Restaurant De Kraai B.V.

Name

Restaurant De Kraai B.V.

Legal name

Restaurant De Kraai B.V.

Website

https://dekraai.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Dessert-Forward Fast Casual (e.g., crepes, churros, waffles) (THAFABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dessert Cafes & Dessert Bars (Sit-Down) (THAFAGAI), Dessert Cafes (Coffee + Desserts) (THAFADAH)

Keywords

• Dutch pancake restaurant
• Traditional Dutch cuisine
• Group event catering
• Heritage site dining
• Casual dining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaandam

HQ country

Netherlands

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 Sales: Revenue from selling pancakes, sandwiches, soups, beverages, and other food and drink items to walk-in customers and reservations.
2. Group Events and Private Bookings: Revenue from hosting group arrangements including weddings (from 50 persons), corporate barbecues, birthday parties, and other private events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Restaurant De Kraai is a dine-in Dutch pancake restaurant operating from an authentic 18th-century Zaanse grain warehouse on the Zaanse Schans heritage site in Zaandam, Netherlands. It sells 29-cm Dutch pancakes made to order along with sandwiches, soups, coffee, pastries, and beverages to walk-in customers and reservations, and hosts group arrangements including weddings (from 50 persons), corporate barbecues, and children's birthday parties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pancake Restaurant Dining Service Dine-in service offering 29-cm Dutch pancakes made to order, plus sandwiches, soups, coffee, pastries, and beverages, served in an 18th-century Zaanse grain warehouse with outdoor terrace on the Zaanse Schans heritage site. Open to walk-in customers and reservations; accommodates gluten-free, lactose-free, and vegan dietary requirements.
• Wedding Arrangements Hosted wedding events at the restaurant for groups of 50 persons or more, with pricing on request. Available as part of combined cultural packages with the Zaans Museum, Verkade Pavilion, Jisper House, Cooperage, and Weaver's House.
• Corporate Barbecue Arrangements Hosted corporate barbecue and private celebration arrangements for groups of 50 persons or more, with pricing on request.
• Children's Birthday Party Package Kids' party box at €14.50 per child including a plain pancake, colouring picture with crayons, glass of lemonade, apple sauce, and ice lolly; designed for children's birthday parties and family lunches at the restaurant.

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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Zaans MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2019Restaurant De Kraai works closely with the Zaans Museum to offer combined group packages for visitors to Zaanse Schans. Group arrangements include visits to the Zaans Museum, Verkade Pavilion, and other museum locations such as the Jisper House, Cooperage, and Weaver's House.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• La Place: Large Dutch casual dining/grand-café operator (VNC Group) with broad menus including pancakes, coffee, and pastries in high-footfall locations. Overlaps with De Kraai's coffee-and-pastry and lunch use cases at greater scale and broader menu depth.
• Van der Valk Hotels & Restaurants: Dutch hospitality group operating hotel-restaurants with pancake and traditional Dutch menus. Comparable family/group dining and event-hosting function, but part of a nationwide hotel chain portfolio.

Direct peers

• De Pannekoekenbakker: Dutch chain of pancake restaurants offering standardized menus and family-friendly service. Comparable product and price point, but operates multiple locations rather than a single heritage site.
• The Pancake Bakery: Amsterdam-based pancake-focused restaurant serving traditional Dutch pancakes, savory and sweet, in a high-tourist location. Directly comparable product (pancakes as hero item), sit-down service model, and tourist-daytrip customer base.
• Pannenkoekenrestaurant De Witte Hoeve: Dutch specialty pancake restaurant with similar sit-down service, family appeal, and traditional Dutch menu focus. Directly comparable product category and operating model.
• Pannenkoekenhuis 't Meulbaarshuis: Traditional Dutch pancake restaurant concept comparable to De Kraai — pancakes and coffee/tea menus, family-friendly, often in heritage or rural settings. Closest direct analogue within the Dutch specialty pancake restaurant segment.

Emerging players

• Dijkstra Eten & Drinken: Smaller Dutch casual restaurant concept focused on traditional Dutch dishes and family dining. Overlaps with De Kraai on family/group lunch offerings and cultural/heritage positioning, but serves broader regional rather than single-tourist-site audiences.

Others

• Brouwerij 't IJ Restaurant: Amsterdam-based brewery-restaurant combining local beverage with Dutch casual dining. Comparable partnership-style operating model with Brouwerij Breugem and overlap in tourist-attached casual dining, though beer-led rather than pancake-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RestaurantDeKraai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restaurant-de-kraai-b-v-

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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