Bark Spiseri & Bar

What Bark Spiseri & Bar does

Bark Spiseri & Bar is a privately-held, owner-operated restaurant founded in 2013 in Harstad, Northern Norway, serving traditional Nordic/Norwegian cuisine with a stated emphasis on Northern Norwegian produce and seasonal ingredients. The restaurant relocated in December 2022 from its original Harstad city center premises to a new waterfront location at Larsneset (Fjordgata 1, 9405 Harstad), nearly doubling its seating capacity and adding an exclusive chambre séparée private dining room. The company has no proprietary technology, no mobile application, no e-commerce channel, and no delivery or takeaway operations; commercial activity is conducted entirely through on-premises dining.

The product offering is structured around four pillars: (1) à la carte restaurant dining (appetizers 209-245 NOK, fish mains 315-529 NOK, meat mains 499-749 NOK, desserts 220-240 NOK), (2) an à la carte tapas menu with items priced 39-160 NOK, (3) private event hosting in the chambre séparée for 10-24 guests at a flat 4,000 NOK room fee plus pre-ordered 3- or 4-course menus, and (4) gift cards sold only on-site at customer-determined amounts. The business employs approximately 7 people (chefs, apprentice chefs, and servers) per disclosed firmographics, with operating hours of Monday-Thursday 15:00-23:00 and Friday-Saturday 15:00-00:00 (closed Sundays), and a kitchen closing time of 21:00.

The revenue model is purely transactional (transaction fees on food, beverage, and private room rental) and one-time fees for gift cards, with no subscription, membership, or licensing layer. Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer via a bilingual Norwegian/English website (barkspiseriogbar.no), Facebook, and Instagram, with reservations handled by email and phone. There is no evidence of institutional funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no partnerships, no patents or trademarks, and no awards disclosed.

Name

Bark Spiseri & Bar

Legal name

Bark

Website

https://barkspiseriogbar.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bark Spiseri & Bar is a privately-held Harstad, Norway restaurant founded in 2013, serving traditional Nordic cuisine from a waterfront location with dine-in service, a chambre séparée for private events, and on-site gift cards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Dining Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Nordic cuisine restaurant
• Norwegian fine dining
• Private dining events
• Restaurant dining services
• Local produce dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Harstad

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from serving Nordic/Norwegian cuisine including appetizers (200-250 NOK), main courses (300-750 NOK), desserts (220-240 NOK), and tapas (39-160 NOK per item). Menu features traditional comfort food with Northern Norwegian produce, wines, and other beverages. Revenue is transaction-based per dining experience.
2. Chambre Séparée Private Event Rental: Rental of private dining room (chambre séparée) for 10-24 guests at 4,000 NOK per booking. Menu must be pre-ordered (3-course or 4-course menu, or party tapas). Includes dedicated private server, ability to draw curtains and play own music. Revenue from private celebrations, birthdays, meetings, and corporate events.
3. Gift Cards: Gift cards available for purchase at the restaurant with customer-determined amounts. One-time purchase revenue with no online sales mentioned.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bark Spiseri & Bar operates a full-service waterfront restaurant in Harstad, Norway serving traditional Nordic/Norwegian comfort food. Offerings include à la carte appetizers (209-245 NOK), meat mains (499-749 NOK), fish mains (315-529 NOK), desserts (220-240 NOK), and tapas items (39-160 NOK). The restaurant also rents an exclusive chambre séparée private dining room for 10-24 guests at 4,000 NOK per booking with pre-ordered menus, and sells in-house gift cards in custom amounts.

Product overview

Bark Spiseri & Bar is a restaurant in Harstad, Norway, offering a unified dining experience centered on traditional Norwegian comfort food with rich flavors. The core offering consists of the regular restaurant dining service and an extensive tapas menu. Additional services include a chambre séparée (private room for 10-24 guests at NOK 4,000 rental), gift cards with customizable amounts, table reservations, and multi-course fixed menus for special occasions. The restaurant opened in 2013 and relocated to a waterfront location in December 2022, nearly doubling its capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining (À la carte Nordic cuisine)
• Tapas Menu

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 indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Credo Restaurant: Upscale Norwegian fine dining restaurant in Trondheim focusing on local/regional Norwegian ingredients with tasting menus. Directly comparable to Bark in its Nordic-produce-led philosophy and full-service fine dining positioning, though at a larger scale.
• Fjord Restaurant: Oslo seafood-focused restaurant emphasizing Norwegian coastal produce. Comparable in its Norwegian-ingredient-led menu (especially seafood) and full-service dining positioning with premium pricing.
• Hos Theisen: Restaurant in Tromsø (Northern Norway) serving traditional Norwegian comfort food with an emphasis on local produce. Comparable regional geography, similar menu philosophy (Nordic classics, seafood-focused), and a comparable small-team full-service model.
• Smak Restaurant: Tromsø-based restaurant focused on Arctic Norwegian cuisine using regional ingredients. Similar Northern Norway positioning, local-produce narrative, and full-service dining experience targeting both locals and tourists.

Broad incumbents

• Arakataka: Oslo restaurant offering modern Nordic cuisine with seasonal menu. Comparable in its Nordic cooking philosophy and full-service dining model; operates at higher volume in a larger urban market.
• Kontrast: Oslo-based tasting-menu restaurant focused on Nordic/seasonal cuisine. Comparable in tasting-menu format, full-service dining model, and Nordic ingredient emphasis, but at a larger urban scale.
• Solsiden Restaurant: Trondheim seafood/Norwegian fine dining restaurant with waterfront location. Comparable in waterfront setting, seafood emphasis, and full-service Norwegian fine dining positioning, though at larger scale.
• Maaemo: Three-Michelin-starred Norwegian fine dining restaurant in Oslo with tasting-menu focus on Norwegian terroir. Comparable in its Nordic fine dining ambition and tasting-menu structure, though operating at a much larger national/international scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/barkharstad
• Instagraminstagram.com/barkspiseribar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bark-spiseri-&-bar

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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