What Colonia Verde does

Colonia Verde is a privately held, single-location Latin American–inspired restaurant located at 219 DeKalb Avenue in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The restaurant operates four dayparts — dinner (Sun-Thurs 5pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm), weekday lunch (Tue-Fri 12pm-3:30pm), weekend brunch (Sat-Sun 10am-3pm), and a Mon-Thurs Happy Hour — with a menu centered on shared plates inspired by the hearth of Latin American fincas. Menu pricing spans $5-$25 at lunch, $10-$38 at brunch, $12-$36 at dinner, and $11-$17 for craft cocktails, with a chef's special bone-in ribeye priced at $3.95/oz for 24-40oz cuts.

The business extends beyond standard dine-in service through two recurring experiential sub-brands: the Sunday Asado Series, which invites rotating international chefs and grill masters to host open-fire BBQ events in the restaurant's backyard, ticketed through Resy; and Nocturnos, a late-night cocktail program featuring brand-new cocktails and one-of-a-kind mezcales. Additional revenue streams include private events for parties of 10+ guests (booked via direct email inquiry), off-premise catering through a partnership with Comparticatering, and digital gift cards sold through the Toasttab platform.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer neighborhood restaurant with no proprietary technology stack. Customer acquisition and transactional infrastructure rely on third-party SaaS: Resy for reservations and event ticketing, Toasttab for point-of-sale and gift card fulfillment, Eventbrite for event listings, and Comparti Catering for off-site catering logistics. Marketing channels are concentrated in organic social (Instagram, Facebook) and an email newsletter, with event programming — Sunday Asado and Nocturnos — serving as the principal brand and engagement differentiator within the Fort Greene community. The company is independently operated with no disclosed parent, investor backing, or ownership structure beyond the operating entity.

Name

Colonia Verde

Legal name

Colonia Verde

Website

https://coloniaverdenyc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colonia Verde is a privately held, single-location Latin American–inspired full-service restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, serving dinner, lunch, brunch, and happy hour, plus ticketed Sunday Asado grill events and Nocturnos late-night cocktail programming for neighborhood diners and private event guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-service restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Caterers (722320), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Beverage Services (Bar Catering, Mixology, Beverage Programs) (THAHAKAJ), Cocktail Lounges & Speakeasies (MPAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Latin American cuisine
• Full-service restaurant
• Shared dining experience
• Craft cocktail bar
• Private event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food & Beverage Sales: Core revenue from dine-in restaurant service across dinner, lunch, brunch, and happy hour periods. Menu features Latin American-inspired cuisine with items ranging from small plates ($12-$22) to main courses ($25-$38) and cocktails ($11-$17).
2. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold through Toasttab platform for consumer gifting occasions.
3. Sunday Asado Series Events: Ticketed special events featuring visiting chefs and grill masters from around the world. Reservations available through Resy platform.
4. Nocturnos Late-Night Events: Late-night cocktail events featuring brand-new cocktails, one-of-a-kind mezcales. Ticketed events at venues like Bar Convent Brooklyn.
5. Private Events & Catering: Private event hosting for weddings, birthday celebrations, family gatherings, and other special occasions. Catering services through Comparticatering partner. Events require minimum 10 guests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Colonia Verde operates a full-service Latin American-inspired restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, serving dinner, weekday lunch, weekend brunch, and happy hour with an a la carte menu of small plates, handhelds, main courses, and craft cocktails. The restaurant also produces two signature event series (Sunday Asado with rotating international guest chefs and Nocturnos late-night cocktails) and offers off-site catering services and digital gift cards as ancillary revenue streams.

Product overview

Colonia Verde is a Latin American-inspired restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, offering a unified dining experience centered on shared meals inspired by the hearth of Latin American fincas. The core product is its full-service restaurant with distinct meal periods: Dinner Service (Sun-Thurs 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm), Weekday Lunch (Tue-Fri 12-3:30pm), Weekend Brunch (Sat-Sun 10am-3pm), and Happy Hour (Mon-Thurs 5-7pm). Two notable sub-brands extend the offering: the Sunday Asado Series featuring rotating guest chefs doing open-fire BBQ events, and Nocturnos, a late-night cocktail series. Additional revenue streams include catering services for large parties (10+) and gift cards sold through Toast Tab.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dinner Service Full dinner service featuring Latin American-inspired small plates, handhelds, and main courses including trout ceviche, bone marrow, aguachile de camarón, ribeye tacos, pao de queijo burger, picanha, and cast iron pork chop. Served Sunday through Thursday 5pm-10pm and Friday and Saturday 5pm-11pm for individual diners and groups.
• Weekday Lunch Lunch menu available Tuesday through Friday from 12pm-3:30pm featuring shrimp tacos, carnitas tacos, veggie tacos, beef and cheese empanadas, tuna tostadas, and Plato Casero del Dia specials for individual diners and small groups.
• Weekend Brunch Weekend brunch menu available Saturday and Sunday 10am-3pm featuring huitlacoche breakfast arepa, whitefish arepa, queso fundido con rajas, breakfast tacos, chilaquiles, duck calentado, Mexican feijoada, avocado and quinoa bowl, and CV burger for brunch diners.
• Happy Hour Happy hour available Monday through Thursday from 5pm-7pm featuring discounted cocktails including carajillo spritz, michelada, bloody mary, chilli willi, and mimosas.
• Cocktails and Drinks Menu Full bar featuring cocktails, wine, and beer including signature drinks like the La Picosa (chile-infused tequila), El Mezcalero, Gueroni, Ponchito, and CV Martini, plus non-alcoholic options and a selection of wines and beers for restaurant patrons.
• Sunday Asado Series A recurring Sunday event series that invites chefs and grill masters from around the world to take over the backyard for an open-fire BBQ experience inspired by Latin American fincas, with tickets sold through Resy.
• Nocturnos Late-night cocktail event series featuring brand-new cocktails and one-of-a-kind mezcales at Fort Greene's bar for guests seeking late-night entertainment.
• Gift Cards Digital gift cards available for purchase online through the Toasttab platform for consumer gifting occasions.
• Catering Services Off-site catering services for weddings, birthday celebrations, family gatherings, and special events for parties of 10 or more, delivered through a partnership with Comparticatering.
• Private Events Private event hosting at the restaurant for weddings, birthday celebrations, family gatherings, and other special occasions in the restaurant's event space for parties of 10 or more guests, arranged via email inquiry.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ResycoreTechnology or IntegrationRestaurant reservation platform partner. Colonia Verde uses Resy for managing table reservations for regular dinner service and for ticketing Sunday Asado events.
• ToasttabcoreTechnology or IntegrationGift card and point-of-sale platform partner. Toasttab handles digital gift card sales and likely provides restaurant POS services.
• ComparticateringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCatering partner for off-site catering services. Referenced on website as a resource for catering needs.
• EventbriteminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEvent ticketing platform partner. Eventbrite used for promoting and managing tickets for special events and hosted gatherings.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/coloniaverde
• Instagraminstagram.com/coloniaverde
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colonia-verde

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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