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There are lots of free AstroJS themes for restaurants that generate static html that you can host somewhere like Firebase hosting for free. - https://astro.build/themes/details/astropie/ - https://astro.build/themes/details/astrorante/ - https://astro.build/themes/details/tastyyy-restaurant-website/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Free static site generator for small restaurants and cafes"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["static blog hosting", "static site hosting"], "compared": [{"slug": "astro", "name": "Astro", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48975665", "title": "Exploit brokers pay $500k for WordPress RCEs. 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There are lots of free AstroJS themes for restaurants that generate static html that you can host somewhere like Firebase hosting for free. - https://astro.build/themes/details/astropie/ - https://astro.build/themes/details/astrorante/ - https://astro.build/themes/details/tastyyy-restaurant-website/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Free static site generator for small restaurants and cafes"}]}