diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/recipes/IngredientPicker.tsx b/apps/web/src/features/recipes/IngredientPicker.tsx
index 3357e39..79c18fc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/recipes/IngredientPicker.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/recipes/IngredientPicker.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from "@batch-cooking/shared";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { AllergenIcon, DietPreferencesIcon } from "../../layouts/nav-icons";
+import { SettingsIcon } from "../../layouts/nav-icons";
 import { AllergenBadges } from "./AllergenBadges";
 import { DietBadges } from "./DietBadges";
 import { CategoryIcon, IngredientTypeIcon, SubcategoryIcon } from "./ingredient-icons";
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ const ALL = "ALL" as const;
  * ingredients — a recipe's ingredient list, or a profile's disliked list)
  * keeps the same one from being added twice.
  *
- * The two toggle buttons trailing the search input show/hide the
- * allergen/diet badge rows on every card — a display preference local to
- * this picker (not persisted), for whoever finds two rows of badges per
- * card too noisy while just browsing/searching by name.
+ * The settings menu trailing the search input shows/hides the allergen/diet
+ * badge rows on every card — a display preference local to this picker (not
+ * persisted), for whoever finds two rows of badges per card too noisy while
+ * just browsing/searching by name. A labeled checkbox menu rather than two
+ * bare icon-only toggle buttons — those turned out too ambiguous on their
+ * own (unclear what each icon meant without a label attached).
  */
 export function IngredientPicker({
   ingredients,
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export function IngredientPicker({
   // badges per card too noisy while just browsing/searching by name.
   const [showAllergens, setShowAllergens] = useState(true);
   const [showDiets, setShowDiets] = useState(true);
+  const [isDisplayMenuOpen, setIsDisplayMenuOpen] = useState(false);
 
   function selectCategory(next: IngredientCategory | typeof ALL) {
     setCategory(next);
@@ -90,25 +93,38 @@ export function IngredientPicker({
           onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
           placeholder={t("recipes.form.searchIngredientPlaceholder")}
         />
-        <div className="ingredient-picker__search-toggles">
+        <div className="ingredient-picker__display-options">
           <button
             type="button"
-            className={`ingredient-picker__search-toggle${showDiets ? " active" : ""}`}
-            onClick={() => setShowDiets((v) => !v)}
-            aria-pressed={showDiets}
-            title={t("recipes.form.toggleDiets")}
+            className={`ingredient-picker__display-toggle${isDisplayMenuOpen ? " active" : ""}`}
+            onClick={() => setIsDisplayMenuOpen((v) => !v)}
+            aria-expanded={isDisplayMenuOpen}
+            title={t("recipes.form.displayOptions")}
           >
-            <DietPreferencesIcon />
-          </button>
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            className={`ingredient-picker__search-toggle${showAllergens ? " active" : ""}`}
-            onClick={() => setShowAllergens((v) => !v)}
-            aria-pressed={showAllergens}
-            title={t("recipes.form.toggleAllergens")}
-          >
-            <AllergenIcon />
+            <SettingsIcon />
           </button>
+          {isDisplayMenuOpen && (
+            <div className="ingredient-picker__display-menu">
+              <label className={showDiets ? "is-selected" : ""}>
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={showDiets}
+                  onChange={(e) => setShowDiets(e.target.checked)}
+                />
+                <span className="check-mark" aria-hidden="true" />
+                {t("recipes.form.showDietsLabel")}
+              </label>
+              <label className={showAllergens ? "is-selected" : ""}>
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={showAllergens}
+                  onChange={(e) => setShowAllergens(e.target.checked)}
+                />
+                <span className="check-mark" aria-hidden="true" />
+                {t("recipes.form.showAllergensLabel")}
+              </label>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/recipes/recipes.scss b/apps/web/src/features/recipes/recipes.scss
index dcc46a1..e87b36e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/recipes/recipes.scss
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/recipes/recipes.scss
@@ -726,20 +726,19 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // Show/hide toggles for the allergen/diet badge rows on every card below
-  // — trailing the search input, same "icon button with an active state"
-  // pattern as `FavoriteStarButton`.
-  &__search-toggles {
-    display: flex;
+  // Settings menu for the allergen/diet badge rows on every card below —
+  // trailing the search input. A single gear button + labeled checkboxes
+  // (not two bare icon-only toggles, the earlier design here) — an icon
+  // alone couldn't say clearly enough which badge row it hid.
+  &__display-options {
+    position: relative;
     flex-shrink: 0;
-    gap: var(--space-xs);
   }
 
-  &__search-toggle {
+  &__display-toggle {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    flex-shrink: 0;
     width: 2.25rem;
     height: 2.25rem;
     padding: 0;
@@ -765,6 +764,31 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // Anchored below-right of the toggle — same transient-overlay reasoning
+  // as `.app-sidebar__account-menu` (AppLayout.scss).
+  &__display-menu {
+    position: absolute;
+    z-index: 10;
+    top: calc(100% + var(--space-xs));
+    right: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: var(--space-sm);
+    padding: var(--space-sm);
+    background: var(--color-surface);
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    border-radius: var(--radius-base);
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
+
+    // Box/checkmark look comes from the app-wide "selectable card" rule in
+    // global.scss (`label:has(> input[type="checkbox"])`) — this only adds
+    // what's specific to sitting inside a dropdown menu.
+    label {
+      font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
+      white-space: nowrap;
+    }
+  }
+
   &__categories {
     display: flex;
     gap: var(--space-xs);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/layouts/nav-icons.tsx b/apps/web/src/layouts/nav-icons.tsx
index 25de06d..90adceb 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/layouts/nav-icons.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/layouts/nav-icons.tsx
@@ -128,14 +128,3 @@ export function PublicIcon() {
     </Icon>
   );
 }
-
-/** Allergens — the show/hide allergen-badges toggle on `IngredientPicker`'s search bar. */
-export function AllergenIcon() {
-  return (
-    <Icon>
-      <path d="M10.29 3.86 1.82 18a2 2 0 0 0 1.71 3h16.94a2 2 0 0 0 1.71-3L13.71 3.86a2 2 0 0 0-3.42 0z" />
-      <path d="M12 9v4" />
-      <path d="M12 17h.01" />
-    </Icon>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/locales/fr/translation.json b/apps/web/src/locales/fr/translation.json
index 3598b17..2d0c7f0 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/locales/fr/translation.json
+++ b/apps/web/src/locales/fr/translation.json
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@
       },
       "dietsLabel": "Régime(s) associé(s)",
       "searchIngredientPlaceholder": "Rechercher un ingrédient…",
-      "toggleDiets": "Afficher/masquer les régimes alimentaires",
-      "toggleAllergens": "Afficher/masquer les allergènes",
+      "displayOptions": "Options d'affichage",
+      "showDietsLabel": "Régimes alimentaires",
+      "showAllergensLabel": "Allergènes",
       "allCategories": "Tout",
       "allSubcategories": "Tout",
       "noIngredientFound": "Aucun ingrédient trouvé.",