De Hoop Op d'Swarte Walvis

Name

De Hoop Op d'Swarte Walvis

Legal name

De Hoop Op d'Swarte Walvis

Website

https://dewalvis.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

De Hoop Op d'Swarte Walvis is a historic Dutch restaurant founded in 1965 at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam, operating across three 17th-19th century buildings to serve tourists, private event clients (weddings, corporate), and tour operator groups with sit-down dining, Baleine take-away, and curated High Tea/Beer/Wine experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-Service Restaurant / Heritage Hospitality

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI)

Keywords

• Historic restaurant dining
• Dutch cuisine hospitality
• Private event catering
• Craft beer pairing
• Zaanse Schans tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaandam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Full-service restaurant offering lunch and dinner with à la carte and shared dining concepts. Lunch served daily until 16:00; dinner available Thursday through Saturday evenings. All-day menu available during operating hours.
2. Special Events: Private events including weddings, parties, funerals, and business meetings hosted in various historic rooms. Offers catering arrangements and banqueting services.
3. Take-away (Baleine): Streetfood counter offering Dutch snacks, artisanal coffee, refreshing drinks, and local specialty beers for visitors on the go at the Zaanse Schans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

De Hoop Op d'Swarte Walvis operates a full-service historic Dutch restaurant in three interconnected heritage buildings at Zaanse Schans, offering lunch and dinner service, a take-away streetfood sub-brand (Baleine), culinary experiences (High Tea, High Beer, High Wine), and venue rental for weddings, private events, and business meetings across eight distinct rooms and terraces.

Product overview

Restaurant d'Swarte Walvis is a historic Dutch restaurant at Zaanse Schans offering a core dine-in service (lunch Thursday-Saturday 12:00-22:00, Sunday-Wednesday 12:00-17:00 with all-day menu until 16:00) supplemented by its Baleine take-away sub-brand, multiple rentable event spaces (Orphanage, Vleethuis bar, Commander's Room, Regent's Room, terrace), and culinary experience packages (High Tea, High Beer, High Wine). The company serves tour operators and handles private events including weddings and business meetings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baleine: Streetfood take-away outlet located at the street side of D'Swarte Walvis, offering artisanal coffee, refreshing drinks, local craft beers, and traditional Dutch snacks such as Flemish Truffle Parmesan fries, bitterballen, and stroopwafels.

Products and services

• Restaurant d'Swarte Walvis Full-service restaurant offering lunch and dinner with an all-day menu, featuring shared dining concept in three interconnected historic buildings at Zaanse Schans.
• Baleine Take-Away

Named customers1 record

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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BaleineminorOthersBaleine is the take-away streetfood concept operated by D'Swarte Walvis, located at the street side of the restaurant. Offers artisanal coffee, Dutch snacks, local specialty beers, and traditional treats like stroopwafels and bitterballen.
• Café de SlagerminorOthersA bistro-café housed in a national monument from the Golden Age (1684), located across the bridge over the Zaan in Zaandijk. Known for lunch, drinks, dinner, and more than 20 wines by the glass. D'Swarte Walvis refers guests when fully booked.
• Brouwerij HoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe largest craft brewery in the Zaan region located in historic Zaandijk. Features 16 beers on tap with more available in bottles, plus pub food. D'Swarte Walvis features Brouwerij Hoop beers, including the Mosterd Tripel used in High Beer pairing menus. They also offer each other's venues with 15% discount.
• LAB-44minorOthersRestaurant situated in the historical laboratory of a former weapon factory with a terrace and extensive menu. Located on the Hembrugterrein in Zaandam. D'Swarte Walvis refers guests when fully booked and offers 15% discount across locations.
• Tour OperatorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe restaurant actively partners with tour operators visiting Zaanse Schans, offering dining arrangements and group bookings. Eight distinct spaces (rooms, halls, terraces) available for group events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Pannekoekensteyn / traditional Dutch pancake houses at Zaanse Schans area: Long-established Dutch heritage dining concept serving traditional fare to tourist visitors in the Zaanstreek/Zaanse Schans catchment. Comparable as a tourist-geared Dutch full-service dining operator with a heritage theme.
• Brouwerij Hoop: Largest craft brewery in the Zaan region with 16+ beers on tap plus pub food in Zaandijk. Strategic partner of D'Swarte Walvis (the High Beer pairing menu uses Brouwerij Hoop beers) and operates a comparable hospitality venue in the same regional tourism catchment.
• De Kraai / Restaurant De Kraai: Historic Dutch regional restaurant and events venue in the Zaanstreek area. Comparable as a heritage-property dining and events operator in the same broader region as Zaanse Schans.
• Café-Restaurant De Gouden Ton: Traditional heritage Dutch café-restaurant in the Zaan region combining full-service dining with event hosting. Comparable regional heritage dining and events operator competing for the same tourist and local event demand.
• Restaurant De Witte Swaen: Traditional Dutch historic restaurant operating in a heritage building in the Zaan region; comparable as a long-running, heritage-anchored sit-down restaurant serving regional and tourist clientele.

Direct peers

• The Pantry (De Pan): Amsterdam-based Dutch heritage restaurant group operating multiple historic full-service locations that combine traditional Dutch cuisine with tourism-oriented positioning. Comparable business model as a Dutch full-service restaurant serving inbound and domestic visitors in a historic setting.
• Restaurant De Plantage: Historic Dutch full-service restaurant in Amsterdam offering lunch, dinner and private events in a heritage venue. Directly comparable in terms of full-service dining, historic-building positioning, and event/wedding hosting business mix.
• LAB-44 Restaurant: Restaurant set in a historic former-weapon-factory laboratory on the Hembrugterrein in Zaandam, with terrace dining and an extensive menu. Sister/recommended alternative that operates a similar heritage-led dining concept in the same Zaandam region and shares the 15% cross-promotion.
• Café de Slager: Historic bistro-café housed in a Golden Age national monument (1684) in Zaandijk, offering lunch, dinner and drinks. D'Swarte Walvis formally refers overflow guests to Café de Slager with a 15% cross-discount, making it the closest operational and geographic peer.

Emerging players

• Strandpaviljoen De Zeemeermin (representative Dutch heritage-tourism dining): Independent Dutch destination restaurant operating in a historic/iconic tourist setting with terrace dining and event hosting. Comparable as a single-location destination dining operator monetising a unique heritage/tourist location.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Restaurantdeswartewalvis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/de-hoop-op-d'swarte-walvis
• Instagraminstagram.com/restaurantdswartewalvis

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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