Blackboard cafe&bar

What Blackboard cafe&bar does

Blackboard cafe&bar is a single-location, independently operated cafe and bar in the Güzelyalı neighborhood of Adana, Turkey. The establishment serves a hybrid menu combining traditional Turkish cuisine (including signature thin-crust pizzas with Tulum cheese and roasted eggplant variants) with fast-food items such as fried chicken dishes and fries, alongside a beverage program that covers fine wines, cocktails, beer, other alcoholic drinks, and vitamin smoothies. The venue operates seven days a week from 16:00 to 01:00 and is built around accessibility and inclusion, offering wheelchair access, a pet-friendly policy, halal menu options, baby-stroller friendly seating, free WiFi, outside seating, a heated terrace, a smoking area, and round-the-clock air conditioning.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer walk-in format with no reservation requirement, accepting cash, Mastercard, Visa, debit, and contactless payments. In addition to per-visit food and beverage sales, the venue rents its space for private family and corporate events on request. A live music program runs four nights per week (Wednesdays through Saturdays), featuring named local bands (Karavan, Plastic Rock, and Yerli yersiz) as a customer draw and soft marketing mechanism. The establishment is promoted via Instagram and Facebook, where concert and campaign programs are announced, while the website itself is hosted on the third-party DISH/eatbu platform.

The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, parent company, or funding history. The named responsible person is Alp Öcal. With nine employees and one physical location, Blackboard cafe&bar is a small, single-unit hospitality operator with no online ordering or delivery channel, no multi-site footprint, and no disclosed financials.

Name

Blackboard cafe&bar

Legal name

Blackboard cafe&bar

Website

https://blackboard-cafebar.eatbu.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blackboard cafe&bar is a single-location, walk-in cafe and bar in Adana, Turkey serving Turkish cuisine, fast food, and a full beverage program, with live music four nights per week and private event hosting. It targets local residents, families, and entertainment seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cafe and Bar Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Karaoke Bars & Entertainment Bars (THAFAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Fast Casual (THAFABAD)

Keywords

• Cafe dining services
• Turkish cuisine
• Bar beverages
• Private event venue
• Live music entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Adana

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage sales: Direct food and beverage sales including Turkish cuisine, fast food items (pizzas, chicken dishes, fries), alcoholic beverages (wine, cocktails, beer), and non-alcoholic drinks (smoothies). Revenue generated through on-premise dining and drinks consumption.
2. Private event venue rental: Venue rental for private events and gatherings. Customers contact the cafe to book the space for their events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Blackboard cafe&bar is a single-location cafe and bar in Adana, Turkey, serving Turkish cuisine (including thin-crust pizzas, fried chicken dishes, and fries), a range of beverages (wine, cocktails, beer, smoothies), halal meal options, and live music entertainment. It also rents its venue for private events such as family and corporate gatherings.

Product overview

Blackboard cafe&bar is a traditional cafe and bar offering Turkish cuisine with a focus on thin-crust pizzas (including Tulum cheese and roasted eggplant varieties), fried chicken dishes (Crispy Chicken, Blackboard Chicken), and a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The venue also provides private event hosting services and halal catering options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Turkish Cuisine

Quantifiable outcome

• Live music available 4 days per week

Segments3 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 moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Komagene: Turkish fast-casual chain specializing in traditional Turkish dishes such as çiğ köfte. Comparable for the Turkish-cuisine food component of Blackboard's offering, though Komagene is food-led rather than bar-led.
• BigChefs: Turkish casual dining restaurant chain operating all day with a broad food and beverage menu. Comparable to Blackboard's cafe/restaurant hybrid model serving meals alongside drinks throughout the operating day.
• Midpoint: Turkish casual dining chain offering an all-day menu in cafe-style settings. Comparable to Blackboard's full-day cafe and beverage positioning, though without Blackboard's alcohol-led bar and live music component.
• Cookshop: Turkish casual dining chain with cafe-style interiors serving a broad menu throughout the day. Comparable to Blackboard's cafe-meets-casual-dining format in the Turkish market.
• Köfteci Ramiz: Turkish casual dining chain focused on traditional Turkish grilled meat dishes with broad beverage menus. Comparable to Blackboard on the Turkish-cuisine and family-friendly neighborhood-dining dimensions.
• Espressolab: Turkish specialty coffee and cafe chain with an expanding food menu and modern cafe format. Comparable to Blackboard's cafe and casual dining model targeting urban Turkish consumers.
• Kahve Dünyası: Turkey's largest domestic cafe chain, offering coffee, food, and casual seating across dozens of locations. Directly comparable as a Turkish cafe concept combining beverage-led sales with food service in a neighborhood-format setting.
• Mado: Long-established Turkish cafe and dessert chain serving traditional Turkish food, ice cream, and beverages. Comparable to Blackboard's Turkish-cuisine-led cafe offering and neighborhood-format positioning in the Turkish market.

Broad incumbents

• Starbucks: Global cafe leader with extensive presence in Turkey. Broadly comparable as a large-scale cafe operator, though Starbucks does not serve alcohol and does not host live music, making Blackboard's bar/entertainment positioning distinctive.
• Caffè Nero: Global cafe chain with stores across Turkey offering coffee, food, and casual seating. Broadly comparable as a cafe operator in the same Turkish market, though without Blackboard's alcohol service and live entertainment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blackboard-cafe&bar

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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