Big Poppas

What Big Poppas does

Big Poppas is a privately held hospitality operator preparing to reopen a multi-level bar and restaurant venue at 96 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. The venue combines a downstairs cocktail bar, an upstairs restaurant bar with bar-top service, and a multi-award winning late-night Italian restaurant, targeting nightlife and dining enthusiasts seeking late-night food and drinks in Sydney's Darlinghurst entertainment district. The company does business as Big Poppa's and is currently in a pre-opening phase, signaled by a "we are back" homepage message and a 2026 rebrand.

The business model is pre-launch and anchored on three revenue streams: on-premises food and beverage service (transaction-based dining and bar sales), gift voucher pre-sales distributed through its own website, and an early-access email signup designed to capture pre-booking demand. Distribution is exclusively single-location, direct-to-consumer, with no third-party delivery, wholesale, or partnership channels identified. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the only price-revealing product currently sold is the gift voucher, which also confers early access privileges at redemption.

From a technology and operating standpoint, the company operates a Squarespace-hosted marketing website with a careers page, voucher storefront, and early-access form. No proprietary software, mobile app, API, integrations, patents, or data assets are disclosed. The company is hiring a General Manager and casual bartenders and waiters, indicating active build-out of the front-of-house team ahead of opening. Ownership structure, investors, financials, and any prior operating-period performance are not disclosed in the available sources, leaving the company effectively an unproven, pre-revenue single-unit hospitality concept at the time of the data capture.

Name

Big Poppas

Legal name

Big Poppas

Website

https://bigpoppa.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Big Poppas is a privately held hospitality operator preparing to reopen a multi-level bar and late-night Italian restaurant at 96 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, serving nightlife and dining consumers with cocktails and Italian food.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant and Bar

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Cocktail bar service
• Late night hospitality
• Wine and spirits
• Event venue hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Darlinghurst

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Multi-award winning late-night Italian restaurant serving famous Italian dishes and cocktails. Revenue from table service dining, bar sales, and late-night service.
2. Gift Vouchers: Pre-opening voucher sales that provide early access privileges to customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Big Poppas operates a multi-level bar and restaurant venue in Darlinghurst, NSW, comprising a downstairs cocktail bar, an upstairs restaurant bar, and a multi-award winning late-night Italian restaurant serving Italian dishes, cocktails, and signature cheese offerings. The business also sells gift vouchers through its website that grant early access privileges when redeemed.

Product overview

Big Poppas is a multi-level bar and restaurant venue located at 96 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, NSW. The venue comprises a downstairs cocktail bar, an upstairs restaurant bar, and a multi-award winning late night Italian restaurant. The business offers voucher products for early access privileges and an email signup service for booking early access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Late Night Italian Restaurant Multi-award winning late-night Italian restaurant serving Italian dishes, cocktails, and signature cheese offerings through bar top service and floor dining, targeted at nightlife and dining patrons in Sydney's Darlinghurst entertainment district.
• Cocktail Bar (Downstairs) Ground floor cocktail bar with a curated cocktail list led by the bar team, providing table waiting and floortending service to bar patrons.
• Gift Vouchers Pre-opening gift vouchers sold through the company website that provide early access privileges to the venue upon redemption.

Segments1 record

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 moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Eau de Vie (Sydney): Surry Hills speakeasy cocktail bar offering award-winning drinks and table-service hospitality. Comparable to Big Poppas' downstairs cocktail bar in terms of creative cocktail curation and service-led experience.
• Totti's (Bondi): Iconic Sydney Italian restaurant with a strong bar component and high-volume, late-night casual service. Comparable to Big Poppas as a destination Italian venue with an integrated bar program.
• Maybe Sammy: Sydney CBD cocktail bar ranked among the World's 50 Best Bars, offering a cocktail-focused experience with table service. Directly comparable to Big Poppas as a Sydney cocktail-led venue with curated drinks and hospitality-driven service.
• The Barber Shop: Sydney CBD cocktail bar with curated drinks and an evening hospitality focus. Comparable to Big Poppas' downstairs cocktail bar in product category and late-night customer base.
• Icebergs Dining Room and Bar: Bondi Italian-leaning dining room and bar offering award-winning food with strong bar service and views. Comparable to Big Poppas in combining destination dining with a standout beverage program in Sydney.
• 10 William Street: Paddington Italian wine bar and restaurant known for natural wine list and Italian small plates. Highly comparable to Big Poppas' combination of Italian dining with a strong beverage program and bar-led service style.
• Maybe Frank: Sydney Italian restaurant and bar focused on casual Italian fare and aperitivo-style drinking. Directly comparable to Big Poppas in combining Italian food with an integrated bar service model.
• Continental Deli: Surry Hills European-inspired bar and deli offering curated drinks and small plates in a hospitality-led setting. Comparable to Big Poppas as a Sydney inner-east bar with curated beverage program and food offering.

Regional players

• Pellegrini's Espresso Bar: Iconic Melbourne Italian cafe and late-night venue famous for Italian food and atmosphere. Comparable to Big Poppas as a multi-award heritage Italian late-night destination, but operating in a different Australian city.

Others

• Love Tilly Group (Tilly's, Bistecca): Sydney hospitality group operating Italian-leaning venues with award-winning programs. Comparable to Big Poppas as a Sydney Italian/cocktail venue operator with multi-venue hospitality experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bigpoppas_syd/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-poppas

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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