, busy photos, or a shiny finish that reflects overhead lights.
4. Correct the contact information before reprinting. If a phone number or email is wrong, make a new code with the corrected details and replace the print file. Changing the text elsewhere does not change a code already printed.
5. Try another phone camera. Scan with a second phone if available. If one device works and another does not, make the code larger and simpler, then test again.

Decide what to print beside the code

Do not make the QR code the only way to use the card. Print the restaurant name and at least one useful contact method in readable text. Customers who do not scan codes can still save or type the information, and the visible details reassure them about what the code is for.

Keep time-sensitive facts off a permanent contact card unless you plan to replace the cards whenever they change. A weekend address, current opening hours, and a one-time menu can become outdated quickly. A durable business email or a page you maintain is a better long-term destination.

Before printing a large quantity, scan the sample with more than one phone, check the saved contact fields, and confirm any included web address opens the right page. Share only contact information you are comfortable making public.