Breizh Café

What Breizh Café does

Breizh Café is a privately-held French restaurant group founded in 1996 by Bertrand Larcher, headquartered in Paris and originating from Saint-Malo. The company operates a network of Breton crêperies serving galettes (buckwheat crêpes) and sweet crêpes, distinguished by a nippo-breton culinary concept that fuses Breton rustic traditions with Japanese influences. As of recent disclosures, the group operates roughly 25 restaurants across Paris, Brittany (Cancale, Saint-Malo, Dinard, Rennes, Fougères, Saint-Coulomb), Lyon, Megève, Chamonix, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Japan, with a stated ambition to open approximately five new restaurants per year.

The company's revenue model is multi-streamed and asset-heavy: core restaurant sales (dine-in across casual and fine-dining formats), delivery via Deliveroo, sale of Breton artisanal products through physical épicerie and online, professional crêpier training at L'Atelier de la Crêpe, and accommodation at the 20-room Otonali Hotel in Saint-Malo. The technology stack is conventional consumer-facing tooling (ZenChef for reservations, Deliveroo for delivery, Teamtailor for recruitment) with no proprietary software or AI platform identified. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer through physical locations, with a deliberate own-farm integration (La Ferme Breizh Café, cultivating buckwheat and cider apples) and long-tenured artisan supplier partnerships (Le Moulin de la Fatigue for IGP buckwheat flour, Maison Beucher for exclusive ham, Maison Bordier for butter and cider, Épices Roellinger for spices) forming a vertically anchored supply chain that supports product authenticity and margin control.

The customer base is B2C-dominant, serving individual diners across multiple French regions, supplemented by corporate groups for private dining and events. The founder remains the central figure and brand identity, with no external investors, parent company, or public listing. The broader ecosystem (hotel, art gallery, tea room, training school, farm, cider bar) functions as a brand cluster around Saint-Malo, reinforcing the nippo-breton storytelling and creating cross-promotional touchpoints across tourism, hospitality, education, and retail.

Name

Breizh Café

Legal name

BREIZH CAFÉ SAS

Website

https://breizhcafe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Breizh Café is a French nippo-breton restaurant group founded in 1996 by Bertrand Larcher, operating roughly 25 crêperies across France and Japan and serving individual diners and corporate groups with buckwheat galettes, sweet crêpes, and an integrated ecosystem of hotel, farm, training school, and épicerie concepts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Breton Restaurant and Hospitality Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Food Services and Drinking Places (722), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC), Dessert Cafes & Dessert Bars (Sit-Down) (THAFAGAI), Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

Keywords

• Breton creperie restaurants
• Buckwheat galettes
• French hospitality dining
• Breton food products
• Crepier training school

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-malo

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food & Beverage Sales: Core revenue from operating creperie restaurants serving galettes (buckwheat crepes) and sweet crepes, along with cider and alcoholic beverages. Multiple restaurant formats including casual dining and fine dining.
2. Delivery & Takeaway: Online ordering through Deliveroo platform for delivery services.
3. Épicerie (Food Products): Sale of Breton food products including buckwheat flour, salted caramel, and other artisanal products through physical epicerie and online.
4. Crêpier Training School: L'Atelier de la Crêpe in Saint-Malo operates as an international crepier school with training programs and a practical restaurant.
5. Hotel Accommodation: Otonali Hotel in Saint-Malo offers accommodation services with 20 rooms, classified as a 3-star hotel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Breizh Café operates a chain of Breton crêperie restaurants serving traditional galettes (buckwheat crêpes) and sweet crêpes, complemented by cider and other beverages. Founded by Bertrand Larcher in 1996, the group fuses Breton and Japanese culinary traditions across more than 25 locations in France (Paris, Brittany, Lyon, and Alpine resorts) and Japan (Tokyo), with an ecosystem that includes an own farm, an international crêpier school, an épicerie, a tea room, an art gallery, a cider bar, and a Japanese izakaya hotel.

Product overview

Breizh Café is a restaurant group founded by Bertrand Larcher that operates a network of Breton crêperies and related hospitality concepts across France and Japan. The company's core offering consists of traditional Breton galettes (buckwheat crêpes) and wheat crêpes prepared with high-quality regional ingredients. The portfolio includes over 20 restaurant locations across Paris, Brittany, Lyon, and Alpine resorts (Megève, Chamonix), complemented by specialty concepts including La Ferme Breizh Café (farm experience), L'Atelier de la Crêpe (international crêpier school), La Maison du Sarrasin (tea room and epicerie), Galerie Breizh Café (art gallery), Otonali Hotel & Restaurant (Japanese izakaya and hotel), and La Cave à Cidre (cider bar). The company also operates its own farm in Brittany cultivating buckwheat and apple orchards, demonstrating vertical integration from sourcing to service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Atelier de la Crêpe: International crepier school and restaurant located in Saint-Malo, offering training and a restaurant application.
• La Maison du Sarrasin
• La Ferme Breizh Café
• Otonali Hotel Restaurant
• Galerie Breizh Café
• La Cave à Cidre

Products and services

• Breizh Café Crêperie Network
• L'Atelier de la Crêpe (Crêpier School)

Quantifiable outcome

• Label Ecotable certification achieved for Breizh Café Odéon, demonstrating commitment to sustainable dining with 15% of products from organic, local, or short-circuit sources

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le Moulin de la FatiguecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Moulin de la Fatigue has been a partner of Breizh Café for over 20 years. Located in Vitré since 1870, this mill produces IGP Brittany buckwheat flour, ground for 9 hours on stone millstones - a rare artisanal know-how among the last remaining in Brittany. Awarded the 'Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant' (Living Heritage Company) label by the French State in recognition of their excellence.
• Maison BeuchercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtisan charcutier from Brittany recognized for traditional know-how. Created a special nitrite-free, preservative-free ham with only natural ingredients exclusively for Breizh Café after more than a year of development work.
• Épices RoellingerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenowned spice house providing high-quality spices for Breizh Café recipes, contributing to the unique flavor profile of dishes.
• Maison BordierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides artisanal butter from Brittany for Breizh Café establishments. Also source of farmhouse ciders.
• Maison SéhédicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for high-quality Breton products, contributing to the authentic regional offerings at Breizh Café locations.
• Otonali Hotel RestaurantcoreOthersJapanese izakaya and hotel operation in Saint-Malo featuring an izakaya restaurant, sake bar, and 3-star hotel with 20 rooms, creating a complete Japanese-influenced hospitality experience.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ladurée: Iconic French macaron and tea-room brand with global retail and café footprint. Comparable as a premium French pastry-café brand with international presence and diversified retail/épicerie revenue.
• Big Mamma Group: French restaurant group operating trendy Italian trattorias across Paris and other European cities. Comparable as a multi-unit casual-dining operator in France with strong brand identity and expansion ambitions.
• Bertrand Restauration: Major French multi-brand restaurant operator (Buffalo Grill, Léon, etc.). Comparable as a large French casual-dining platform with diversified restaurant concepts and broad geographic footprint.
• Angélina Paris: Historic Parisian tea room and restaurant known for premium hot chocolate and French desserts. Comparable as a destination French café-pâtisserie concept with strong brand heritage and a Paris flagship.

Direct peers

• Crêperie de Josselin: Iconic Parisian Breton crêperie serving traditional galettes and sweet crêpes with emphasis on artisanal ingredients. Direct competitor to Breizh Café in the Parisian full-service crêpe category.
• Bouillon Pigalle / Bouillon Chartier: French traditional bouillon restaurant concept expanding across Paris. Comparable as a multi-unit traditional French casual dining concept with strong heritage branding and rapid physical expansion.
• Café Pouchkine: Premium French café-pâtisserie chain with strong brand identity and locations in Paris, London, and elsewhere. Comparable as a culturally-themed, premium-positioned French café concept with international aspirations.
• Crêperie La Bigoudène: Independent French crêperie operators specializing in traditional Breton galettes. Comparable as direct culinary counterparts in the Breton crêpe category Breizh Café competes in.

Regional players

• La Maison du Chocolat: Premium French chocolatier and boutique café operator. Comparable as a premium French artisanal food brand combining retail/épicerie with sit-down consumption in a heritage artisanal positioning.

Emerging players

• Le Coq & Fils: Emerging French casual-dining concepts with artisanal positioning. Comparable as a smaller French restaurant operator pursuing quality-led, heritage brand positioning similar to Breizh Café's playbook.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/breizhcafe_fr
• Xx.com/breizhcafe
• Facebookfacebook.com/breizhcafe

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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