Convivio

What Convivio does

Convivio is a single-location gastronomic restaurant operating in the historic Locanda di Colomb building at Champlas Séguin, Cesana Torinese, in the upper Val di Susa valley of the Piedmont Alps, Italy. Established in 2020 (the building has hosted hospitality under the Colomb family since 1996), the restaurant employs approximately 30 people and is led in the kitchen by chef duo Biagio Taddei and Marco Verrone (both born 2001), who combine Piedmontese roots with Apulian heritage and were trained in Michelin-starred kitchens in Piedmont and authentic restaurants in Turin.

The restaurant's product offering centers on two core dining experiences: a seasonal themed tasting menu called "Fuori dalle Righe" (Out of the Ordinary) priced at €110 per person, and an à la carte menu with dishes ranging from €13 (Paris Brest dessert) to €35 (Rib Eye Steak). The kitchen reportedly draws on 63 sourced vegetables and fruits across the menu cycle and invests 112 days of culinary study per menu iteration. Underlying "technology" is traditional gastronomic craft — local Piedmontese ingredients transformed with contemporary international culinary techniques — rather than any proprietary software or platform.

The business model is direct-to-consumer fine dining. Revenue streams are (i) seated dining services at the restaurant with €10 per-guest booking deposits and credit card guarantees processed via Stripe, and (ii) online gift card sales (a flexible €80 gift card and a themed €110 tasting menu gift card, valid for 12 months) via a WooCommerce storefront. Distribution is single physical location plus a global gift card e-commerce channel; the website is multilingual (Italian, English, French) to serve international Alpine tourists. Customer segments are individual diners and couples seeking mountain fine dining, small private groups (up to 6+) for celebrations, and gift card purchasers. The legal entity is Opera s.r.l (P.IVA IT11986750013); no external venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment is indicated in the available material.

Name

Convivio

Legal name

Opera s.r.l

Website

https://convivio.restaurant

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Convivio is a single-location fine-dining restaurant in the Piedmont Alps of Italy, offering a seasonal €110 tasting menu and à la carte dining to individual guests, couples, and small private groups, complemented by online gift card sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Tasting menu
• Italian cuisine
• Mountain restaurant
• Gift cards

Headquarters

HQ city

Cesana Torinese

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dining Services: Revenue from seated dining experiences including a tasting menu (Fuori dalle Righe) at €110 per person and à la carte selections ranging from €13 to €35. The restaurant also accepts booking deposits of €10 per guest.
2. Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards (Gift Card open at €80 and themed tasting menu gift cards at €110) valid for 12 months from purchase date.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Convivio is a fine-dining mountain restaurant in the Piedmont Alps offering in-person seated dining experiences, including a seasonal themed tasting menu (Fuori dalle Righe) at €110 per person and an à la carte menu with dishes priced €13–€35. It supplements in-restaurant dining with online gift card sales (€80 flexible and €110 themed tasting-menu cards) and a €10-per-guest refundable booking deposit. The cuisine combines local Piedmontese ingredients with contemporary international culinary techniques, led by chefs Biagio Taddei and Marco Verrone.

Product overview

Convivio is a mountain gastronomic restaurant offering two main dining experiences: a seasonal tasting menu called 'Fuori dalle Righe' (Out of the Ordinary) and an à la carte menu. The restaurant also sells gift cards (a themed tasting menu gift card at €110 and a flexible 'open' gift card at €80), plus a booking deposit product. The cuisine combines local Piedmontese ingredients with contemporary international techniques, led by chefs Biagio Taddei and Marco Verrone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tasting Menu (Fuori dalle Righe) A seasonal themed tasting menu (Fuori dalle Righe / "Out of the Ordinary") priced at €110 per person, featuring dishes that surprise the idea of balance with non-linear directions such as Raw beef, oysters and verjus; Eggplant, yogurt and sumac; Ziti, morels, cockscomb and parmesan. Offered to restaurant guests at Convivio in Champlas Séguin.
• À La Carte Menu The restaurant's free-form à la carte menu with individual dish prices ranging from €13 to €35, including dishes such as Onion Tarte Tatin and Goat Cheese (€19), Savory Cappuccino with Seafood and Tomato (€24), Ravioli del Plin with Three Roasts (€20), Rabbit Tuna (€22), Quail (€30), Sturgeon (€32), Rib Eye Steak and Vegetables (€35), and Paris Brest dessert (€13). Available to walk-in and reservation guests.
• Gift Card Fuori dalle Righe A €110 gift card voucher redeemable for the current themed tasting menu (Fuori dalle Righe / Out of the Ordinary) at Convivio, valid for 12 months from the purchase date. Cannot be used for à la carte dining. Sold online to individuals purchasing gifts of a dining experience.
• Gift Card open A flexible gift card valued at €80 that can be used for any dining at the Convivio restaurant, valid for 12 months from the purchase date. Sold online to individuals purchasing a gastronomic experience gift.
• Booking Deposit (Caparra Prenotazione) A €10-per-guest reservation deposit (caparra prenotazione) automatically calculated based on the number of guests. Pre-authorized on the guest's credit card via Stripe as a booking guarantee but not charged unless there is a no-show or late cancellation, in which case a €50 per-guest penalty applies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 63 vegetables and fruits used across seasonal menus
• +2 more outcomes

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

One partnership is on record.

• Opera s.r.lminorOthersOpera s.r.l is the legal entity operating Convivio. P.IVA: IT11986750013. This appears to be the parent company or legal business structure under which the restaurant operates.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• The Jane: High-concept fine-dining restaurant in Antwerp set inside a former chapel. Comparable on the dimension of an architecturally distinctive, non-urban venue used to justify destination pricing — a useful conceptual reference for Convivio's heritage mountain setting, though operating in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Le Calandre: Three-Michelin-starred family fine-dining restaurant in Rubano, near Padua. Comparable trajectory of a family-led destination venue that has sustained premium pricing for decades; relevant incumbent benchmark for a long-horizon Convivio.
• Ristorante Da Vittorio: Three-Michelin-starred family-run fine-dining destination in Bergamo. Comparable as a multi-generational Italian fine-dining venue that pairs a destination location with a strong culinary identity — a north star for Convivio's long-term brand-building path.
• Osteria Francescana: Massimo Bottura's three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Modena. Functions as a broader incumbent benchmark for Italian fine dining — the upper bound of where Convivio's tasting-menu, technique-driven concept could eventually reach in recognition and pricing.

Direct peers

• Combal.Zero: Davide Scabin's avant-garde fine-dining restaurant in Rivoli, just outside Turin. Closest geographic peer after Piazza Duomo; comparable fine-dining price positioning and an experimental, technique-driven culinary identity in the Piedmont market.
• Ristorante Piazza Duomo: Three-Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Alba, Piedmont, led by Enrico Crippa. Most comparable peer: same region (Piedmont), same fine-dining positioning, similar focus on seasonal local ingredients interpreted with contemporary technique — exactly the approach Convivio is pursuing.
• Ristorante Del Cambio: Historic fine-dining restaurant in central Turin, operating since 1757. Comparable as a destination dining venue in Piedmont with a heritage location; demonstrates the regional positioning Convivio aims to scale, though at a much more urban address.

Emerging players

• Casa Maria Luigia: Massimo Bottura's boutique inn with a fine-dining restaurant in Modena. Highly relevant conceptual peer: combines a heritage building with a contemporary chef-driven dining offering — the exact structural mix Convivio is operating inside the Locanda di Colomb.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conviviorestaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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