MoVida

Spanish Restaurants and Hospitalitymovida.com.au

MoVida is a Melbourne-founded Spanish restaurant group operating four CBD venues plus international locations in Singapore and Bangkok, serving tapas, paella, and grilled meats, with a wholly-owned import subsidiary (Alimentaria) retailing artisan Spanish wine and food online.

Company typePrivate
Founded2003
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

MoVida firmographics

Firmographics

Name: MoVida
Legal name: MOVIDA PTY LTD
Website: https://movida.com.au
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2003
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: MoVida is a Melbourne-founded Spanish restaurant group operating four CBD venues plus international locations in Singapore and Bangkok, serving tapas, paella, and grilled meats, with a wholly-owned import subsidiary (Alimentaria) retailing artisan Spanish wine and food online.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

MoVida industry classification

Industry

Product category: Spanish Restaurants and Hospitality
NAICS: Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)
SIC: Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)
akta.pro primary industry: Middle Eastern & Mediterranean QSR (Kebab, Shawarma, Falafel) (THAFAAAG)
akta.pro secondary industries: Mediterranean/Greek/Italian/Spanish Grocery Stores (CRAHAFAJ), Beverage (Non-Alcoholic) Foodservice Distribution (CRAOABAJ)

Keywords

Spanish restaurants
Fine dining
Spanish tapas
Imported Spanish wine
Artisan food import

Where MoVida is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Melbourne
HQ country: Australia
HQ region: Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

MoVida business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Restaurant Dining: Multi-venue restaurant operations across four Melbourne locations offering Spanish cuisine with seasonal produce. Revenue generated from dine-in customers through à la carte and special event menus.
Wine and Food Retail (Alimentaria): E-commerce retail operation selling imported Spanish artisan food and wine products directly to consumers. Includes wine collections and specialty food items.
Group Bookings and Events: Private event spaces and group dining services across venues, including special event packages and catering.
Gift Vouchers: Digital gift card sales through a third-party platform for restaurant dining experiences.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Pay-as-you-go	$65 Weekday Lunch at MoVida AQUI

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

MoVida product offering

Product offering

Core offering

MoVida operates a multi-venue Spanish restaurant group serving tapas, paella, and grilled meats across venues in Melbourne, Singapore, and Bangkok. The company also runs Alimentaria, an import and distribution arm that sources artisan Spanish wine and food products and sells them direct to consumers through an online shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Alimentaria: MoVida's import wing, specializing in finding and distributing the finest artisan Spanish food and wine for their wine lists and stock.

Products and services

MoVida Original Flagship Spanish restaurant at 1 Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD, serving Spanish tapas, paella, and grilled meats with seasonal produce, fine wine, and premium Spanish goods since 2003.
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Companies that use MoVida

Customer profile

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

MoVida technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

MoVida partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

OpenTablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party restaurant reservation platform integrated across all MoVida Melbourne venues. Provides online booking functionality for restaurant dining customers.

Scale indicators3 records

MoVida competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Bar Lourinhã: Melbourne CBD Iberian/Portuguese-influenced restaurant and wine bar. Comparable to MoVida in cuisine geography (Iberian Peninsula), Melbourne CBD location, and emphasis on curated wine pairings.
Vue Group / Vue de Monde: Shannon Bennett's Melbourne fine-dining institution Vue de Monde and related venues. Comparable to MoVida as a long-established, chef-driven Melbourne premium dining brand.
Tipo 00: Melbourne CBD Italian-focused fine-dining restaurant. Comparable to MoVida as a premium Melbourne CBD venue emphasizing European regional cuisine, pasta, and curated wine.
Lucas Restaurants: Chris Lucas's Melbourne-based restaurant group behind Chin Chin, Kisume, and Grill Americano. Comparable as a high-profile Melbourne multi-venue group combining premium dining with broader casual concepts.
Cumulus Inc. Andrew McConnell's Melbourne-based multi-venue restaurant group operating multiple dining concepts across the city. Directly comparable to MoVida as a chef-led, multi-venue Melbourne CBD hospitality group serving premium clientele.
Grossi Restaurant Group: Long-established Melbourne fine-dining group with multiple venues (including Grossi Florentino and Ombra). Comparable to MoVida as a founder-owned, multi-venue Melbourne CBD operator built on European culinary traditions.
Barrafina: UK-based group of Spanish tapas bars operated under the Hart Group. Comparable to MoVida for its Spanish-tapas focus, multi-venue urban operating model, and emphasis on premium Spanish wine lists.
Attica: Ben Shewry's Melbourne fine-dining restaurant. Comparable to MoVida as a chef-founder-led, premium-positioned Melbourne dining institution focused on a distinctive culinary point of view.

Broad incumbents

Sagardi Group: Spain-based hospitality group operating multiple Basque and Spanish-themed restaurants internationally. Comparable to MoVida for its Spanish culinary positioning, multi-venue model, and international expansion strategy.
José Andrés Group: US-based Spanish-themed restaurant empire founded by chef José Andrés, spanning multiple concepts and international locations. Comparable to MoVida as a globally recognized Spanish-cuisine-led restaurant brand with multi-venue operations.

Market position

Customer concentration

MoVida compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

MoVida financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

MoVida leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

MoVida subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

MoVida funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

MoVida M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about MoVida

What does MoVida do?

Is MoVida a public or private company?

MoVida is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was MoVida founded?

MoVida was founded in 2003. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is MoVida based?

MoVida is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, in the Oceania region.

How does MoVida make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Restaurant Dining is the primary driver. The others are wine and Food Retail (Alimentaria), group Bookings and Events and gift Vouchers.

Who are MoVida's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Bar Lourinhã, Vue Group / Vue de Monde, Tipo 00, Lucas Restaurants, Cumulus Inc., Grossi Restaurant Group, Barrafina and Attica. Broad incumbents are Sagardi Group and José Andrés Group.

Does MoVida have an API?

No public API is recorded for MoVida.

What industry is MoVida in?

MoVida's product category is Spanish Restaurants and Hospitality. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAAAG, Middle Eastern & Mediterranean QSR (Kebab, Shawarma, Falafel), with a secondary code of CRAHAFAJ, Mediterranean/Greek/Italian/Spanish Grocery Stores. Its NAICS code is 722511 and its SIC code is 5810.