El Churrasco

What El Churrasco does

El Churrasco is a traditional Spanish and Aragonese restaurant founded in 1979 in Zaragoza, Spain, operating as a single establishment under the legal entity GESTORIA DEL PIRINEO ARAGONES. The restaurant is directed by Miguel Latorre Pola and offers dine-in service featuring carefully selected meats (including D.O. Guijuelo Ibérico pork, 40-day-aged Galician beef, and Wagyu), fresh seafood from the Cantabrian Sea, traditional rice dishes, and seasonal Aragonese cuisine. The business runs from a single location at C/ Francisco de Vitoria, 19 in central Zaragoza, open daily from 10:00 to 00:30 except Tuesdays, with a staff of approximately 20 employees.

Revenue is generated entirely through on-premise food and beverage service, supported by structured menu tiers: a weekday menu at €24/person, a weekend and festive menu at €35/person, two group menus at €65/person (both including D.O. Rioja Crianza wine pairing), and à la carte items ranging from €3 to €100. The restaurant also maintains a Bodega (wine cellar) program with national and international selections for pairing. Customer acquisition relies on a website (churrascorestaurante.com) with menu, history, and an online reservation system, alongside word-of-mouth within Zaragoza's dining community.

The business targets two use-case segments: general dining and family/celebration customers seeking traditional cuisine in an elegant setting, and corporate and private-event customers utilizing the restaurant's private dining area for meetings and group occasions. The company operates without disclosed funding, partnerships, M&A, or expansion activity beyond its founding location, and currently maintains an inactive online store (Tienda) section on its website. No AI, app, or proprietary technology platforms are part of the operating model — the value proposition rests on culinary heritage, ingredient quality, and service consistency built over four decades.

Name

El Churrasco

Legal name

GESTORIA DEL PIRINEO ARAGONES

Website

https://churrascorestaurante.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

El Churrasco is a traditional Aragonese-Spanish restaurant founded in 1979 in Zaragoza, Spain, operating a single dine-in location serving premium meats, fresh seafood, and an extensive wine program to celebration, family, and corporate-event customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Traditional Restaurant Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Traditional Spanish cuisine
• Aragonese restaurant
• Wine cellar service
• Fine dining experience
• Private dining events

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaragoza

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in food and beverage service: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving food and beverages directly to customers dining in the establishment. Includes raciones (portions), centros de mesa (table centerpieces/shared dishes), first courses, seafood, rice dishes, meats, and fish.
2. Set menus and group menus: Weekly menu (Monday to Friday), weekend and festive menu, and group menus priced per person including dessert, bread, and wine.
3. Wine cellar sales: Wine pairing service with selection of national and international wines complementing the food menu.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

El Churrasco operates a traditional Spanish and Aragonese restaurant in central Zaragoza, founded in 1979, serving dine-in meals from a seasonal menu of raciones, seafood, grilled meats, and rice dishes. It supplements the dining experience with a curated wine cellar (Bodega) offering national and international wine pairings, weekly menus, festive menus, and group menus priced per person for events and private dining.

Product overview

El Churrasco is a traditional Spanish restaurant founded in 1979 in Zaragoza, operating as a single establishment under GESTORIA DEL PIRINEO ARAGONES. The company offers three interconnected core services: the main dining restaurant serving traditional Aragonese and Spanish cuisine (with offerings including raciones, seafood, grilled meats, and rice dishes), the Bodega wine cellar providing wine pairing recommendations, and the Carta y Menús system presenting daily specials, group menus, and festive menus. Additional services include an online reservation system and a PDF menu download option. An online store section exists but currently has no available products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurante El Churrasco (Dining Service) Traditional Spanish and Aragonese dine-in restaurant located in central Zaragoza, offering seasonal cuisine including raciones, seafood, grilled meats, and rice dishes using quality ingredients such as D.O. Guijuelo ibérico pork and Wagyu beef.
• Bodega (Wine Cellar)

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 indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sobrino de Botín: Historic Madrid restaurant (Guinness-recognized as the world's oldest restaurant) specializing in traditional Castilian cuisine with roasts and Iberian products. Comparable as a long-established single-location Spanish fine-dining restaurant leveraging heritage, traditional recipes, and premium ingredients, with a similar dine-in, table-service model.
• Taberna El Sur: Traditional Spanish restaurant/tapas house in Madrid focused on Iberian products, raciones, and curated wines in an elegant-casual atmosphere. Comparable as a single-location traditional Spanish full-service restaurant with a strong Iberian/tapas-led menu and meaningful wine program.
• Casa Gerardo: Michelin-recognized traditional Asturian restaurant run by a single family for over a century, focused on regional cuisine and premium ingredients. Comparable as a long-running, family-led single-location traditional Spanish full-service restaurant with strong brand recognition in its region.
• Casa Pepe: Iconic traditional Spanish restaurant in central Madrid serving Castilian classics and seafood in an elegant atmosphere. Comparable as a heritage, table-service Spanish full-service restaurant positioned around premium ingredients and private dining, similar to El Churrasco's positioning in Zaragoza.

Broad incumbents

• Grupo Azotea: Madrid-based hospitality group operating multiple restaurants with traditional Spanish cuisine focus, including rooftop and event spaces. Comparable as a multi-location traditional Spanish restaurant operator with strong wine programs and event-driven revenue.
• Grupo Tragaluz: Barcelona-rooted restaurant group with a portfolio of traditional and contemporary Spanish dining concepts. Comparable as a multi-site Spanish full-service restaurant operator emphasizing quality ingredients and ambiance, serving as a useful benchmark for scaling a heritage dining brand.
• Grupo Larrumba: Spanish restaurant group operating multiple traditional and contemporary concepts across Madrid and other cities. Comparable as a multi-location Spanish full-service restaurant operator with similar Mediterranean-leaning menus and group/event capabilities, though at substantially larger scale than El Churrasco.
• Paradores de Turismo de España: State-run chain of luxury hotels across Spain, most operating full-service restaurants focused on regional traditional cuisine with strong wine cellars. Comparable as a network of traditional Spanish fine-dining venues emphasizing local ingredients, regional cuisine, and curated wine programs.

Others

• La Mafia se sienta a la mesa: Spanish franchise restaurant chain (Italian-themed). Useful as a comparable only at the structural level of how a multi-site Spanish full-service restaurant brand is built; differs in cuisine theme and franchise model.

Regional players

• Restaurante El Portal: Traditional Aragonese restaurant based in Huesca serving regional cuisine with quality ingredients. Comparable as a regional Spanish full-service restaurant operating in the same Aragonese culinary tradition as El Churrasco, though in a different provincial capital.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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