diff --git a/views_api.py b/views_api.py
index 74ca8e3..ad26520 100644
--- a/views_api.py
+++ b/views_api.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ from .crud import (
     get_print_job,
     get_print_jobs,
     get_restaurant,
+    get_restaurant_by_slug,
     get_restaurants,
     get_settings,
     move_menu_node,
@@ -248,6 +249,20 @@ async def api_list_restaurants(
     return await get_restaurants(wallet_ids)
 
 
+@restaurant_api_router.get("/api/v1/restaurants/by-slug/{slug}")
+async def api_get_restaurant_by_slug(slug: str) -> Restaurant:
+    """Public — used by the customer webapp to resolve a URL slug
+    (e.g. /r/big-jays-bustaurant) to a restaurant. Mirrors
+    api_get_restaurant; declared *before* the bare-id route so the
+    static prefix wins the path match in FastAPI's router."""
+    restaurant = await get_restaurant_by_slug(slug)
+    if not restaurant:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND, detail="Restaurant not found."
+        )
+    return restaurant
+
+
 @restaurant_api_router.get("/api/v1/restaurants/{restaurant_id}")
 async def api_get_restaurant(restaurant_id: str) -> Restaurant:
     """Public — used by the webapp to fetch profile metadata."""