diff --git a/src/modules/restaurant/composables/useMenu.ts b/src/modules/restaurant/composables/useMenu.ts
index b35e178..2c5d706 100644
--- a/src/modules/restaurant/composables/useMenu.ts
+++ b/src/modules/restaurant/composables/useMenu.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@
  */
 
 import { ref, computed, onScopeDispose, watch, type Ref } from 'vue'
-import { injectService, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
+import {
+  injectService,
+  tryInjectService,
+  SERVICE_TOKENS,
+} from '@/core/di-container'
 import type { RestaurantAPI } from '../services/RestaurantAPI'
+import type { RestaurantNostrSync } from '../services/RestaurantNostrSync'
 import type {
   EnrichedMenuItem,
   MenuNode,
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@ function looksLikeId(value: string): boolean {
 export interface UseMenuReturn {
   restaurant: Ref<Restaurant | null>
   tree: Ref<MenuNode[]>
+  /** Items with the Nostr live overlay merged in. */
   items: Ref<EnrichedMenuItem[]>
   isLoading: Ref<boolean>
   error: Ref<Error | null>
@@ -41,10 +47,13 @@ export interface UseMenuReturn {
 
 export function useMenu(slugOrId: Ref<string> | string): UseMenuReturn {
   const api = injectService<RestaurantAPI>(SERVICE_TOKENS.RESTAURANT_API)
+  const sync = tryInjectService<RestaurantNostrSync>(
+    SERVICE_TOKENS.RESTAURANT_NOSTR_SYNC
+  )
 
   const restaurant = ref<Restaurant | null>(null)
   const tree = ref<MenuNode[]>([])
-  const items = ref<EnrichedMenuItem[]>([])
+  const baseItems = ref<EnrichedMenuItem[]>([])
   const isLoading = ref(false)
   const error = ref<Error | null>(null)
 
@@ -54,6 +63,24 @@ export function useMenu(slugOrId: Ref<string> | string): UseMenuReturn {
     typeof slugOrId === 'string' ? slugOrId : slugOrId.value
   )
 
+  /**
+   * `items` exposes the base REST snapshot patched with the live
+   * overlay from RestaurantNostrSync. Operator edits on the
+   * extension side surface here within ~1s of arriving at the
+   * relay, without a refetch.
+   */
+  const items = computed<EnrichedMenuItem[]>(() => {
+    const overlay = sync?.overlay
+    const deleted = sync?.deleted
+    if (!overlay && !deleted) return baseItems.value
+    return baseItems.value
+      .filter((it) => !(deleted && deleted.has(it.id)))
+      .map((it) => {
+        const patch = overlay?.get(it.id)
+        return patch ? ({ ...it, ...patch } as EnrichedMenuItem) : it
+      })
+  })
+
   async function load(value: string): Promise<void> {
     if (!value) return
     abortController?.abort()
@@ -73,7 +100,7 @@ export function useMenu(slugOrId: Ref<string> | string): UseMenuReturn {
 
       restaurant.value = menu.restaurant
       tree.value = menu.tree
-      items.value = menu.items
+      baseItems.value = menu.items
     } catch (err) {
       if (my.signal.aborted) return
       error.value = err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err))
diff --git a/src/modules/restaurant/index.ts b/src/modules/restaurant/index.ts
index 643a61f..3b57b9b 100644
--- a/src/modules/restaurant/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/restaurant/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { ModulePlugin } from '@/core/types'
 import { container, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
 
 import { RestaurantAPI } from './services/RestaurantAPI'
+import { RestaurantNostrSync } from './services/RestaurantNostrSync'
 
 // v1 skeleton — REST-only, single-venue, URL-driven (/r/:slug).
 //
@@ -64,7 +65,21 @@ export const restaurantModule: ModulePlugin = {
         console.warn('🍴 RestaurantAPI init deferred:', error)
       })
 
-    // RestaurantNostrSync lands in commit 8.
+    // Nostr live-overlay sync. Requires RelayHub from baseModule;
+    // BaseService.waitForDependencies handles the timing if base
+    // initialization hasn't quite landed by the time we get here.
+    const restaurantNostrSync = new RestaurantNostrSync()
+    container.provide(
+      SERVICE_TOKENS.RESTAURANT_NOSTR_SYNC,
+      restaurantNostrSync
+    )
+    await restaurantNostrSync
+      .initialize({ waitForDependencies: true, maxRetries: 3 })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        // No-overlay mode is fine: REST still works, the menu just
+        // doesn't reflect operator edits without a page refresh.
+        console.warn('🍴 RestaurantNostrSync init deferred:', error)
+      })
 
     console.log('✅ Restaurant module installed')
   },
diff --git a/src/modules/restaurant/services/RestaurantNostrSync.ts b/src/modules/restaurant/services/RestaurantNostrSync.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3e7166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/restaurant/services/RestaurantNostrSync.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+/**
+ * RestaurantNostrSync — live overlay for menu item state via NIP-99.
+ *
+ * Subscribes to the restaurant's `nostr_pubkey` for:
+ *   - kind 30402 (NIP-99 classified listings) tagged
+ *     `["l", "restaurant:<restaurant.id>"]`
+ *   - kind 5    (NIP-09 deletion requests)
+ *
+ * Each incoming 30402 is parsed into a partial MenuItem patch keyed
+ * by the `d` tag (= menu item id) and pushed to a reactive overlay
+ * map. `useMenu` merges this overlay into its `items` computed so
+ * price changes, sold-out flips, and availability updates render
+ * within ~1s of the operator's edit on the extension side.
+ *
+ * Subscription lifecycle is owned by the *consumer* (RestaurantPage
+ * opens on mount, closes on route leave). Visibility integration is
+ * handled implicitly by the RelayHub — backgrounded tabs lose the
+ * underlying WebSocket; we re-subscribe on the next mount.
+ *
+ * This service holds NO state about which restaurants are subscribed
+ * — it expects callers to track their own sub ids if they need to
+ * tear them down individually.
+ */
+import { reactive } from 'vue'
+import type { Filter } from 'nostr-tools'
+import { BaseService } from '@/core/base/BaseService'
+import type { RelayHub } from '@/modules/base/nostr/relay-hub'
+import type { MenuItem } from '../types/restaurant'
+
+interface NostrEvent {
+  id: string
+  pubkey: string
+  created_at: number
+  kind: number
+  tags: string[][]
+  content: string
+  sig?: string
+}
+
+const SUB_KIND_LISTING = 30402
+const SUB_KIND_DELETION = 5
+
+export type MenuItemPatch = Partial<
+  Pick<
+    MenuItem,
+    'name' | 'description' | 'price' | 'is_available' | 'stock' | 'nostr_event_id' | 'nostr_event_created_at'
+  >
+>
+
+export class RestaurantNostrSync extends BaseService {
+  protected readonly metadata = {
+    name: 'RestaurantNostrSync',
+    version: '1.0.0',
+    dependencies: ['RelayHub'] as string[],
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reactive overlay: itemId → partial patch. `useMenu` watches
+   * this and merges into its `items` array.
+   */
+  readonly overlay = reactive(new Map<string, MenuItemPatch>())
+
+  /** Deleted item ids — useMenu filters these out. */
+  readonly deleted = reactive(new Set<string>())
+
+  // BaseService auto-populates `this.relayHub` from
+  // SERVICE_TOKENS.RELAY_HUB because our `metadata.dependencies`
+  // includes 'RelayHub' — no manual inject needed in onInitialize.
+
+  private unsubscribers = new Map<string, () => void>()
+
+  protected async onInitialize(): Promise<void> {
+    this.debug('RestaurantNostrSync ready')
+  }
+
+  /** Typed accessor for the BaseService-injected relay hub. */
+  private get hub(): RelayHub | null {
+    return (this.relayHub as RelayHub | null) ?? null
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Open the per-restaurant subscription. Returns an unsubscribe
+   * fn for convenience; calling subscribe() again with the same
+   * restaurantId is a no-op (idempotent).
+   */
+  subscribe(restaurantPubkey: string, restaurantId: string): () => void {
+    const hub = this.hub
+    if (!hub) {
+      this.debug('subscribe: relay hub not ready')
+      return () => {}
+    }
+    if (this.unsubscribers.has(restaurantId)) {
+      return () => this.unsubscribe(restaurantId)
+    }
+    const filter: Filter = {
+      kinds: [SUB_KIND_LISTING, SUB_KIND_DELETION],
+      authors: [restaurantPubkey],
+      '#l': [`restaurant:${restaurantId}`],
+    }
+    try {
+      const offEvent = hub.subscribe({
+        id: `restaurant-${restaurantId}`,
+        filters: [filter],
+        onEvent: (event) => this.handleEvent(event as NostrEvent),
+      })
+      this.unsubscribers.set(restaurantId, offEvent)
+      this.debug(`subscribed authors=${restaurantPubkey.slice(0, 8)}…`)
+    } catch (err) {
+      // RelayHub throws if not connected. The user can still browse
+      // via REST — this just means no live updates this session.
+      this.debug(`subscribe failed (live overlay disabled): ${String(err)}`)
+    }
+    return () => this.unsubscribe(restaurantId)
+  }
+
+  unsubscribe(restaurantId: string): void {
+    const off = this.unsubscribers.get(restaurantId)
+    if (off) {
+      off()
+      this.unsubscribers.delete(restaurantId)
+      this.debug(`unsubscribed ${restaurantId}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Drop all subscriptions and clear the overlay. BaseService
+   * defines this as async; we honor the signature even though our
+   * cleanup is synchronous.
+   */
+  async dispose(): Promise<void> {
+    for (const off of this.unsubscribers.values()) off()
+    this.unsubscribers.clear()
+    this.overlay.clear()
+    this.deleted.clear()
+  }
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------- //
+  // event handlers                                                    //
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
+  private handleEvent(event: NostrEvent): void {
+    if (event.kind === SUB_KIND_LISTING) {
+      this.handleListing(event)
+    } else if (event.kind === SUB_KIND_DELETION) {
+      this.handleDeletion(event)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private handleListing(event: NostrEvent): void {
+    const dTag = event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'd')?.[1]
+    if (!dTag) return
+
+    // Skip if we've already seen a newer version of this addressable
+    // event (NIP-33 replaceable semantics — operator-side bug
+    // protection).
+    const existing = this.overlay.get(dTag)
+    if (
+      existing?.nostr_event_created_at &&
+      existing.nostr_event_created_at >= event.created_at
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const patch: MenuItemPatch = {
+      nostr_event_id: event.id,
+      nostr_event_created_at: event.created_at,
+    }
+
+    const title = event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'title')?.[1]
+    if (title) patch.name = title
+
+    const summary = event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'summary')?.[1]
+    if (summary) patch.description = summary
+
+    const priceTag = event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'price')
+    if (priceTag && priceTag[1]) {
+      const parsed = parseFloat(priceTag[1])
+      if (!Number.isNaN(parsed)) patch.price = parsed
+    }
+
+    // NIP-99 status: 'active' | 'sold'. We map to is_available +
+    // stock=0 so the existing UI badges (sold out / low stock)
+    // render consistently.
+    const statusTag = event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'status')?.[1]
+    if (statusTag === 'sold') {
+      patch.is_available = false
+      patch.stock = 0
+    } else if (statusTag === 'active') {
+      patch.is_available = true
+    }
+
+    this.overlay.set(dTag, patch)
+    this.debug(`overlay merge id=${dTag.slice(0, 8)}…`)
+  }
+
+  private handleDeletion(event: NostrEvent): void {
+    // NIP-09: an `a` tag references the addressable event the author
+    // is deleting. Format: 'kind:pubkey:dTag'.
+    for (const tag of event.tags) {
+      if (tag[0] !== 'a' || !tag[1]) continue
+      const parts = tag[1].split(':')
+      if (parts[0] !== String(SUB_KIND_LISTING)) continue
+      const dTag = parts[2]
+      if (dTag) {
+        this.deleted.add(dTag)
+        this.overlay.delete(dTag)
+        this.debug(`deletion id=${dTag.slice(0, 8)}…`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/restaurant/views/RestaurantPage.vue b/src/modules/restaurant/views/RestaurantPage.vue
index abbdb50..3d97877 100644
--- a/src/modules/restaurant/views/RestaurantPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/restaurant/views/RestaurantPage.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * handles modifier selection and "Add to cart" (cart store lands in
  * commit 5).
  */
-import { computed, toRef } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, toRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { Loader2, AlertCircle } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from '@/components/ui/alert'
@@ -21,16 +21,48 @@ import CategoryNav from '../components/CategoryNav.vue'
 import MenuTree from '../components/MenuTree.vue'
 import { useMenu } from '../composables/useMenu'
 import { useCartStore } from '../stores/cart'
+import {
+  tryInjectService,
+  SERVICE_TOKENS,
+} from '@/core/di-container'
+import type { RestaurantNostrSync } from '../services/RestaurantNostrSync'
 
 const route = useRoute()
 const router = useRouter()
 const cart = useCartStore()
+const sync = tryInjectService<RestaurantNostrSync>(
+  SERVICE_TOKENS.RESTAURANT_NOSTR_SYNC
+)
 
 const slug = computed(() => String(route.params.slug || ''))
 const { restaurant, tree, items, isLoading, error, refresh } = useMenu(
   toRef(() => slug.value)
 )
 
+// Open the Nostr live-overlay subscription the moment we know the
+// restaurant's pubkey + id. Close it on route leave / unmount. If
+// the relay hub isn't connected, sync.subscribe is a no-op (REST
+// continues to work; the overlay is best-effort polish).
+let activeRestaurantId: string | null = null
+watch(restaurant, (r) => {
+  if (!sync) return
+  if (activeRestaurantId && activeRestaurantId !== r?.id) {
+    sync.unsubscribe(activeRestaurantId)
+    activeRestaurantId = null
+  }
+  if (r?.nostr_pubkey && r.id !== activeRestaurantId) {
+    sync.subscribe(r.nostr_pubkey, r.id)
+    activeRestaurantId = r.id
+  }
+})
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  if (sync && activeRestaurantId) {
+    sync.unsubscribe(activeRestaurantId)
+    activeRestaurantId = null
+  }
+})
+
 function openItem(itemId: string) {
   router.push(`/r/${slug.value}/item/${itemId}`)
 }