RESTAURANTE CASA DAMIAN

What RESTAURANTE CASA DAMIAN does

Restaurante Casa Damian is a privately held, single-unit Spanish gastronomy restaurant located on Av. Diego de Almagro in Quito, Ecuador. Founded in 2022 by Chef Damián Montarelo, originally from Segovia, Spain, the establishment offers traditional Spanish cuisine framed as a Basque-style asador combined with refined luxury restaurant service. The menu spans more than 50 daily tapas, specialty paellas and rice dishes (arroz negro, paella valenciana, paella marinera), wood-fire and charcoal-grilled meats and seafood (chuletón de buey, lamb chops, solomillo, langoustines, lobster), traditional oven-roasted and stewed dishes (cochinillo segoviano, rabo de toro estofado, corvina a la Vasca, callos, salt-baked fish), house-made bread and pastry (including crema catalana, milhojas, profiteroles, churros), and a curated wine program sourcing from Spain, Chile, and Argentina.

The core offering is a chef-driven physical dining experience, with no e-commerce, no delivery platform presence, and no digital product. Customer acquisition relies on walk-in traffic plus direct reservations via phone, WhatsApp (wa.link/b0out7), and the restaurant's website contact form. The restaurant operates approximately 73 hours per week across lunch and dinner service, closing Sunday evenings. The business is the founder's most recent culinary venture in Ecuador, building on Montarelo's prior reputation in Quito's high-end dining scene. No app, no API, no loyalty program, no online ordering, and no third-party delivery integration are documented.

Casa Damian is independently owned with no parent company, no external investors, no subsidiaries, and no franchising activity. The 14-person staff supports a single location, with no multi-unit footprint or expansion announcements. Revenue, pricing, and ticketing data are not publicly disclosed, and the company has no public listing, no intellectual property registrations, and no certifications listed. The operating model is a classic independent fine-dining establishment dependent on in-person dining, the chef's personal brand, and word-of-mouth reputation among affluent Ecuadorian patrons and international visitors.

Name

RESTAURANTE CASA DAMIAN

Legal name

Casa Damian

Website

https://casadamian.ec

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Restaurante Casa Damian is a privately held single-unit Spanish gastronomy restaurant in Quito, Ecuador, founded in 2022 by Chef Damián Montarelo, serving traditional Spanish cuisine including paellas, tapas, charcoal-grilled meats and seafood to fine-dining patrons and international visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spanish Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Spanish fine dining
• Traditional tapas restaurant
• Paella and rice dishes
• Wood-fired grill asador
• Spanish wine selection

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

RESTAURANTE CASA DAMIAN operates a traditional Spanish gastronomy restaurant in Quito, Ecuador, serving authentic Spanish cuisine including over 50 daily tapas, paellas and rice dishes, charcoal and wood-fired grilled meats and seafood, slow-cooked stews, oven-roasted dishes, and house-made bakery and desserts. The offering is paired with a curated wine list from selected wineries in Spain, Chile, and Argentina.

Product overview

Casa Damián is a traditional Spanish gastronomy restaurant offering a comprehensive Spanish dining experience. The restaurant features over 50 different daily tapas, specialty paellas and rice dishes, wood-fired grilled meats and seafood, oven-roasted stews, house-made bakery and desserts, and a curated wine selection from Spain, Chile, and Argentina. The product portfolio centers on authentic Spanish cuisine including embutidos, jamón ibérico, cochiferno lamb, suckling pig, beef rib steaks, various seafood preparations, and traditional desserts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tapas Menu A daily rotating selection of more than 50 Spanish tapas, including embutidos, jamón ibérico, boquerones, tortilla de patatas, chistorra from Navarra, and roasted asparagus, offered as full tasting trays or individual portions for individual diners and groups sharing at the restaurant.
• Paellas y Arroces (Paellas and Rice Dishes) Specialty Spanish rice dishes including arroz negro (black rice with squid ink, shrimp, squid, clams), paella especial marinera (seafood paella with langoustines, shrimp, squid, clams, mussels), paella campera (pork ribs, rabbit, chicken, beans, artichokes, chickpeas, mushrooms) and paella valenciana (seasonal meats and vegetables).
• Guisos y Asados al Horno (Stews and Oven Roasts) Slow-cooked stews and oven-roasted dishes including Segovian-style crispy cochinillo (suckling pig), rabo de toro estofado (oxtail stew with potatoes), corvina a la Vasca (Basque-style sea bass), langostinos al ajillo (garlic prawns), callos (tripe in Madrid or Galicia style), and pescado a la sal (salt-baked fish).
• Carnes y Pescados de Parrilla (Grilled Meats and Seafood) Charcoal and wood-fire grilled meats and seafood including lamb chops, chuletón de buey (beef rib steak cooked over wood fire), solomillo (tenderloin wrapped in cured smoked bacon over charcoal embers), selected langoustines, grilled lobster, and fresh daily fish cooked on wood fire.
• Panadería y Repostería (Bakery and Pastry) House-made bakery and pastry items including bread, crema catalana (caramelized cream), milhojas (puff pastry with Catalan cream), profiteroles (filled with vanilla cream or ice cream with hot chocolate sauce), and fried churros with melted chocolate.
• Vinos, Sangrías y Coctelería (Wines, Sangrias and Cocktails) Wine selection from selected Spanish, Chilean, and Argentine wineries, complemented by sangrías and cocktails, served to complement the restaurant's Spanish cuisine.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Regional players

• Tickets (Albert Adrià): Barcelona-based modern Spanish tapas bar; illustrates the upper bound of Spanish-tapas fine-dining experience and the trajectory Casa Damian could follow if it formalizes its chef-driven concept.
• Sagardi: Iberian/Basque-style asador chain with locations across Spain and Latin America; directly comparable on the charcoal-grill, tapas, and paella product mix that anchors Casa Damian.
• La Cabrera: Argentine steakhouse chain with strong Latin American presence, comparable in combining a charcoal-grill signature with curated wine program and premium price positioning.
• Restaurante Río: Long-established Quito fine-dining venue focused on traditional Ecuadorian cuisine; competes in the same premium local-dining set with similar pricing and ambiance expectations.

Broad incumbents

• Jaleo (José Andrés Group): Established Spanish-tapas restaurant concept by chef José Andrés; overlapping product (tapas, paellas, Spanish wines) at a much larger portfolio scale, representing the broader category Casa Damian operates within.

Direct peers

• Casa Gangotena: Upscale boutique-hotel restaurant in Quito's historic center offering refined Ecuadorian-influenced fine dining. Direct competitor for high-end local and inbound diners choosing premium dining experiences in Quito.
• Zazu: Quito fine-dining restaurant known for premium proteins and chef-driven cuisine. Competes with Casa Damian for the same affluent Quito patron and corporate/entertainment occasions.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restaurante-casa-damian

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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