What Cavalariça does

Cavalariça is a fine dining restaurant operating in Comporta, Setúbal, Portugal, since 2017. The restaurant is housed in a converted former horse stable, with the original horse stalls repurposed into intimate private dining areas. The venue serves contemporary Alentejo cuisine built around locally sourced ingredients — including Sado estuary oysters, fresh fish from Sesimbra and Carrasqueira, organic vegetables from Grândola, and regional wines — combined with international culinary influences. The operation is privately held by Cavalariça Branca, Lda, a Portuguese legal entity, and runs with a lean team of approximately 15 employees.

The business model is direct-to-consumer fine dining, monetized through multiple revenue streams: an à la carte menu of individually priced dishes, a 7-course signature tasting menu ("Experiência de 7 Momentos") priced at €75 per person with a minimum party of two, gift voucher sales via bank transfer with 12-month validity, and private event hosting for corporate functions and celebrations. The restaurant targets both international culinary tourists visiting the Comporta destination and local regular guests, with corporate events and milestone celebrations as a secondary segment. Pricing discipline is enforced through credit card guarantees processed via Stripe, with cancellation fees of €30 per person and no-show fees of €60 per person, plus mandatory group prepayments for parties of 8+.

The technology stack is light and outsourced: ResDiary powers the online reservation widget embedded on the website, Stripe handles payment processing and card storage, Squarespace hosts the site with a bilingual Portuguese/English interface, and Google Analytics, AdWords, DoubleClick, and Tag Manager support acquisition and remarketing. The restaurant earned MICHELIN Guide Portugal, Guia Repsol, and Boa Cama Boa Mesa recommendations in 2024, and markets primarily through Instagram, its website, and an email newsletter. There is no disclosed AI, no funding history, no parent company, and no confirmed second location beyond a passing reference to "Cavalariça Branca" in newsletter copy.

Name

Cavalariça

Legal name

Cavalariça Branca, Lda

Website

https://cavalarica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cavalariça is a MICHELIN-recommended fine dining restaurant in Comporta, Portugal, operating since 2017 in a converted former horse stable. It serves contemporary Alentejo cuisine to international tourists, local regulars, and private event clients via à la carte, a €75 tasting menu, and gift vouchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Contemporary Alentejo cuisine
• Tasting menu experience
• Regional Portuguese cuisine
• Private event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Comporta

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining - À la Carte: Revenue from selling individual dishes from the à la carte menu featuring Alentejo cuisine with local ingredients including Sado oysters, fresh fish from Sesimbra, organic vegetables from Grândola, and regional wines.
2. Cavalariça Experience Tasting Menu: A 7-course tasting menu experience at €75 per person (minimum 2 people) that tells the restaurant's story through selected dishes. This premium offering provides higher per-customer revenue and showcases the chef's contemporary interpretation of Alentejo gastronomy.
3. Gift Vouchers: Customizable gift vouchers sold via bank transfer with 12-month validity from date of issue. Vouchers require advance reservation and are subject to availability at Cavalariça Comporta.
4. Private Events and Celebrations: Revenue from hosting private events including family gatherings, corporate events, milestone celebrations, wine tastings, and special occasions. The restaurant's former horse stalls have been converted into intimate dining spaces suitable for events.
5. Group Reservations and Pre-payment: For groups of 8 or more people, pre-payment of €30 per person is required along with credit card guarantee. This provides revenue certainty and covers potential no-show fees of €60 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cavalariça is a fine dining restaurant in Comporta, Portugal, serving contemporary Alentejo cuisine made with locally sourced ingredients (Sado oysters, fish from Sesimbra, organic vegetables from Grândola, regional wines) through à la carte dining, a 7-course tasting menu (€75/person, Experiência de 7 Momentos), gift vouchers, and private event hosting. The restaurant has been recognized by the MICHELIN Guide Portugal, Guia Repsol and Boa Cama Boa Mesa.

Product overview

Cavalariça is a Michelin Guide-recommended fine dining restaurant in Comporta, Portugal, operating since 2017 in a converted former horse stable. The core offering is the restaurant dining experience featuring contemporary Alentejo cuisine made with locally sourced ingredients. The product portfolio includes the main restaurant service (Cavalariça Comporta), a gift voucher program, event and private dining services utilizing the restaurant's intimate converted horse stall spaces, and a seven-course tasting menu experience. Reservations are managed through ResDiary, with payment processing handled by Stripe for guarantees and prepayments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cavalariça Comporta Restaurant Fine dining restaurant established in 2017 in Comporta, Portugal, housed in a converted former horse stable, offering contemporary Alentejo cuisine with locally sourced ingredients (Sado oysters, Sesimbra fish, Grândola organic vegetables, regional wines) through both à la carte and tasting menu formats, recognized by the MICHELIN Guide Portugal, Guia Repsol and Boa Cama Boa Mesa.
• Cavalariça Experience Tasting Menu A 7-course tasting menu experience titled "Experiência de 7 Momentos", priced at €75 per person with a minimum of 2 guests, that introduces diners to the restaurant's identity and contemporary interpretation of Alentejo gastronomy through curated signature dishes.
• Cavalariça Gift Voucher Customizable gift vouchers with value defined by the purchaser, valid for 12 months from the date of issue, sold via bank transfer and redeemable at Cavalariça Comporta subject to prior reservation and availability.
• Cavalariça Events & Private Dining Private event hosting using the restaurant's converted former horse-stall dining spaces, suitable for family events, corporate gatherings, milestone celebrations, and wine tastings, with menus built around the same locally sourced Alentejo ingredients with international influences.

Quantifiable outcome

• MICHELIN Guide Portugal recognition since 2024
• +1 more outcomes

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

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ResDiarycoreTechnology or IntegrationResDiary provides the online reservation booking system integrated into Cavalariça's website. The widget enables customers to make table reservations by selecting venue, party size, date, and time. It includes options for lunch and dinner service times.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is used as the secure payment processing provider for credit card guarantees on reservations. Customer card details are stored securely in Stripe's virtual vault and are not accessible by restaurant staff. The payment system is used for processing prepayments for group reservations (8+ people).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Antiqvvm: MICHELIN-starred fine dining restaurant in Porto with contemporary cuisine. Comparable as a small, premium Portuguese tasting-menu restaurant relying on guide recognition and a destination dining audience.
• Henrique Sá Pessoa: Chef Henrique Sá Pessoa's namesake fine dining concept. Comparable as a premium chef-driven Portuguese restaurant with a strong tasting-menu identity and guide-recognized cuisine.
• Casa de Chá da Boa Nova: MICHELIN-starred destination restaurant in a modernist building on the Matosinhos coast. Comparable as an atmospheric, location-driven fine dining venue where the architecture and setting define the experience.
• Feitoria: MICHELIN-starred restaurant in Lisbon offering contemporary Portuguese cuisine with a tasting-menu format. Comparable as a premium guide-recognized venue serving both local high-end diners and international tourists.
• Alma: MICHELIN-starred contemporary fine dining restaurant by Henrique Sá Pessoa in Lisbon. Comparable as a chef-led, contemporary Portuguese cuisine concept with international guest mix and tasting menu format.
• Belcanto: Two-MICHELIN-star fine dining restaurant by chef José Avillez in Lisbon. Directly comparable as a premium Portuguese tasting-menu restaurant with MICHELIN recognition and strong international culinary-tourist demand.
• Restaurante Pedro Lemos: MICHELIN-starred fine dining restaurant in Porto with a small, intimate format. Comparable as a chef-led, low-seat-count tasting-menu venue with strong guide recognition.
• Eleven: MICHELIN-recommended fine dining restaurant in Lisbon with contemporary cuisine and a wine-focused experience. Comparable as a premium Portuguese restaurant targeting a similar high-spend local and international clientele.
• Vila Joya: Two-MICHELIN-star destination fine dining restaurant on the Algarve coast. Comparable as a high-end, tourism-dependent Portuguese restaurant whose location itself is part of the experience and pricing.

Broad incumbents

• The Yeatman: MICHELIN-starred restaurant at a luxury wine hotel in Vila Nova de Gaia. Comparable as a high-end Portuguese dining experience, but operates within a broader hospitality and lodging portfolio rather than as a standalone restaurant.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cavalarica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cavalari%C3%A7a

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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