Le Café

What Le Café does

Le Café Guatemala is a privately held, multi-location restaurant and café operator headquartered in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Founded in 1994, the company runs five full-service restaurant branches across Guatemala City — Petit (Vista Hermosa), Plaza Decorísima (Zona 10), Deco City (Carretera a El Salvador), Sur Plaza (Zona 11), and Etú Plaza (Zona 14) — each offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner service. The menu is broad, spanning Mexican, Guatemalan, and international cuisine across roughly 15 menu categories including breakfast items (Q52–Q90), salads, soups, sandwiches, paninis, pitas, signature specialties, enchiladas, kids' options, cakes and pastries (up to Q495), cookies, and hot/cold beverages. The company serves general consumers and families seeking quality dine-in, as well as event organizers requiring catering and private venue use.

In addition to dine-in, Le Café operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront (Tienda) selling specialty food products — cooking oils, Harney & Sons teas, wines, snacks, chocolates (including the proprietary Cachet brand), gluten-free and sugar-free items, seeds, dried fruits, and gift baskets (Q155–Q425). A separate event catering service is offered via a website inquiry form with venue selection across four of the five locations. Customer interaction is supported by WhatsApp integration across all branches plus a general WhatsApp line, and a website contact form. No mobile app, no public APIs, no disclosed proprietary technology, and no external integrations are present in the source data.

The revenue model is primarily per-transaction unit pricing in Guatemalan Quetzales (Q) for both restaurant items and online store SKUs, with a Q60 minimum for online orders. Pricing is publicly disclosed. Distribution is omnichannel within a single country: five physical restaurant storefronts and a domestic e-commerce storefront. No franchise, licensing, or wholesale model is disclosed. Ownership structure, investors, financial statements, funding history, and management team are all absent from the available data.

Name

Le Café

Legal name

Le Café Guatemala

Website

https://lecafeguatemala.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Café Guatemala is a privately held multi-location restaurant and café operator running five full-service branches in Guatemala City, complemented by an online specialty food store and an event catering service targeting local consumers, families, and event organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant and Café Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFADAG

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Cafes & Coffee Shops

SECONDARYTHAFACAJ

All-Day Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFACAD

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFADAH

Dessert Cafes (Coffee + Desserts)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Cafes & Coffee Shops

Keywords

• Restaurant dining services
• Specialty coffee shop
• Event catering services
• Baked goods retail
• Imported gourmet foods

Headquarters

HQ city

Vista Hermosa

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Full-service restaurant operations across five locations in Guatemala City offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus including specialty coffee, Mexican-inspired cuisine, baked goods, and seasonal items.
2. Retail product sales: Online store selling specialty food products including oils, teas, coffees, chocolates, gluten-free and sugar-free items, snacks, wines, gift baskets, and imported goods. Minimum online purchase of Q60 required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Le Café Guatemala operates full-service restaurant and café services across five locations in Guatemala City, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with Guatemalan, Mexican, and international cuisine, specialty coffee, baked goods, and seasonal menu items. The company also operates a Tienda (online store) selling specialty food products including cooking oils, Harney & Sons teas, imported chocolates, wines, snacks, gift baskets, gluten-free and sugar-free items, and its own Cachet-brand chocolates. Event catering and private dining services are offered at select venue locations.

Product overview

Le Café Guatemala operates as a multi-location restaurant and café with an integrated online store. The core offering includes in-restaurant dining services across five Guatemala City locations serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with full menus spanning appetizers, main courses, desserts, and beverages. The business also operates a Tienda (online store) for retail products including specialty oils, teas, chocolates, wines, imported goods, and prepared foods. Additional services include event catering for private functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining Services Full-service restaurant dining at five Guatemala City locations (Petit, Plaza Decorísima, Deco City, Sur Plaza, Etú Plaza) offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus with Guatemalan, Mexican, and international cuisine, specialty coffee, hot and cold beverages, salads, soups, sandwiches, paninis, pitas, enchiladas, kids menu items, cakes and pastries, cookies, and seasonal menu items. Dine-in, takeout, and breakfast-through-dinner service available.
• Online Store (Tienda) Own e-commerce storefront selling specialty food products including cooking oils, Harney & Sons teas, imported chocolates (including own-brand Cachet), wines, snacks, seeds and dried fruits, gluten-free and sugar-free items, gift baskets, abarrotes, chile, and prepared items from the café kitchen. Minimum online purchase of Q60 required for delivery orders.
• Event Catering Services Event planning and catering services for private functions using Le Café's restaurant venues. Available venue options include Plaza Decorísima, Deco City, Sur Plaza, and Etú Plaza. Customizable menus and event packages available via inquiry form.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Café Britt: Costa Rica-based coffee shop chain that combines dine-in cafés with branded retail products (chocolates, coffees, gift items) — almost the same operating model as Le Café Guatemala, just at greater scale and in a neighboring Central American market.
• Crepes & Waffles: Colombian multi-location casual dining chain operating across Latin America with a broad sweet-and-savory menu similar to Le Café's breakfast-through-dinner range. Comparable in customer occasion mix and mid-market positioning.
• San Martín Bakery & Café: Latin American bakery-café chain combining dine-in service with retail bakery and confectionery products. Same bakery-cafe-plus-retail structure as Le Café, providing a regional benchmark for unit economics and brand extension.
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: US-originated specialty coffee and tea chain with retail tea/coffee product sales. Same cafe-plus-packaged-goods business model as Le Café, particularly on the Harney & Sons-style premium tea positioning.
• Juan Valdez Café: Colombian coffee-shop chain with a parallel retail-product business selling branded coffee, chocolates, and merchandise. Same dine-in-plus-retail café concept as Le Café, operating across Latin America.

Broad incumbents

• McDonald's Guatemala: Global QSR incumbent with strong Guatemala City presence. Competes on convenience and price in adjacent occasions, anchoring the lower end of the casual-eating market that Le Café also serves at breakfast and lunch.
• Starbucks Guatemala: Global coffee chain with multiple locations in Guatemala City. Competes for the same specialty-coffee and casual-dining occasion but at much larger scale and with a fully built-out digital loyalty platform.

Regional players

• Pollo Campero: Guatemala-originated QSR chain with national footprint and international presence. Competes for Guatemalan casual dining spend but in the fried-chicken category; useful proxy for multi-location restaurant operations within Guatemala.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lecafeguatemala
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-cafe

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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