Café L'Europe

Name

Café L'Europe

Legal name

Café on St. Armands

Website

https://cafeleurope.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-Service Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

Keywords

• Mediterranean restaurant dining
• Full-service restaurant
• Small plates shareable bites
• Specialty coffee bar
• Private event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota, FL

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Restaurant generates revenue through dine-in service featuring Mediterranean and Middle Eastern-inspired small plates, shareable bites, gourmet coffee from Soleil coffee bar, cocktails from The Wet Bar, dessert menu, and specialty breakfast items served until 1pm daily.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Café L'Europe operates a single full-service Mediterranean-inspired restaurant (DBA Café on St. Armands) at 431 St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, FL, serving small plates and shareable bites with Southern European and Middle Eastern flavors. The restaurant also features the Soleil gourmet coffee bar for breakfast service until 1pm daily, The Wet Bar craft cocktail program, and hosts private events and catering services.

Product overview

Café on St. Armands is a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant operated by Oysters Rock Hospitality, featuring a unified dining experience with multiple menu offerings. The core product is the main restaurant offering Mediterranean small plates with Southern European and Middle Eastern flavors. Supporting this are distinct sub-brands and modules: Soleil (a gourmet coffee bar for breakfast service), The Wet Bar (craft cocktail service), and specialized menus including All Day, Kids, Dessert, Cocktail, Happy Hour, and Doggie Dining menus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Soleil: A gourmet coffee bar serving breakfast beverages, housemade pastries, and more in a setting steeped in history.

Products and services

• Café on St. Armands Restaurant A full-service Mediterranean-inspired restaurant at 431 St. Armands Circle, Sarasota, serving shareable small plates with Southern European and Middle Eastern flavors for dine-in guests. Operating hours 10am-9pm daily with extended weekend hours.
• Soleil Coffee Bar A dedicated gourmet coffee bar concept within the restaurant serving breakfast beverages, housemade pastries, and coffee until 1pm daily in a setting steeped in history.
• The Wet Bar A full-service bar within the restaurant offering craft cocktails and beverage service.
• Gift Cards Digital gift cards purchasable through Toasttab platform, redeemable at Café on St. Armands.
• Private Event and Catering Services Private event hosting and catering inquiries managed through Toasttab's catering platform for groups and special occasions at the restaurant.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OpenTablecoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenTable integration for restaurant reservation management. Website prominently features 'Click for Reservations' linking directly to OpenTable with restaurant profile ID 1410025. Enables customers to book tables through OpenTable's platform directly from the restaurant website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Owen's Fish Camp: A Southern-influenced, casual dining restaurant in Sarasota offering shareable plates in a high-energy atmosphere. Comparable because both are independent Sarasota casual dining concepts with shared small-plates positioning and similar tourist-driven foot traffic dynamics.
• Indigenous: A farm-to-table fine dining restaurant in downtown Sarasota. Comparable as a Sarasota independent restaurant pursuing an elevated, chef-driven concept targeting locals and tourists seeking distinctive dining experiences.
• Columbia Restaurant: A historic Florida Spanish-Cuban restaurant chain founded in 1905. Comparable as a long-established Florida destination restaurant group with European-influenced cuisine, family-friendly positioning, and historic landmark venue operations.
• Selva Grill: An Asian-fusion upscale restaurant located on Main Street in Sarasota. Comparable as an independently operated Sarasota destination restaurant relying on tourist and resident discretionary dining with similar full-service format.
• Boca – Kitchen Bar Market: A Sarasota restaurant combining casual dining, bar, and market concepts. Comparable as a multi-component Sarasota hospitality venue targeting a similar broad demographic of diners and tourists.

Broad incumbents

• True Food Kitchen: A multi-unit health-focused Mediterranean restaurant chain. Comparable as a Mediterranean-inspired casual dining brand operating at scale, sharing menu flavor profile (Mediterranean) and full-service casual dining service model.
• Seasons 52: A national upscale-casual restaurant chain featuring seasonal menus and a Mediterranean-influenced grill concept. Comparable as a Mediterranean-leaning casual full-service restaurant targeting similar mid-affluent diners seeking elevated casual experiences.
• The Melting Pot: A national fondue-focused restaurant chain. Comparable as a multi-unit experiential casual dining concept operating in tourist-friendly locations with similar group/private-event revenue model.

Direct peers

• Mediterraneo Ristorante Italiano: An Italian-Mediterranean fine dining restaurant with locations in Naples and other Florida markets. Directly comparable as a Mediterranean-cuisine full-service restaurant concept operating in Florida tourist destinations with similar menu positioning.
• Cafe Amici: A long-established Italian/Mediterranean restaurant operating in a destination dining district. Comparable as a Mediterranean-inspired casual-to-upscale full-service restaurant concept targeting a similar customer mix of locals and tourists.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CafeonStArmands
• Instagraminstagram.com/CAfe.on.st.armands
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caf-l'europe

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

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