Eat Me Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge

Name

Eat Me Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge

Legal name

Eat Me SA / Eat Me Geneva SA

Website

https://eat-me.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant / Hospitality Dining Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG), Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Cocktail Bars & Lounges (CRANACAD)

Keywords

• International small plates
• Cocktail lounge dining
• Themed tasting events
• Group private dining
• Gift card restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne, Vaud

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue stream from dine-in service at two restaurant locations. Revenue generated from small plates, cocktails, wine, and other beverages across lunch, dinner, and bar service. Food is served in sharing portions inspired by international cuisines.
2. Special Events and Tasting Dinners: Revenue from hosted ticketed events including themed dinners (Clandestino, A Night in Peru, Discover Italy), holiday celebrations (Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve), and anniversary events. Pricing ranges from CHF 79 to CHF 150 per person for special event menus.
3. Gift Cards: Gift cards sold online through Zenchef partner platform, valid for one year from issuance. Can be used for dining or bar purchases at either location.
4. Apéro à Vie Membership: Lifetime membership program offered in partnership with Ta Cave. Members receive one complimentary drink per day (17h-19h) plus one guest drink per visit. One-time membership fee. Valid across Eat Me Lausanne, Eat Me Geneva, Ta Cave Lausanne, and Ta Cave Basel.
5. Group Dining and Corporate Events: Revenue from group dining reservations (10+ persons), corporate events, and private celebrations. Dedicated event inquiry and reservation process available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eat Me Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge operates two physical restaurant locations in Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland, serving international cuisine reimagined as creative sharing-style small plates ("World on Small Plates"). The offering includes a handcrafted cocktail program, wine selection, lunch and dinner service, group dining, special themed and tasting events, gift cards, and the Apéro à Vie lifetime membership program.

Product overview

Eat Me Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge operates as a dual-location restaurant concept featuring international cuisine served on small plates designed for sharing. The core offering includes the "World on Small Plates" dining experience across two Swiss locations (Lausanne and Geneva), complemented by a signature cocktail program, wine selection, lunch menus, and seasonal tasting events. Additional products include gift cards sold via Zenchef for both locations, the Apéro à Vie lifetime membership program (partnership with Ta Cave), and special event packages for New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, and themed evenings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eat Me Lausanne Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
• Eat Me Geneva Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge Full-service dine-in restaurant at Rue Zurlinden 6, 1207 Geneva, in the Eaux-Vives neighborhood. Serves the same 'World on Small Plates' concept with an open kitchen, lounge area, and Apéro Every Day service (17h–19h) in partnership with Ta Cave.
• Gift Cards Digital and physical gift cards for both Eat Me Lausanne and Eat Me Geneva, valid for one year from issuance. Redeemable for food and bar purchases at the issuing location. Sold online through the Zenchef partner platform in variable amounts.
• Apéro à Vie Lifetime Membership Lifetime membership program offered in partnership with Ta Cave. Members receive one complimentary drink per day (wine or signature cocktail) and one guest drink per visit during 17h–19h aperitivo hours. Valid across Eat Me Lausanne, Eat Me Geneva, Ta Cave Lausanne, and Ta Cave Basel.
• Group Dining & Private Events
• Special Themed Dining Events
• Wine Degustation Events

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ta CavecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Eat Me joined Ta Cave's 'Apéro à Vie' lifetime membership program — originally created at Ta Cave Lausanne. Eat Me became the first STAMM Ta Cave Members partner, integrating the membership at both Lausanne and Geneva locations. Ta Cave is one of Lausanne's most beloved wine destinations. The partnership provides Eat Me members with a complimentary drink daily (17h-19h) and extends the membership across multiple partner venues.
• Lafourchette (TheFork)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLaFourchette (now TheFork) is the third-party online reservation platform used by Eat Me for table bookings. Previously referenced in privacy policy as a service provider for online bookings.
• Allegria (Domaine Allegria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench wine estate from Pézenas, Languedoc (family d'Aboville). Allegria has partnered with Eat Me for multiple wine tasting events. Featured in November 2025 tasting dinner at Eat Me Geneva alongside Revancha.
• RevanchaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWine project by Roberto de la Mota and his son Rodrigo, based in Mendoza, Argentina. Revancha wines were featured alongside Allegria at a November 2025 tasting dinner at Eat Me Geneva, showcasing two continents of winemaking.
• Pachacamac Restaurant (Chef Cecilia Zapata)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian restaurant in Geneva whose chef, Cecilia Zapata, collaborated with Eat Me Chef Francesco Mauri for the 'A Night in Peru' guest chef event on July 23, 2020.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hiltl: Zurich-based vegetarian restaurant often cited as the world's oldest vegetarian restaurant, with a small-plates/sharing-format concept. Comparable Swiss casual full-service model with strong brand heritage and multi-decade operating history.
• Tibits: Swiss vegetarian restaurant chain serving buffet-style small plates across multiple Swiss cities. Closest Swiss peer on small-plates/sharing-format concept, casual full-service model, and multi-city Swiss operational approach.
• La Bottega Geneva: Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Geneva where Eat Me Executive Chef Francesco Mauri previously earned the restaurant its first Michelin star. Closest talent-and-cuisine peer for Eat Me Geneva and the most credible quality benchmark in the local market.
• Polpo: London small-plates Italian-inspired concept by Russell Norman built around sharing dishes and craft beverages. Direct international reference point for the "small plates + cocktails" operating model that Eat Me's World on Small Plates concept emulates.
• Ta Cave: Wine bar operator with venues in Lausanne, Geneva, and Basel that created the Apéro à Vie lifetime membership program and partnered with Eat Me. Direct concept overlap on aperitivo/lounge service, Swiss beverage-led hospitality, and shared membership ecosystem.

Regional players

• Café du Soleil (Lausanne): Long-established Lausanne bistro and traditional Swiss dining venue operating in the same Lausanne market as Eat Me. Comparable full-service casual restaurant model competing for the same local lunch and dinner diner base.
• Café de Grancy: Bistro-style Lausanne restaurant operating in the Lausanne dining scene. Comparable regional full-service operator in the same city with shared lunch and after-work customer base.
• Au Petit Rameau: Established Geneva full-service restaurant in the local dining market. Comparable regional operator competing with Eat Me Geneva for working professional lunch and group dinner occasions in Suisse Romande.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/eat.me.switzerland
• Instagraminstagram.com/eatme.swiss
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eat-me-restaurant-cocktail-lounge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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