Restaurant borchardt

What Restaurant borchardt does

Restaurant Borchardt is a 170-year-old fine-dining institution in Berlin operated by Gast Art Restaurations GmbH, a privately held German GmbH managed by Roland Mary. The business is anchored to a single, heritage venue at Französische Strasse 47 on Gendarmenmarkt, one of Berlin's most prestigious squares, and serves a daily à la carte brasserie menu of classic French-German cuisine from 11:30 AM with the kitchen open until midnight. The company has expanded beyond the main dining room into a multi-module hospitality product: the 1. OG (Private Beletage) hosts corporate and private events for 8–250 guests, the Sommerbar provides a seasonal courtyard bar for gatherings of up to 32, and the Club der Connaisseure offers a curated membership experience built around rare ingredients sourced from purveyors exceeding organic standards.

The technology stack is standard hospitality infrastructure rather than a proprietary platform. Reservations run through the Reservision widget, the website is built on Squarespace, and third-party integrations include Google Analytics, Facebook social plugins, and Google Maps. Customer data handling is GDPR-compliant, with segmented newsletter marketing and explicit policies against profiling or automated decision-making. Distribution is direct-to-consumer and entirely on-premise at the Berlin location, with the exception of a global e-commerce storefront ("The Things We Love") selling branded merchandise.

The business model combines transactional à la carte dining, quote-based private event revenue, a recurring-revenue membership layer, and incremental e-commerce sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees. The customer base is internationally oriented and broadly distributed across walk-in diners, event clients, members, and online merchandise buyers, with no single customer dominating revenue. Geographic concentration on a single Berlin address is the principal structural exposure.

Name

Restaurant borchardt

Legal name

Gast Art Restaurations GmbH

Website

https://borchardt-restaurant.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1853

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Restaurant Borchardt operates a 170-year-old fine-dining brasserie at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt under Gast Art Restaurations GmbH, serving international guests with classic French-German cuisine, private event venues for 8–250 guests, a curated culinary membership club, and a global e-commerce merchandise shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exclusive Dining Access & Chef’s Table Reservations (HSACAMAJ), All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Fine dining brasserie
• Private event catering
• Culinary membership club
• Historic Berlin restaurant
• Restaurant merchandise shop

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin, BE

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Traditional fine dining service offering classic French-German brasserie cuisine with international ingredients. Revenue generated from food and beverage sales to walk-in and reservation guests. Open daily from 11:30 AM with kitchen service until midnight.
2. Club der Connaisseure Membership: Exclusive membership club offering curated culinary rarities including premium seafood, game, and specialty ingredients sourced from high-quality purveyors exceeding organic standards. Members receive access to special dining experiences not available in regular service.
3. Private Events and Private Dining: Event spaces including the 1. OG (Beletage) accommodating 8-250 persons for private dining and celebrations, and the Sommerbar accommodating up to 32 persons. Revenue from event bookings, catering services, and venue rentals.
4. Online Shop (The Things We Love): E-commerce storefront selling branded merchandise and products. Drives additional revenue through online sales of merchandise and curated goods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Restaurant Borchardt operates a classic French-German brasserie restaurant in central Berlin serving international clientele with traditional cuisine and modern interpretations, open daily from 11:30 AM with kitchen service until midnight. In addition to daily restaurant service, the business offers private event spaces (1. OG Beletage for 8-250 guests and Sommerbar for up to 32 guests), an exclusive culinary membership club (Club der Connaisseure), catering/banquet services, and a branded online merchandise shop.

Product overview

Restaurant Borchardt operates as a unified restaurant concept with multiple integrated service modules. The core offering is the main dining restaurant serving classic brasserie cuisine in Berlin. Supporting the core are event venue modules: the 1. OG (Private Beletage) for exclusive events accommodating 8-250 guests, and the Sommerbar for intimate gatherings up to 32 persons. The Club der Connaisseure provides a curated culinary experience for rare gourmet products. A reservations system handles booking for all venues. Additionally, the company offers employment opportunities across service, kitchen, bar, and reception roles, and operates a merchandise shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Club der Connaisseure: A culinary club offering rare gourmet experiences including special seafood, game, and premium produce beyond Bio-standards.
• Sommerbar
• 1. OG (Private Beletage)

Products and services

• Restaurant Borchardt Main Dining Traditional French-influenced brasserie restaurant located in Berlin near Gendarmenmarkt, serving classic dishes with modern interpretations since 1853. Open daily from 11:30 AM with kitchen service until midnight, with seating under four historic pillars.
• 1. OG (Private Beletage) Event Venue Exclusive event venue on the first floor above the restaurant, suitable for private dining and celebrations for 8 to 250 persons, featuring century-old architecture. Includes full-service catering and venue rental for corporate events, weddings, and meetings.
• Sommerbar Seasonal summer bar located in a separated part of the restaurant with courtyard access, featuring mahogany interior and floral wallpaper, accommodating celebrations of up to 32 persons.
• Club der Connaisseure Membership Exclusive culinary club offering rare gourmet products from sea, air, pastures, and forests, curated for members seeking exceptional quality beyond organic standards. Members receive access to special dining experiences not available in regular service.
• Catering and Banquet Services
• The Things We Love (Online Shop)

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ReservisioncoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline reservation system provider enabling the restaurant's booking widget and table management. Reservision provides the technological infrastructure for managing reservations, availability, and customer booking data.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nobelhart & Schmutzig: Berlin Michelin-starred restaurant emphasizing regional sourcing and a tasting-menu-only format. Comparable as an exclusive Berlin gastronomy experience targeting connoisseurs, similar to Club der Connaisseure positioning.
• Lutter & Wegner: Historic Berlin restaurant and wine bar serving classic Austrian-German cuisine in Gendarmenmarkt-adjacent location. Directly comparable as a heritage Berlin fine dining brasserie with event spaces.
• Grill Royal: Iconic fine dining restaurant in central Berlin also serving an upscale, politically and culturally connected clientele. Directly comparable as a high-end Berlin brasserie/grill concept competing for the same international guest base.
• Restaurant Facil: Two-Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant at The Mandala Hotel in Berlin. Comparable as a high-end Berlin dining destination serving corporate and international guests with full table service.
• Tim Raue: Two-Michelin-starred Berlin restaurant with international reputation. Comparable as a destination fine dining venue in Berlin competing for high-spend international and corporate guests.
• Brenner Parkrestaurant: Upscale Berlin restaurant and event venue combining fine dining with private event hosting. Comparable for the dual dining-and-events revenue model and premium Berlin positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Restaurant Haerlin: Two-Michelin-star restaurant in Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Hamburg. Comparable as a German hotel-anchored fine dining venue with a strong events and membership-style client base.
• Restaurant Bareiss: Three-Michelin-star destination restaurant in Baiersbronn, Germany, combining fine dining with a luxury hotel. Comparable as a German heritage fine dining institution but with a broader hospitality and lodging portfolio.
• The Charles Hotel / Sophia's Restaurant: Munich-based luxury hotel restaurant combining fine dining with corporate and private events. Comparable for the German luxury-dining and event space business model.

Regional players

• Café Einstein Stammhaus: Historic Viennese-style café-restaurant in Berlin with heritage branding. Comparable as a heritage Berlin dining institution but operating in a more casual café format rather than full-service brasserie.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/borchardt-catering-gastart-gmbh

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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