.cooking Domain Names
38 registrars compared — cheapest from $21.50 at eDomains
Delegated in early 2014 as part of ICANN's new gTLD program, .cooking is a niche extension aimed at culinary content — but its registry story is less about recipes and more about a generic space that any food-related venture can claim.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eDomains Cheapest | $21.50 | $21.50 | $21.50 | $107.50 | $215.00 | Visit |
| 2 | Sav | $25.16 | $25.16 | $25.16 | $125.80 | $251.60 | Visit |
| 3 | Cloudflare | $25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 | $126.00 | $252.00 | Visit |
| 4 | Spaceship | $26.08 | $26.08 | $26.08 | $130.40 | $260.80 | Visit |
| 5 | Porkbun | $26.26 | $26.26 | $26.26 | $131.30 | $262.60 | Visit |
| 6 | Dynadot | $26.97 | $26.97 | $26.97 | $134.85 | $269.70 | Visit |
| 7 | Regery | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $134.95 | $269.90 | Visit |
| 8 | Truehost | $27.72 | $41.46 | $32.76 | $193.56 | $400.86 | Visit |
| 9 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $147.00 | $294.00 | Visit |
| 10 | DreamHost | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 11 | Epik | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 12 | OVHcloud | $30.79 | $33.19 | $32.99 | $163.55 | $329.50 | Visit |
| 13 | All Domains | $31.08 | $35.52 | $35.52 | $173.16 | $350.76 | Visit |
| 14 | NameSilo | $31.49 | $32.49 | $26.50 | $161.45 | $323.90 | Visit |
| 15 | MrDomain | $32.13 | $32.13 | $32.13 | $160.65 | $321.30 | Visit |
| 16 | UK2 | $33.25 | $33.25 | $53.99 | $166.25 | $332.50 | Visit |
| 17 | Marcaria | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $170.00 | $340.00 | Visit |
| 18 | Cosmotown | $34.67 | $43.17 | $34.67 | $207.35 | $423.20 | Visit |
| 19 | Crazy Domains | $34.69 | $37.99 | $34.69 | $186.65 | $376.60 | Visit |
| 20 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Regtons | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $175.00 | $350.00 | Visit |
| 22 | Infomaniak | $35.06 | $35.06 | $35.06 | $175.30 | $350.60 | Visit |
| 23 | Directnic | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | $179.95 | $359.90 | Visit |
| 24 | Gname | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | $179.95 | $359.90 | Visit |
| 25 | Gandi | $38.34 | $71.98 | $32.49 | $326.26 | $686.16 | Visit |
| 26 | 101domain | $39.17 | $49.17 | $39.17 | $235.85 | $481.70 | Visit |
| 27 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 28 | Hover | $42.19 | $42.19 | $42.19 | $210.95 | $421.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Netim | $44.00 | $44.00 | $28.00 | $220.00 | $440.00 | Visit |
| 30 | IONOS | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 31 | EuroDNS | $45.24 | $45.24 | $45.24 | $226.20 | $452.40 | Visit |
| 32 | Name.com | $46.99 | $46.99 | $46.99 | $234.95 | $469.90 | Visit |
| 33 | Internet.bs | $47.99 | $51.95 | $51.95 | $255.79 | $515.54 | Visit |
| 34 | Moniker | $47.99 | $51.95 | $51.95 | $255.79 | $515.54 | Visit |
| 35 | INWX | $49.20 | $49.20 | $49.20 | $246.00 | $492.00 | Visit |
| 36 | OnlyDomains | $49.49 | $50.49 | $50.49 | $251.45 | $503.90 | Visit |
| 37 | GoDaddy | $50.19 | $50.19 | $50.19 | $250.95 | $501.90 | Visit |
| 38 | Squarespace | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A 2014 New gTLD for the Culinary Crowd
When .cooking hit the root zone on February 28, 2014, it joined the first wave of ICANN's new gTLD expansion. It wasn't a brand-led move — it's a generic string, open to anyone with a stove, a blog, or a food business. The registry is Registry Services, LLC, and the official whois server is `whois.nic.cooking`. Being part of the 2012 application round means it carries the ambitions of that era: giving niche communities their own slice of the namespace.
What .cooking Signals That .com Can't
A .cooking domain instantly frames a site as food-related — no need to explain the topic. For a home cook selling meal kits or a regional restaurant chain, the extension does the brand work a generic .com would leave to the content. It's a sharper signifier than the sprawling alternatives. Yet it's also a bet that the culinary web wants its own corner. Unlike a country-code TLD with a fixed audience, .cooking relies on the global food community self-selecting into it. The registry doesn't restrict registrations, so the signal is voluntary but consistent.
Pricing from Budget to Boutique
The cost of a .cooking domain tells you how the market views it. Across the 38 registrars carrying it, prices swing widely — eDomains lists it at $21.50, while others charge $55.00. That spread is typical for niche new gTLDs: some registrars treat it as an impulse buy, others as a specialty brand name. The average sits around $36.18, and renewals follow a similar pattern, with eDomains renewing at $21.50. For a serious food venture, the low entry cost is tempting, but the long-term renewal is where the real pricing decision lives.
The Culinary Cluster: How .cooking Relates
.cooking doesn't exist in a vacuum. It shares the food-and-drink niche with .restaurant, .cafe, .coffee, .pizza, and .bar. Each string targets a specific slice — .restaurant suits a sit-down establishment, .cafe leans cozy, .pizza is hyper-specific. .cooking is the broadest of the bunch, covering recipe sites, cooking schools, and food blogs that don't fit neatly into a venue. That generality can be an asset or a liability: it's less precise than .pizza but more flexible. For a brand that does more than one thing, .cooking avoids the pigeonhole that a venue-specific TLD might impose.