A commercial kitchen is a kitchen designed for commercial use, with equipment and features typically found in larger kitchens. A domestic kitchen is a kitchen designed for residential use, with equipment and features tailored to residential kitchens.

There are five commonly used in most commercial kitchens: assembly line, island, zone-style, galley and open kitchen. Each one has unique benefits depending on the style of restaurant you want to open, the type of food you are cooking and the amount of space your building allows for kitchen space.

Commissary kitchens (also known as industrial or commercial kitchens) are a type of kitchen that specialises in mass-producing and preparing large quantities of high-quality food and produce for food vendors and consumption in restaurants.