Café Amici

What Café Amici does

Café Amici is a privately held, single-location Italian restaurant located within the Hotel Beverly Terrace at 469 N. Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills, California, at the intersection of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. The restaurant operates a traditional full-service dine-in model, serving regionally inspired Italian cuisine including antipasti, salads, wood-fired pizzas, housemade pastas, and secondi courses, supported by a curated wine list and hand-crafted cocktails. The physical premises combine a Mediterranean-inspired al fresco garden, an indoor dining room with fireplace, and additional patio seating, and the restaurant is positioned as a romantic and special-occasion venue.

The business monetizes through three primary streams: per-cover food and beverage sales (menu items priced from $14 for antipasti to $65 for premium secondi such as langoustine), private event hosting for weddings, social gatherings, and corporate functions booked through a dedicated event inquiry, and ancillary gift card sales via the company website. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through the physical storefront, with reservations handled via phone and the Resy online platform. Marketing is executed through the company website, Instagram and Facebook organic social, an email newsletter, and standard remarketing via Google AdWords and Facebook.

Café Amici employs 16 people and operates Tuesday–Saturday 11:30am–10pm and Sunday–Monday 11:30am–9:30pm. There is no disclosed parent company, no institutional or venture backing, no published financial figures, and no stated expansion or multi-location strategy in the available sources.

Name

Café Amici

Legal name

Café Amici

Website

https://cafeamicibeverlyhills.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Café Amici is a privately held, single-location Italian restaurant inside the Hotel Beverly Terrace in Beverly Hills, California, serving classic regional Italian cuisine, private events, and gift cards to walk-in and reservation-based retail diners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant

NAICS

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

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB), Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Private event catering
• Wood-fired pizza
• Italian wine selection
• Mediterranean garden dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Classic Italian cuisine including antipasti, salads, pizzas, pasta dishes, and secondi courses. Beverage offerings include curated wine selection (reds and whites), hand-crafted cocktails, and other drinks. Revenue generated through individual menu item purchases at varying price points.
2. Private Event Hosting: Catering to weddings, social gatherings, and corporate events. Revenue from event bookings and custom catering arrangements for exclusive private dining experiences.
3. Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards for use at the restaurant, available for purchase through the website. Provides upfront revenue and encourages future customer visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Café Amici is a single-location Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills serving classic Italian cuisine including antipasti, salads, wood-fired pizzas, housemade pastas, and secondi courses (seafood, steaks, chops), complemented by a curated wine list and hand-crafted cocktails. The restaurant also offers private event hosting for weddings, social gatherings, and corporate functions, and sells digital gift cards through its website.

Product overview

Café Amici is a single-location Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills offering classic Italian dining with a modern California twist. The core offering consists of on-site restaurant dining featuring regionally inspired Italian cuisine (antipasti, insalate, pizze, paste, secondi), complemented by private event and catering services for celebrations and corporate gatherings. Gift cards are available as an ancillary product. The restaurant operates as a unified hospitality service rather than a platform with modular components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Italian Dining

Named customers3 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

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hotel Beverly TerracecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCafé Amici is located within the Hotel Beverly Terrace property at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Doheny Drive. The restaurant is an integral amenity of the hotel, benefiting from hotel guest traffic while providing dining services to hotel patrons. This co-location creates mutual benefit for both the restaurant and hotel property.
• Google AdWordsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGoogle's online advertising platform used for remarketing to website visitors on third-party websites. Targets users who have previously visited the Café Amici website with display advertisements.
• FacebookminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media advertising and remarketing platform used to advertise to website visitors and engage with customers through Facebook's advertising network and social features.
• TambourineminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRestaurant website design agency responsible for the Café Amici website. Credits appear on the footer, indicating Tambourine as the vendor for web design and digital presence.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Pizzeria Mozza: Pizza-focused concept from the Mozza group in Los Angeles, with a casual Italian menu and strong cocktail/wine program. Comparable to Café Amici via Italian cuisine, wood-fired pizza offering, and cocktail bar emphasis, though operating at a more casual price tier.
• Rivabella Restaurant: Beverly Hills Italian restaurant offering coastal Italian cuisine in a refined setting. Comparable through shared Beverly Hills geography, Italian cuisine focus, and upscale casual positioning.

Direct peers

• Madeo Ristorante: Long-standing fine-dining Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills with a classic Italian menu, white-tablecloth service, and curated wine list. Highly comparable to Café Amici in cuisine, price tier, and Beverly Hills positioning.
• Piccolo Sogno: Italian restaurant in Los Angeles known for its lush garden patio and housemade regional Italian cuisine. Closely comparable to Café Amici's Mediterranean-inspired garden setting and housemade Italian heritage positioning.
• Il Pastaio: Upscale Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills offering handmade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and a lively outdoor patio. Directly comparable given the same neighborhood, similar Italian menu focus, al fresco dining emphasis, and Beverly Hills price-point positioning.
• Osteria Mozza: Nancy Silverton-led Italian restaurant in Los Angeles featuring handmade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and an Italian wine focus. Comparable to Café Amici via Italian cuisine, housemade preparations, premium price points, and regional Italian authenticity.
• Cecconi's West Hollywood: Italian restaurant and bar at the border of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood serving Northern Italian cuisine with a cocktail program. Comparable by geography, cuisine, and the fusion of casual-upscale dining with a strong bar business.

Broad incumbents

• The Ivy: Iconic celebrity-frequented restaurant in Beverly Hills with a garden patio and American/European menu. Comparable via the Beverly Hills prime location, the emphasis on a romantic/special-occasion patio experience, and the celebrity-tourist appeal.
• Il Fornaio: Established Italian restaurant chain with multiple California locations offering classic Italian cuisine, wood-fired pizzas, and a bakery program. Comparable by cuisine and menu structure, though it operates broadly rather than as a single boutique location.
• Mr. Chow: Upscale restaurant group with locations including Beverly Hills and Malibu, known for white-tablecloth service and a celebrity clientele. Comparable to Café Amici in premium-service hospitality and Beverly Hills special-occasion positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CafeAmiciBT
• Instagraminstagram.com/cafeamici_bh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cafeamicibeverlyhills

Compliance1 record

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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