BAR LEON

What BAR LEON does

Bar Leon is a privately held neighborhood café (buurtcafé) operating from a single location at Reuzenstraat 23, on Krugerplein square in Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium. Founded in 2010 under the brand positioning 'Uw beste buur' (Your best neighbor), the venue serves local residents and visitors with a daytime and evening café/bar service, featuring a large sunny terrace, special beers, cocktails, and a whisky selection. The business opened 18 hours across the week (Mon–Thu 15:00–01:00, Fri 15:00–02:00, Sat 13:00–02:00, Sun 13:00–00:00) and is rated as operating status active.

The company has expanded beyond pure café service into a multi-service community venue. Its second-floor co-working space (the 'clubhuis') accommodates up to four fixed-term freelancers with 24/7 access. The first floor ('Het schoon verdiep') is offered free of charge for private parties and drinks receptions of up to 35 people. Additionally, Bar Leon organizes the Bouger Bouger rommelmarkt, a recurring vintage and flea market on the adjacent square, with vendor stand pricing of €20 for 3 meters and tiered up to €65 for 12 meters.

The business model is multi-stream: beverage and food sales from the café/bar; monthly subscription co-working income (pricing not publicly disclosed); free private event space (used as a community hook rather than a revenue driver); and flea market vendor fees. The company has 18 employees, no institutional funding, no parent company, no AI/ML capabilities, no API, and no mobile app. Distribution is exclusively physical/footfall-driven, with marketing handled through Facebook, Instagram, and email contact ([email protected], [email protected]). No enterprise customers, no named logos, and no revenue disclosures are available.

Name

BAR LEON

Legal name

Bar Leon

Website

https://barleon.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bar Leon is a privately held neighborhood café and multi-service community venue in Borgerhout, Antwerp, operating since 2010. It serves local residents with café/bar service, a four-desk co-working floor, free private event space, and the Bouger Bouger flea market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neighborhood Café / Hospitality Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

Keywords

• Neighborhood cafe
• Co-working space
• Private event venue
• Flea market
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bar Leon is a traditional neighborhood café (buurtcafé) located in Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium, operating since 2010. The venue serves a wide range of drinks including special beers, cocktails, and whisky, and features a large sunny terrace. Beyond standard café service, Bar Leon offers a free private event room (Het schoon verdiep) for parties of up to 35 people, a co-working space for up to four fixed freelancers, and hosts the Bouger Bouger vintage and flea market (rommelmarkt).

Product overview

BAR LEON is a neighborhood café business operating since 2010 in Borgerhout, Antwerp. Its core offering is the traditional café service at its location on Krugerplein square. The business supplements its café operations with three additional services: (1) Het schoon verdiep – a private event space on the first floor free to reserve for parties up to 35 people; (2) Co-working Space – a shared office on the second floor for four permanent freelancers with 24/7 access; and (3) Bouger Bouger Rommelmarkt – a recurring vintage and flea market at the adjacent square. This is a single-location hospitality business rather than a software platform, with no AI capabilities, API, or third-party integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Café Bar Leon Traditional neighborhood café in Borgerhout, Antwerp, serving special beers, cocktails, whisky, and other drinks to walk-in local patrons, with a large sunny terrace.
• Private Event Room (Het schoon verdiep) A private event room offered free of charge within the café, suitable for birthday parties and group events for up to 35 people.
• Co-working Space Co-working space within the café, allocated to up to four fixed freelancers seeking a regular working spot.
• Bouger Bouger Rommelmarkt A vintage and flea market (rommelmarkt) hosted by Bar Leon, providing a venue for second-hand goods trading as part of the café's community offerings.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Starbucks: Global café incumbent offering all-day coffee, food, and informal co-working spaces. Comparable as a neighborhood café competitor for daytime trade, though with very different brand positioning (corporate vs. local-community).
• WeWork: Global co-working incumbent offering shared workspaces, event programming, and on-site café/bar service. Comparable to Bar Leon's co-working 'clubhuis' component but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Pret A Manger: Global café/food chain offering all-day food and coffee in neighborhood and commercial locations. Comparable to Bar Leon's café and co-working-friendly daytime offering, though operating at much larger scale across multiple countries.

Direct peers

• Bagels & Beans: Dutch-origin neighborhood café chain specializing in bagels, coffee, and casual community atmosphere. Comparable scale and positioning as a cozy neighborhood gathering spot, focused on a similar local-regulars customer base.
• Le Pain Quotidien: Belgian-origin neighborhood café chain offering communal all-day food, drinks, and a community-oriented atmosphere. Highly comparable to Bar Leon's neighborhood café positioning and Belgian roots, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Exki: Belgian-based café and healthy fast-casual chain with neighborhood locations across Belgium. Operates a similar neighborhood café concept with daytime and evening trade, comparable customer segments, and Belgian market presence.
• Fosbury & Sons: Belgian premium co-working brand with locations in Antwerp and Brussels that combine workspace with high-quality café/bar service and event programming. Directly comparable to Bar Leon's hybrid café + co-working model in the same Antwerp market.

Regional players

• De Koninck (Antwerpse Brouwerij): Iconic Antwerp brewery operating an on-site brewery bar, restaurant, and visitor experience in the city's De Singel area. Comparable as a regional Antwerp bar/hospitality brand, though operating at a much larger scale and with brewery ownership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/barleonantwerp
• Instagraminstagram.com/barleonborgerhout
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bar-leon

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 →

Frequently asked questions about BAR LEON