BOTTINO

What BOTTINO does

Bottino is a privately held, single-location Italian restaurant operating at 246 10th Avenue in West Chelsea, Manhattan since 1997. Founded by Danny Emerman and Chef Alessandro Prosperi with backing from prominent art-world figures including Barbara Gladstone and Matthew Marks, the restaurant serves Tuscan-inspired modern Italian cuisine with house-made pastas, fresh seafood, and seasonal vegetables, alongside a curated Italian wine program and artisan cocktails. The business operates across four revenue streams: dine-in service (lunch, dinner, brunch, and bar), private and semi-private event dining for 12 to 200 guests across multiple configurable spaces (North Garden, Pool Room, East Garden, and full restaurant buyout), the adjacent Bottino To Go takeout store, and gift card sales.

The core product is the physical dining experience, supported by a distinctive physical asset base that includes indoor dining, multiple heated garden patios, and private event rooms. The restaurant is differentiated by its prime location in the West Chelsea gallery district near the High Line, which has driven consistent foot traffic from art-world professionals, gallery visitors, and local residents for over 28 years. In 2019, Chef Jamie Kenyon joined as Executive Chef and Partner, introducing contemporary Italian culinary innovation while preserving the traditional Tuscan foundation. The business runs on third-party SaaS infrastructure including SpotOn and iMenu360 for online ordering, SecureTree for gift cards, and Tripleseat for private event management, with no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capabilities disclosed.

Bottino serves a horizontally diversified customer base including Italian food enthusiasts, the West Chelsea art gallery community, private event hosts (weddings, showers, milestone celebrations), corporate clients, and takeout customers. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, relying on the physical location, online reservations, content marketing through The Bottino Journal blog, organic social media on Instagram and Facebook, and email newsletter marketing. Pricing is per-transaction across all streams, with private event pricing custom-quoted per event. The restaurant is founder-led with no identified institutional investment, no second location, and no public financials disclosed.

Name

BOTTINO

Legal name

Bottino

Website

https://bottinonyc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bottino is a privately held, single-location Italian restaurant in Manhattan's West Chelsea gallery district, operating since 1997. It serves Tuscan-inspired cuisine, hosts private events for 12 to 200 guests, and operates an adjacent takeout sub-brand, Bottino To Go.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Private event catering
• Italian takeout food
• Garden patio dining
• Tuscan cuisine hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Revenue from dine-in service including lunch, dinner, brunch, and bar. Customers pay per order for food and beverages consumed on premises.
2. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private and semi-private dining events for 12 to 120+ guests, including weddings, showers, corporate events, and cocktail receptions with custom prix fixe menus.
3. Bottino To Go: Revenue from the adjacent takeout store offering Italian sandwiches, salads, soups, and baked goods for off-premises consumption.
4. Bottle and Bar Sales: Revenue from curated wine list by the bottle and glass, as well as artisan cocktails at the bar.
5. Gift Cards: Revenue from sale of gift cards through SecureTree platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Bottino is a modern Tuscan-inspired Italian restaurant in West Chelsea, NYC, serving house-made pastas, fresh seafood, and seasonal vegetables for lunch, dinner, brunch, and bar service. The restaurant complements its dine-in experience with a private and semi-private event dining program accommodating 12 to 150+ guests across multiple garden patio and indoor spaces, and operates an adjacent takeout storefront (Bottino To Go) offering Italian sandwiches, salads, soups, and baked goods.

Product overview

Bottino operates as a modern Italian restaurant in West Chelsea, NYC, offering a unified dining experience centered on Tuscan-inspired cuisine. The core offering is the Bottino Restaurant serving lunch, dinner, brunch, and bar service with house-made pastas and seasonal dishes. Supporting offerings include Bottino To Go (takeout sub-brand), and Private Event Dining with multiple configurable spaces (North Garden patio, Pool Room, East Garden, and Full Buyout options) accommodating 12-200 guests with custom menus by Executive Chef Jamie Kenyon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bottino Restaurant Dining Modern Tuscan-inspired Italian restaurant offering lunch, dinner, brunch, and bar service with house-made pastas, fresh seafood, seasonal vegetables, and a curated Italian wine list. Located at 246 10th Avenue in West Chelsea, Manhattan.
• Bottino To Go Italian takeout store next to Bottino offering generously portioned Italian sandwiches made with organic imported and domestic salumi and cheeses, fresh artisan breads, salads, soups, and baked goods for off-premises consumption.
• Private Event Dining Private and semi-private dining in West Chelsea with garden patios, custom menus by Chef Jamie Kenyon, and personalized event planning for weddings, showers, birthdays, anniversaries, and corporate events accommodating 12 to 150+ guests.

Quantifiable outcome

• Garden dining capacity for 50 guests in warm months and 34 guests in winter months
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• L'Artusi: Modern Italian restaurant in NYC's West Village with a similar house-made-pasta, Italian-wine, and neighborhood-anchor positioning. Directly comparable on cuisine, price point, and full-service dining model.
• Carbone: High-profile upscale Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village from Major Food Group. Comparable on price point, Italian regional cuisine, and demand from special-occasion and corporate-event diners.
• Ino (Trattoria): Italian trattoria in NYC's Flatiron district explicitly cross-promoted on Bottino's website. Comparable on modern Italian menu, neighborhood-anchor positioning, and casual-elegant dining format.
• Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria: Long-established upscale Italian in NoHo with a strong private-events and wine program. Comparable to Bottino on Tuscan/Italian regional cuisine, curated beverage program, and design-driven atmosphere.
• Sant Ambroeus: Multi-location upscale Italian restaurant and café in NYC with comparable full-service dining, Italian-wine focus, and a Manhattan neighborhood-anchor model.
• Barocco: The co-founders' 1987 Italian restaurant that preceded Bottino. Operates a similar Tuscan-Italian, neighborhood-anchor concept and shares founder DNA with Bottino.
• Morso: Italian restaurant in Chelsea with indoor and outdoor seating and a private-events focus. Same neighborhood, same cuisine, similar full-service-plus-events operating model.
• Olio on Sixth: Long-running Italian restaurant a short walk from Bottino in the Sixth Avenue corridor. Comparable Chelsea Italian dining positioning with a similar neighborhood-regular and event clientele.
• La Sirena at the Maritime Hotel: Italian restaurant at the Maritime Hotel in Chelsea with a private-dining and event business — and a prior workplace of Executive Chef Jamie Kenyon. Directly comparable on Chelsea geography, Italian cuisine, and events program.

Broad incumbents

• Eataly NYC Flatiron: Large-format Italian marketplace, restaurant, and retail concept in NYC. Comparable on Tuscan/Italian cuisine breadth, wine program, and culinary-team talent pipeline (Jamie Kenyon is a former Eataly Chef de Cuisine).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/bottinonyc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bottino

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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