diff --git a/admin_restaurants.php b/admin_restaurants.php
index a570583..84121e8 100644
--- a/admin_restaurants.php
+++ b/admin_restaurants.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
                             <th>Address</th>
                             <th>Phone</th>
                             <th>Email</th>
+                            <th>Cuisine</th>
                             <th>Actions</th>
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@
                             <label for="email" class="form-label">Contact Email</label>
                             <input type="email" class="form-control" id="email" name="email" required>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="mb-3">
+                            <label for="cuisine" class="form-label">Cuisine</label>
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="cuisine" name="cuisine" required>
+                        </div>
                         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save Restaurant</button>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -185,6 +190,7 @@
                         <td data-field="address">${r.address}</td>
                         <td data-field="phone">${r.phone}</td>
                         <td data-field="email">${r.email}</td>
+                        <td data-field="cuisine">${r.cuisine}</td>
                         <td>
                             <a href="restaurant_menu.php?restaurant_id=${r.id}" class="btn btn-sm btn-info menu-btn" title="Manage Menu"><i class="bi bi-card-list"></i></a>
                             <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary edit-btn" title="Edit Restaurant"><i class="bi bi-pencil"></i></button>
@@ -210,6 +216,7 @@
                         document.getElementById('address').value = row.querySelector('[data-field="address"]').textContent;
                         document.getElementById('phone').value = row.querySelector('[data-field="phone"]').textContent;
                         document.getElementById('email').value = row.querySelector('[data-field="email"]').textContent;
+                        document.getElementById('cuisine').value = row.querySelector('[data-field="cuisine"]').textContent;
                         
                         restaurantModalLabel.textContent = 'Edit Restaurant';
                         restaurantModal.show();
diff --git a/api/restaurants.php b/api/restaurants.php
index d7c882a..a3b69b7 100644
--- a/api/restaurants.php
+++ b/api/restaurants.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ switch ($method) {
 function handle_get() {
     try {
         $pdo = db();
-        $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT id, name, address, phone, email FROM restaurants ORDER BY created_at DESC");
+        $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT id, name, cuisine, address, phone, email FROM restaurants ORDER BY created_at DESC");
         $restaurants = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
         echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'data' => $restaurants]);
     } catch (PDOException $e) {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function handle_get() {
 function handle_post() {
     $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
 
-    if (empty($data['name']) || empty($data['address']) || empty($data['phone']) || empty($data['email'])) {
+    if (empty($data['name']) || empty($data['address']) || empty($data['phone']) || empty($data['email']) || empty($data['cuisine'])) {
         header('HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request');
         echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'All fields are required.']);
         return;
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ function handle_post() {
 
     try {
         $pdo = db();
-        $sql = "INSERT INTO restaurants (name, address, phone, email) VALUES (:name, :address, :phone, :email)";
+        $sql = "INSERT INTO restaurants (name, cuisine, address, phone, email) VALUES (:name, :cuisine, :address, :phone, :email)";
         $stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
         $stmt->execute([
             ':name' => $data['name'],
+            ':cuisine' => $data['cuisine'],
             ':address' => $data['address'],
             ':phone' => $data['phone'],
             ':email' => $data['email'],
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ function handle_post() {
         $lastInsertId = $pdo->lastInsertId();
         
         // Fetch the created restaurant to return it
-        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT id, name, address, phone, email FROM restaurants WHERE id = :id");
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT id, name, cuisine, address, phone, email FROM restaurants WHERE id = :id");
         $stmt->execute(['id' => $lastInsertId]);
         $newRestaurant = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ function handle_post() {
 function handle_put() {
     $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
 
-    if (empty($data['id']) || empty($data['name']) || empty($data['address']) || empty($data['phone']) || empty($data['email'])) {
+    if (empty($data['id']) || empty($data['name']) || empty($data['address']) || empty($data['phone']) || empty($data['email']) || empty($data['cuisine'])) {
         header('HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request');
         echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'All fields including ID are required.']);
         return;
@@ -81,11 +82,12 @@ function handle_put() {
 
     try {
         $pdo = db();
-        $sql = "UPDATE restaurants SET name = :name, address = :address, phone = :phone, email = :email WHERE id = :id";
+        $sql = "UPDATE restaurants SET name = :name, cuisine = :cuisine, address = :address, phone = :phone, email = :email WHERE id = :id";
         $stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
         $stmt->execute([
             ':id' => $data['id'],
             ':name' => $data['name'],
+            ':cuisine' => $data['cuisine'],
             ':address' => $data['address'],
             ':phone' => $data['phone'],
             ':email' => $data['email'],
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index d366bee..444ff56 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 require_once 'db/config.php';
 
 $restaurants = [];
+$cuisines = [];
 try {
     $pdo = db();
-    $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT id, name, address, phone, email FROM restaurants ORDER BY name ASC");
+    $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT id, name, cuisine, address, phone, email FROM restaurants ORDER BY name ASC");
     $restaurants = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+
+    $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT DISTINCT cuisine FROM restaurants WHERE cuisine IS NOT NULL AND cuisine != '' ORDER BY cuisine ASC");
+    $cuisines = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN);
 } catch (PDOException $e) {
-    // For a real app, you would log this error and show a user-friendly message.
     error_log("Database error: " . $e->getMessage());
 }
 
@@ -58,17 +61,32 @@ try {
     </header>
 
     <main class="container my-5">
-        <div class="row">
+        <div class="row mb-4">
+            <div class="col-md-8">
+                <input type="text" id="searchInput" class="form-control" placeholder="Search by restaurant name...">
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-md-4">
+                <select id="cuisineFilter" class="form-select">
+                    <option value="">All Cuisines</option>
+                    <?php foreach ($cuisines as $cuisine): ?>
+                        <option value="<?= htmlspecialchars($cuisine) ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($cuisine) ?></option>
+                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                </select>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="row" id="restaurantList">
             <?php if (empty($restaurants)): ?>
                 <div class="col">
                     <p class="text-center text-muted">No restaurants are available at the moment. Please check back later.</p>
                 </div>
             <?php else: ?>
                 <?php foreach ($restaurants as $restaurant): ?>
-                    <div class="col-md-4 mb-4">
+                    <div class="col-md-4 mb-4 restaurant-item" data-name="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($restaurant['name'])) ?>" data-cuisine="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($restaurant['cuisine'])) ?>">
                         <div class="card h-100 restaurant-card">
                             <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column">
                                 <h5 class="card-title"><?= htmlspecialchars($restaurant['name']) ?></h5>
+                                <p class="card-text"><span class="badge bg-secondary"><?= htmlspecialchars($restaurant['cuisine']) ?></span></p>
                                 <p class="card-text text-muted flex-grow-1"><?= htmlspecialchars($restaurant['address']) ?></p>
                                 <a href="menu.php?restaurant_id=<?= $restaurant['id'] ?>" class="btn btn-primary mt-auto">View Menu</a>
                             </div>
@@ -77,11 +95,49 @@ try {
                 <?php endforeach; ?>
             <?php endif; ?>
         </div>
+        <div id="noResults" class="text-center text-muted" style="display: none;">
+            <p>No restaurants match your search.</p>
+        </div>
     </main>
 
     <footer class="text-center text-muted py-4">
         <p>&copy; <?= date('Y') ?> Food Marketplace</p>
     </footer>
+    <script>
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
+            const searchInput = document.getElementById('searchInput');
+            const cuisineFilter = document.getElementById('cuisineFilter');
+            const restaurantList = document.getElementById('restaurantList');
+            const restaurantItems = restaurantList.querySelectorAll('.restaurant-item');
+            const noResults = document.getElementById('noResults');
+
+            function filterRestaurants() {
+                const searchTerm = searchInput.value.toLowerCase();
+                const cuisineTerm = cuisineFilter.value.toLowerCase();
+                let resultsFound = false;
+
+                restaurantItems.forEach(item => {
+                    const name = item.dataset.name;
+                    const cuisine = item.dataset.cuisine;
+
+                    const nameMatch = name.includes(searchTerm);
+                    const cuisineMatch = cuisineTerm === '' || cuisine.includes(cuisineTerm);
+
+                    if (nameMatch && cuisineMatch) {
+                        item.style.display = '';
+                        resultsFound = true;
+                    } else {
+                        item.style.display = 'none';
+                    }
+                });
+
+                noResults.style.display = resultsFound ? 'none' : '';
+            }
+
+            searchInput.addEventListener('input', filterRestaurants);
+            cuisineFilter.addEventListener('change', filterRestaurants);
+        });
+    </script>
 
 </body>
 </html>