Brasserie Hansken

Name

Brasserie Hansken

Legal name

Brasserie Hansken AS

Website

https://brasseriehansken.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brasserie Hansken is a traditional Oslo brasserie founded in 1997 at Christiania Torv, serving classical French-Scandinavian cuisine with a seafood specialty to individual diners and private event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• French brasserie cuisine
• Fine dining restaurant
• Private dining rooms
• Seafood specialties
• Norwegian restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

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. Restaurant Dining: Revenue from food and beverage sales to dine-in customers. Operating hours Tuesday-Friday 11:30-23:00, Saturday 13:00-23:00. Features French and Scandinavian influenced classical cooking with seafood as a specialty.
2. Private Event Bookings: Revenue from private dining rooms including 'Serge Gainsbourg' chambre séparée (up to 12 persons), 'Glassrommet' large chambre (up to 16 persons), and main dining room events (5-22 persons, or 40-70 persons with advance notice). Minimum spend requirements apply for private room bookings.
3. Gift Card Sales: Sale of gift cards through Givn platform for use at the restaurant.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brasserie Hansken is a traditional French-Scandinavian brasserie restaurant operating from Christiania Torv 4 in Oslo since 1997. The restaurant serves classical seasonal cuisine with French and Scandinavian influences, specializing in seafood, and offers à la carte lunch and dinner service Tuesday through Saturday. The offering extends to private dining rooms (chambre séparée 'Serge Gainsbourg' for up to 12 guests and 'Glassrommet' for up to 16 guests), closed private events for 40-70 guests, and seasonal outdoor terrace seating on the historic Christiania Torv square.

Product overview

Brasserie Hansken is a traditional Oslo restaurant offering a unified dining experience centered on classical French-Scandinavian cuisine with seafood specialties. The core product is the main restaurant dining at Christiania Torv since 1997. Supporting offerings include two private dining rooms (Chambre Séparée 'Serge Gainsbourg' for up to 12 guests and the larger 'Glassrommet' for up to 16 guests), seasonal outdoor terrace seating, and private event arrangements for 40-70 guests. The menu portfolio includes dinner, lunch, and event/party menus. The restaurant is recognized by Michelin Guide and Star Wine List.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Main Restaurant Dining Traditional brasserie dining experience at Christiania Torv 4, Oslo, featuring classical French-Scandinavian cuisine with seasonal ingredients and seafood specialty. Open Tuesday-Friday 11:30-23:00 and Saturday 13:00-23:00.
• Chambre Séparée 'Serge Gainsbourg' Intimate private dining room seating up to 12 guests with windows facing Christiania Torv. Named after Serge Gainsbourg, featuring an iconic photograph by Xavier Martin. Suitable for small corporate dinners, celebrations, and meetings. Minimum spending requirement applies.
• Glassrommet Private Dining Room Larger private dining room with glass ceiling facing Øvre Slottsgate, accommodating up to 16 guests. Features 3 wine aging cabinets (dryage skap). Minimum spending requirement applies for booking.
• Private Events for 40-70 Guests Closed private events for 40-70 persons arranged in the main dining hall. Requires advance notice (a couple of months) and a minimum spending requirement.
• Gift Cards Gift cards for use at Brasserie Hansken, sold through the Givn platform at givn.no/shop/hansken.
• Outdoor Terrace Dining Seasonal outdoor dining on the historic Christiania Torv square. Available for drinks before weddings to full evening gatherings with colleagues. Booking subject to weather conditions.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AkershusgruppencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Akershusgruppen acquired ownership of Brasserie Hansken from founders Arne Sunde and Yngvar Nilsen in 2017. The philosophy of the original founders still lives on in the walls of the restaurant. A renovation was completed in January 2018 to prepare the restaurant for another 20 years.
• LærlingekompanietminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrasserie Hansken is a proud apprenticeship company (lærebedrift) collaborating with Lærlingekompaniet to educate the next generation of chefs and servers. This partnership supports workforce development in the hospitality industry.
• GivnminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGift card platform partner for selling gift cards to the restaurant. Available at givn.no/shop/hansken.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Statholdergaarden: Long-established Oslo fine-dining restaurant with classic European cuisine, a strong wine program, and historic premises. Competes for Hansken's traditional, occasion-driven central-Oslo clientele.
• Restaurant Kontrast: Michelin-recommended Oslo restaurant with a similar full-service, ingredient-driven seasonal menu. Targets overlapping fine-dining customers and competes for the same corporate-event and special-occasion occasions.
• Restaurant Sentral: Independent Oslo restaurant offering a refined European à la carte experience with seafood and a curated wine list, competing directly for Hansken's central-Oslo diners and private-event business.
• Theatercaféen: Historic Oslo café-restaurant at Stortingsgata/University Square with a classic European brasserie feel, comparable central location, and similar special-occasion and pre-theatre dining clientele. Closest analogue by format and tradition.
• Galt: Independent fine-dining restaurant in central Oslo with a seasonal, produce-led menu and wine focus. Targets the same customer segment and competes for both walk-in covers and private bookings.
• Arakataka: Oslo restaurant serving modern, seasonal cuisine in a central location. Direct competitor for the same dine-in and small-private-event occasions that Hansken targets with its Chambre Séparée offerings.
• Kranen Bar & Brasserie: Brasserie-style restaurant and bar in central Oslo with a similar à la carte concept, French-leaning comfort food, and an active private-event business. Direct competitor for the same dine-in and group-booking occasions Hansken targets.

Broad incumbents

• Maaemo: Three-Michelin-star Oslo restaurant and the most prominent fine-dining operator in the city. While at a much higher price tier and tasting-menu format, Maaemo anchors Oslo's Michelin scene and sets the ceiling against which brasserie-tier restaurants like Hansken are positioned.
• Restaurant Frantzén: Stockholm-based Michelin-starred Scandinavian fine-dining destination. Comparable in culinary ambition, wine program strength, and central-city premium positioning; relevant as a regional benchmark for Nordic brasserie-to-fine-dining crossover concepts.

Others

• Akershusgruppen: The parent company that owns Brasserie Hansken. Included as a strategic / ecosystem participant rather than a competitor — useful for understanding Hansken's group-level operating context, sourcing, and cross-promotion with sibling venues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/brasseriehansken
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brasserie-hansken

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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