Playfair Display and Source Sans 3

Best for: dinner menus, event programs and place cards. Playfair Display is a high-contrast transitional serif drawn for large sizes, with delicate hairlines that take influence from John Baskerville and Scotch Roman designs. That drama suits dish names and section headings but turns fragile in small text, which is where Source Sans 3 comes in. Adobe's first open source family was designed to work well in user interfaces, so ingredients and prices stay crisp. The result looks elegant at arm's length and clear up close, and Playfair's built-in small caps give course names like Appetizers a polished touch without shouting.