Lahpet

What Lahpet does

Lahpet is a London-based restaurant group specializing in Burmese cuisine. Founded in 2017 by Dan Anton and Zaw Mahesh, with the first permanent site opening in Shoreditch in 2018, the group operates three London locations: Shoreditch (2018), West End (2022), and Bermondsey Larder (2024). The brand has held a Michelin Guide listing since 2019 and has received consistent coverage from major UK publications including Eater, The Telegraph, The Infatuation, and Time Out.

The business model is multi-stream. Primary revenue comes from dine-in service at three physical sites, with menu pricing spanning £7-12.50 for starters, £17-23 for mains, and £4-14 for drinks, implying an average check in the £35-45 range. Secondary revenue streams include bar service, delivery via Deliveroo, DIY cooking kits, gift vouchers, and private events. The technology stack is standard for the hospitality sector — POS systems, Stripe for payments, MailChimp for email marketing, and Google Analytics for web analytics — with no proprietary technology or AI/ML capabilities disclosed.

Customer base is consumer-facing and individual, with no enterprise or B2B concentration. The brand positions itself as a cultural ambassador for Burmese cuisine in the UK, a category that is materially underrepresented in the London restaurant scene. Operations are founder-led, with Zaw Mahesh acting as head chef and creative lead, providing a talent moat rooted in authentic Burmese culinary expertise.

Name

Lahpet

Legal name

Lahpet Ltd

Website

https://lahpet.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lahpet is a London-based restaurant group operating three sites serving Burmese cuisine to London diners, with revenue streams spanning dine-in, delivery, DIY cooking kits, and private events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Burmese restaurant and dining services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Special Food Services (7223), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional/Ethnic Specialty Fast Casual (e.g., Indian, Caribbean, African, Eastern European) (THAFABAM), Ethnic & international prepared meals manufacturing (AFAKAHAG), Specialty & Dietary Catering (Vegan, Kosher, Halal, Allergy-Friendly) (HSACAGAH)

Keywords

• Burmese cuisine restaurant
• London dining
• Private dining events
• Recipe meal kits
• Myanmar food culture

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Core revenue from food and beverage sales across three London restaurant locations. Dine-in service with full menus including starters, salads, noodle bowls, curries, desserts, cocktails, wines, beers, and soft drinks.
2. Bar sales (alcoholic beverages): Full bar service at all locations featuring cocktails, wines, beers, digestifs, and non-alcoholic options. Cocktails priced at £13-14, wines from £7.50/glass, beers around £6-6.50.
3. Delivery (Deliveroo): Online food delivery through Deliveroo partnership for Shoreditch and Bermondsey Larder locations. Minimum delivery spend of £15, with delivery fees ranging from £4.50-12.50 depending on distance.
4. DIY recipe kits: Make-at-home Burmese recipe kits sold online. Kits include tea leaf salad, ginger salad, paratha & yellow peas, coconut noodles with chicken, and lentil chow chow. Orders placed via website, collected or delivered on Wednesdays.
5. Gift vouchers: Gift vouchers sold through their own online storefront (Giftpro) for use at any Lahpet location.
6. Private events and venue hire: Private dining room and full venue hire services. Lahpet Larder accommodates up to 96 seated/120 standing with private dining room for 34. Shoreditch fits 84 seated/110 standing. West End offers 124 inside seated, 42 terrace seated, with first floor and covered terrace options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lahpet operates three dine-in Burmese restaurants in London (Shoreditch, West End/Covent Garden, and Bermondsey Larder), serving authentic Burmese cuisine including starters, salads, noodle bowls, curries, and desserts alongside a full bar. Beyond sit-down dining, the company sells DIY Burmese recipe kits online for home cooking, accepts private event and full venue hire bookings at each site, and distributes food via Deliveroo delivery from two locations.

Product overview

Lahpet is a London-based Burmese cuisine restaurant group operating three distinct locations: Shoreditch (original site, opened 2018), West End (Covent Garden, opened 2022), and Bermondsey Larder (opened 2024). The company specialises in authentic Burmese cooking, presenting regional specialities and staple dishes with contemporary refinement. Beyond dine-in restaurant services, the product portfolio includes DIY recipe kits for home cooking, private events and dining room hire across all locations, and online ordering via Deliveroo. The Bermondsey Larder also functions as a more accessible sub-brand offering express lunch options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lahpet Larder: A restaurant location in Bermondsey offering private dining room and full venue hire for events up to 96 seated guests.

Products and services

• Lahpet Shoreditch restaurant Original Lahpet dine-in restaurant offering the full Burmese menu, full bar service, and private event/venue hire for up to 84 seated or 110 standing guests. Open Mon-Fri evenings and weekend lunch and dinner.
• Lahpet West End restaurant (Covent Garden) Central London dine-in restaurant offering the full Burmese menu, pre-theatre and express lunch options, and large-scale private venue hire (up to 324 seated inside, terrace seating 42). Open seven days.
• Lahpet Larder (Bermondsey) Bermondsey sub-brand restaurant offering the Lahpet menu with a more accessible entry point including express lunch menu, plus a private dining room for up to 34 guests and full venue hire up to 96 seated / 120 standing. Open Tue-Sat lunch and dinner, Mon evenings only, closed Sundays.
• DIY Burmese recipe kits Make-at-home Burmese cooking kits including tea leaf salad, ginger salad, paratha & yellow peas, coconut noodles with chicken, and lentil chow chow. Ordered online via Lahpet's own website, with £15 minimum for Wednesday delivery or no-minimum collection on Wednesdays 3:30pm-6:30pm. Payments processed via Stripe.
• Private events and venue hire Private dining room and full venue hire across all three Lahpet locations, offering tailored group feasting menus for private parties, weddings, corporate events, and meetings. Capacity ranges from 34 (private dining room at Larder) up to 324 (West End full venue).
• Lahpet gift vouchers Fixed-value gift vouchers sold through Lahpet's own Giftpro online storefront, redeemable at any Lahpet location.
• Deliveroo food delivery (Shoreditch and Bermondsey Larder) Online food delivery of the Lahpet menu through the Deliveroo platform for Shoreditch and Bermondsey Larder locations, with distance-tiered delivery fees from £4.50 to £12.50.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Medical Action Myanmar (MAM)minorOthersCharitable partnership where Lahpet adds a discretionary £1 donation to every bill for Medical Action Myanmar (Charity number: 1171847), a registered UK charity improving access to quality healthcare for people of Myanmar in remote and deprived areas.
• DeliveroocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline food delivery partnership providing delivery service for Shoreditch and Bermondsey Larder locations. Orders placed through Deliveroo platform with drivers handling last-mile delivery.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner used for DIY recipe kit sales and online transactions. Accepts all major credit and debit cards including American Express.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wagamama: Established UK pan-Asian casual dining chain operating across the country. Comparable in offering broad Asian cuisine to UK consumers at scale, though Lahpet sits in the niche/ethnic-specialty segment adjacent to Wagamama's mass-market Asian positioning.
• Busaba Eathai: Multi-site London Thai casual dining chain. Comparable as a London-headquartered, multi-location restaurant group built around a single Asian cuisine, though at a more mainstream and casual tier than Lahpet.
• Franco Manca: London-founded sourdough pizza restaurant group with multiple UK sites. Comparable as a privately backed, multi-location London restaurant brand that scaled from a single neighbourhood concept — useful benchmark for Lahpet's expansion trajectory and valuation.

Others

• Mindful Chef: UK-based recipe kit subscription company. Directly comparable to Lahpet's DIY recipe kit line as a channel competitor and adjacent offering in the at-home Burmese cooking kit space.
• Sous Chef: UK retailer of specialty cooking ingredients, kitchenware and recipe kits. Comparable as an adjacent participant in the home-cooking/DIY kit category that Lahpet's recipe kit line competes with for consumer attention.

Direct peers

• The Palomar: London restaurant offering modern Jerusalem/Middle Eastern cuisine in a full-service format. Comparable in spotlighting a less-mainstream ethnic cuisine with chef-driven authenticity and press recognition in London.
• Dishoom: London-based restaurant group that pioneered 'Bombay café' cuisine in the UK — same playbook as Lahpet: spotlight an underrepresented South Asian cuisine with founder heritage, earn Michelin/press recognition, and scale to multiple London sites. Highly comparable format, customer segment, and growth trajectory.
• Hoppers: London restaurant group specialising in Sri Lankan and South Indian cuisine. Closest analog to Lahpet in terms of niche ethnic positioning, full-service casual dining format, and founder-driven authenticity narrative within the London market.
• Koya: Niche Japanese udon specialist in London's Soho. Comparable as a single-cuisine, chef-driven London restaurant that built strong critical acclaim around a relatively under-served cuisine category.
• Gymkhana: Michelin-starred fine-dining Indian restaurant in Mayfair. Comparable as a London restaurant specialising in South Asian heritage cuisine with founder/chef authenticity, premium positioning, and high-end press acclaim.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lahpet
• Facebookfacebook.com/lahpetuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/lahpet

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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