Townhouse

What Townhouse does

Townhouse was an independent, single-location full-service restaurant and bar located at 5862 Doyle Street in Emeryville, California. The venue was housed in a historic 1926 former Speakeasy building and operated under the Townhouse (also styled Townhouse Bar and Grill) brand, serving California Cuisine with European influences for lunch, happy hour, and dinner Wednesday through Saturday. Beyond dine-in service, the business generated revenue through a full bar program with specialty cocktails, off-site catering with customizable menus, and on-site private event hosting supported by a dedicated event team.

The company had no proprietary technology product. Its digital operations ran on third-party restaurant SaaS: SpotHopper powered the website, reservations, and digital marketing presence, while ToastTab handled gift card sales, and standard third-party providers enabled delivery. Customer engagement was conducted through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), earned media on Yelp and Google, and an email newsletter. The customer base was overwhelmingly local — Emeryville residents, families, and individuals seeking neighborhood dining, celebrations, and group gatherings — with no enterprise or recurring B2B contracts disclosed.

Townhouse operated as a privately held independent restaurant with no institutional investors or parent company. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ownership transferred from the prior operator Ellen to a new, undisclosed restaurant group that continued operating the brand. The business announced and executed a permanent closure on June 20, 2024, after 36 years under the most recent ownership, ending all dine-in, beverage, catering, and private event operations.

Name

Townhouse

Legal name

Townhouse

Website

https://townhouseemeryville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Townhouse was an independent full-service California-cuisine restaurant and bar in Emeryville, CA, serving local diners, families, and event guests Wednesday through Saturday until its permanent closure in June 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• California Cuisine
• Full-service restaurant
• Off-site catering
• Private event hosting
• Bar and lounge

Headquarters

HQ city

Emeryville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food Service: Revenue from full-service restaurant dining with California Cuisine inspired menu featuring comfort classics and elevated offerings.
2. Beverage Sales: Full bar service with cocktails, including specialty drinks like Mai Tai. Beverage sales during lunch, happy hour, and dinner service periods.
3. Catering Services: Off-site catering for events and private gatherings with customizable menus.
4. Private Events and Parties: Hosting private parties and group reservations with dedicated event team, customizable menus, and stylish ambiance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Townhouse operated as a full-service California Cuisine restaurant and bar in Emeryville, CA, serving lunch, happy hour, and dinner Wednesday through Saturday. Beyond dine-in service, the restaurant provided off-site catering with customizable menus, on-site private event and party hosting with a dedicated event team, a full bar with specialty cocktails such as Mai Tai, and live jazz entertainment on select evenings. The restaurant also sold gift cards through the ToastTab third-party platform.

Product overview

Townhouse is a California Cuisine restaurant and bar offering a unified dining experience. The core offering includes dinner and lunch menus (served Wednesday through Saturday 11 AM-2 PM lunch, 2 PM-9 PM dinner), a Happy Hour program (2-5:30 PM), a full beverage service with specialty cocktails, catering services for off-site events, and private event hosting capabilities. The restaurant also offers live jazz entertainment on certain evenings and gift cards through a third-party platform. Note: The restaurant permanently closed on June 20th.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in Restaurant Service Full-service dining experience serving California Cuisine with European influences, available Wednesday through Saturday with lunch (11am-2pm), happy hour (2-5:30pm), and dinner service, featuring dishes such as ribeye steak, baby back ribs, chicken piccata, pork chops, and shrimp pesto pasta. Designed for individual diners, families, and groups seeking quality local dining in Emeryville.
• Bar and Beverage Service Full bar service featuring cocktails including specialty drinks like Mai Tai, along with various liquor options, served during lunch, happy hour, and dinner service periods.
• Catering Service Off-site catering for private events and gatherings with customizable menus, designed for hosts of events such as corporate functions, family celebrations, and community gatherings in the Bay Area.
• Private Events and Parties On-site hosting of group reservations and private parties with a dedicated event team, customizable menus, and stylish ambiance, designed for special occasions, celebrations, and gatherings at the Emeryville venue.
• Gift Cards Gift card program enabling customers to purchase prepaid dining credits through the ToastTab online platform, redeemable at the restaurant.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SpotHoppercoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider powering the restaurant's online presence, reservations, and digital operations. Provides website design, social media marketing, and email marketing services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• House of Prime Rib: Long-running, special-occasion San Francisco destination restaurant with a fixed-format menu and decades of community reputation — directly comparable to Townhouse's positioning as a heritage Bay Area special-occasion venue.
• Foreign Cinema: California Cuisine restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District known for outdoor dining with film screenings, offering an experiential California cuisine format with event-driven demand similar to Townhouse's jazz-driven experience.
• Zuni Cafe: Iconic San Francisco California Cuisine institution serving a European-influenced menu for decades — closely matches Townhouse's California Cuisine with European influences positioning and decades-long heritage identity.
• Camino Restaurant: Oakland-based California cuisine restaurant with a seasonal, ingredient-driven menu and special-occasion dining focus, located in the same East Bay market as Townhouse and serving a similar local-loyal customer base.
• La Mar Cocina Peruana: San Francisco waterfront restaurant offering full-service dining with a strong bar/cocktail program and private event hosting, comparable to Townhouse's combined dine-in/bar/event revenue architecture.
• The Progress Restaurant: Bay Area California Cuisine full-service restaurant known for experiential dining, large-format shared plates, and a vibrant bar program — analogous to Townhouse's casual-elaborate California Cuisine positioning.

Regional players

• Skates on the Bay: Berkeley waterfront full-service restaurant with classic American menu, panoramic bay views, and a long-running local reputation — comparable as an East Bay special-occasion dining destination serving a similar Bay Area community.
• Anna's Seafood Restaurant: Long-established East Bay full-service seafood restaurant with catering and private event offerings — comparable local heritage venue model with multi-stream revenue similar to Townhouse's catering and event format.

Others

• SpotHopper (Now Tablein): Website, marketing, and reservation SaaS platform that powered Townhouse's digital presence; included as an enabling technology vendor, not a direct restaurant competitor.
• Toast: Restaurant POS and gift card platform used by Townhouse for its gift card program (ToastTab) — relevant as the underlying technology vendor enabling Townhouse's commerce operations.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TownhouseEmeryville
• Instagraminstagram.com/townhouse.emeryville

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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