Karinderya! progression is a single closed loop: customers arrive, order from the current menu, pay cash, and that cash funds equipment upgrades and menu unlocks. The right progression order is to chase the equipment tier that unlocks the next dish on the menu, run that dish until the next menu unlock, and repeat. Community trackers record 100, 400, 670, and 1,994 customers served as the menu-group unlock thresholds. The stove inventory tier roster is Basic / Standard / Deluxe; build materials (Concrete, Cement, Wood, Wood Plan, Brick) act as a second currency alongside cash. The codes button is hidden until the starter furniture is placed, and as of 2026-09-13 the Deluxe Stove is no longer free via a code, so equipment priority now assumes cash-funded purchases. Per-tier Robux prices are not published by the listed beginner-guide sources.
The three upgrade axes in Karinderya!
Karinderya! progression runs on three axes: equipment upgrades (the karinderya tier, the cooking gear, the counter layout), menu unlocks (which ulam dishes are sellable at the current karinderya tier), and customer satisfaction (how happy customers are with the menu, the service speed, and the karinderya appearance). All three axes are paid for out of the same cash balance; the right way to spend cash is whichever one is currently blocking the next step of the loop.
Stove tier roster (Basic / Standard / Deluxe)
The earnaldo beginner guide captures three named stove tiers on the in-game inventory category tab: Basic Stove, Standard Stove, and Deluxe Stove. Stoves are stackable inventory items rather than a one-time linear replacement — you can hold several at once and place them side by side in the karinderya layout. Per-tier Robux prices are not published by the listed beginner-guide sources; the earnaldo check observed the in-game game-pass endpoint returning an empty array, so treat any specific per-tier Robux number from a third-party video or aggregator as unconfirmed. The same caveat that applies to upgrade math applies here: re-check against the in-game shop when a specific price matters.
Recommended upgrade order for a new karinderya
Stabilize the starting menu
Run the starting menu until the karinderya has enough cash to afford the next equipment tier. Resist buying cosmetics or non-essential decor until the next equipment tier is reached; the starting menu pays for itself, the next dish does not.
Buy the next equipment tier
The next equipment tier is the one that unlocks the next ulam dish on the menu. Equipment upgrades are gated by cash and, in some setups, by a customer count threshold.
Unlock the next menu dish
Once the equipment is in place, the next menu dish becomes sellable. Run it through a few customer waves to confirm it sells and to learn its in-game price.
Repeat until the late-game menu
Each equipment tier unlocks the next menu dish. The progression order repeats until the late-game menu is fully unlocked; from that point the karinderya runs the late-game menu and earns the highest-paying customers.
Where codes fit into progression
Codes sit alongside the customer-money loop as a second cash source. Redeeming an active code adds cash (or a boost) to the karinderya without requiring a customer wave. Codes do not replace the customer-money loop; they speed it up. The codes page lists the current codes roster and the redemption walkthrough.
1MVISITS / 2MVISITS / 3MVISITS milestone-bundle history
The Deluxe Stove used to ship as a milestone-bundle code reward. The karinderyawiki Code Redemption Guide documents the bundle history: 1MVISITS paid 5k Cash + Deluxe Stove + Parsons Chair + Parsons Table (first verified in-game on August 24, 2026, expired by September 2, 2026); 2MVISITS paid the same bundle and was tied to the 2M visits milestone printed in the official game description (also expired by September 2, 2026); 3MVISITS paid 5k Cash + building materials (Pan, Cement, Wood, and more) and expired by September 2, 2026. With those milestone codes retired, the Deluxe Stove is no longer code-redeemable as of 2026-09-13 — it must be earned through the customer-money loop or purchased in-game. Other developer-issued milestone codes (MATERIALSDAW, BRICKS, LERISNATO, BALDOG, BAKARENEPAIRYAN) expired in late August 2026 and are listed in the expired roster on /codes.
Build materials as a second currency
Build materials act as a second currency alongside customer cash. The earnaldo beginner guide records that developer-issued codes have paid out Concrete, Cement, Wood, Wood Plan, and Brick; these stack in the same inventory grid as stoves, and the guide treats them as something the karinderya is also short of. Milestone codes that specifically rewarded building materials include 3MVISITS (5k Cash + Pan, Cement, Wood, and more, expired 2026-09-02) and MATERIALSDAW (5k Cash + building materials, expired 2026-08-24). Apply the same recommended-order thinking to materials as to cash: spend them on whichever axis is currently blocking the next step of the loop, and re-check after every Mini-Update because the developer rotates material-bundle code rewards roughly weekly.
Starting-economy snapshot (community-derived, dated 2026-08-24 / 2026-09-13)
The karinderyawiki 'How to Make Money' guide and the rouniverse Karinderya guide both publish concrete numbers the universe page does not. The community sources are dated, not first-party data, so re-check after a Mini-Update. Menu-group unlocks fire at 100, 400, 670, and 1,994 customers served. Starting ticket prices dated 2026-08-24 are ₱35 (1 Rice + 1 Condiments) and ₱75 (1 Rice + 1 Egg + 1 Condiments). Grocery restock costs from the wiki ingredients guide are Vegetables ₱90/kg, Eggs ₱120/dozen, Condiments ₱135, Rice (25 kg) ₱200, Bangus ₱130/kg, and Beef ₱585/kg. Use ticket price minus restock cost as the per-ticket margin estimate. 2026-09-13 caveat: the Deluxe Stove is no longer free via a code, and the Parsons furniture reward from 2MVISITS is no longer redeemable. The equipment-priority recommendation now assumes cash-funded purchases for the Deluxe Stove. The active codes roster tracks what remains code-redeemable.
FAQ
What is the fastest way to advance the karinderya?
Run the starting menu until you can afford the next equipment tier; buy it; unlock and run the next menu dish; repeat. Codes add cash to the karinderya without requiring a customer wave and speed up the loop.
Do codes help with progression?
Codes add cash (or a boost) to the karinderya without requiring a customer wave. They do not replace the customer-money loop; they speed it up.
Are the per-dish price points and unlock tiers confirmed?
Community trackers record the two starting ticket prices (₱35 for 1 Rice + 1 Condiments and ₱75 for 1 Rice + 1 Egg + 1 Condiments, dated 2026-08-24) and the 100 / 400 / 670 / 1,994 customer-milestone menu-group unlock thresholds. Per-dish price points beyond those two starting tickets are not confirmed. Treat any specific number from a third-party video as a dated snapshot and re-check the source after the next Mini-Update.
Should I upgrade the menu or the karinderya first?
Both are needed at the same time. The right order is to buy the equipment tier that unlocks the next menu dish and then run that dish until the next unlock. The upgrades page walks through the order in detail.