Erno's Bistro

What Erno's Bistro does

Erno's Bistro is a single-location fine dining French restaurant operating under the legal entity Restaurant Erno´s Bistro GmbH (HRB 36073) from Liebigstraße 15 in Frankfurt am Main's Westend district. Founded in 1974 by Ernst "Erno" Schmitt and acquired in 1995 by current owner Eric Huber, the restaurant has maintained a Michelin star continuously since 1998 and operates a classical French haute cuisine menu with southern French influences under Executive Chef Valéry Mathis, who has been in place since 1995. The core offering comprises multi-course tasting menus (3-course at €159, 4-course at €198), a separate lunch menu (€75–€98), and an à la carte selection featuring premium items such as Osietra Imperial caviar at €380 and lobster dishes, supported by a 700+ position wine list personally curated by the owner.

The business model is a traditional, single-site fine dining operation with revenue generated entirely from on-premise consumption. Service is intentionally limited — lunch 12:00–13:30 and dinner 19:00–20:30, closed Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays — with multiple extended closures per year for winter, Easter, summer, and autumn holidays published through 2027. Pricing is fixed per cover with pay-as-you-go billing; there are no subscription, licensing, or recurring components. Marketing relies on earned media through traditional German and international culinary guides (Guide Michelin, Gault Millau, Der Feinschmecker, Bertelsmannguide, Varta, Aral, Hornstein, Frankfurt geht aus) and word-of-mouth within the upscale dining community.

The company is privately held with no institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no parent company. Eric Huber serves as managing director (Vertreter). Headcount stands at 6, consistent with a small, owner-operated fine dining establishment. There is no app, no API, no digital product surface, and no disclosed AI/ML adoption; the website functions as a marketing and reservation-information channel rather than a transactional platform. The business is not in any active fundraising, M&A, or expansion phase based on the available data.

Name

Erno's Bistro

Legal name

Restaurant Erno´s Bistro GmbH

Website

https://ernosbistro.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Erno's Bistro is a single-location, Michelin-starred fine dining French restaurant in Frankfurt am Main's Westend district, serving tasting menus, à la carte cuisine, and a 700-position wine list to upscale individual diners and business guests since 1974.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining French Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA), Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• French haute cuisine
• Michelin-starred dining
• Wine program
• Tasting menu

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fine Dining Restaurant Service: Traditional sit-down restaurant service with multi-course tasting menus (3-4 courses), à la carte dining, and an extensive wine program featuring 700+ wine positions. Operates as a single-location fine dining establishment in Frankfurt's Westend district.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Erno's Bistro is a single-location French fine dining restaurant offering classical French haute cuisine prepared by Chef Valéry Mathis since 1995. The restaurant provides multi-course tasting menus (3-course at €159 and 4-course at €198), à la carte dining with appetizers, fish, meat, and dessert options, and an extensive 700+ position wine list personally curated by owner Eric Huber. The establishment has held a Michelin star continuously since 1998.

Product overview

Erno's Bistro is a single fine dining restaurant operating as a unified establishment, not a platform or multi-product company. The core offering comprises traditional French haute cuisine prepared by Chef Valéry Mathis since 1995. Services include à la carte dining (appetizers, main courses, desserts), curated tasting menus (Menü du Jour in 3-course and 4-course formats), and an extensive wine selection exceeding 700 positions. The restaurant has maintained a Michelin star since 1998.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Menu du Jour (Tasting Menu) Curated multi-course tasting menus served table-wide only, available in a 3-course format (€159 per person: Amuse Bouche, Vorspeise, Fisch oder Fleischgericht, Käse oder Dessert, Petits Fours) and a 4-course format (€198 per person: Amuse Bouche, Vorspeise, Fisch, Fleisch, Käse oder Dessert, Petits Fours). A separate lunch tasting menu is offered at €75 (3-course) and €98 (4-course).
• À La Carte Menu Individual dish ordering including appetizers (€39–€380, e.g., Lobster Bisque, Oysters, Langoustine Duo, Artichoke Barigoule, Beef Tartar, Beef Carpaccio, Souffléed Egg, Osietra Imperial Gold Caviar 125g), main courses (e.g., Monkfish Medallions €89, Entrecôte with Béarnaise), and desserts (€18–€26, e.g., Crème Brûlée, Gin & Tonic Sorbet, Rhubarb-Darjeeling Sorbet, Apricot Tartelette).
• Wine Selection Extensive wine cellar exceeding 700 positions, personally curated by owner Eric Huber, covering renowned French wine regions including Champagne, Alsace, Loire, Bordeaux, Rhône, Languedoc-Roussillon, and Bourgogne, alongside dessert wines and rare selections.
• Erno's Bistro Restaurant Service Traditional sit-down French fine dining restaurant service operating lunch (12:00–13:30) and dinner (19:00–20:30), closed Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. Located at Liebigstraße 15 in Frankfurt's Westend district, service is reservation-driven and provides the operational backbone for the tasting menus, à la carte offerings, and wine program.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lafleur: Michelin-recognized fine dining restaurant in Frankfurt offering classical French-influenced cuisine with tasting menus, comparable pricing tier, and the same target segment of upscale Frankfurt diners.
• Seven Swans: Michelin-starred Frankfurt fine dining concept with curated multi-course tasting menus, serving the same upscale Frankfurt diner with comparable prix-fixe structure.
• Restaurant Weinhaus Michel: Long-established Frankfurt Westend fine dining restaurant with traditional German/French cuisine and an extensive wine focus, directly comparable to Erno's heritage positioning and wine-led value proposition.
• Tigerpalast: Iconic Frankfurt fine dining venue combining Michelin-level cuisine with entertainment, drawing on the same tourist and corporate clientele base in the city.
• Restaurant Français: Traditional French fine dining restaurant in Frankfurt with comparable positioning, multi-course menus, and historic French culinary heritage — directly competing for the same Westend/corporate fine-dining guests as Erno's Bistro.
• Carmelo Greco: Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Frankfurt's Westend serving multi-course Italian-influenced tasting menus at similar price points, competing directly for the same corporate and special-occasion clientele.

Regional players

• Brasserie Lipp: Historic Parisian brasserie serving classic French cuisine with an extensive wine program; conceptually very close to Erno's 'bistro + French cuisine + curated wine list' heritage, though operating in France.
• Le Train Bleu: Iconic French brasserie/restaurant within the Gare de Lyon in Paris offering classic French cuisine and a substantial wine list, conceptually aligned with Erno's traditional bistro + extensive wine positioning.
• Vendôme: Three-Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Bergisch Gladbach/Cologne region offering classical French-influenced tasting menus at premium pricing — comparable in culinary category and Michelin positioning.
• Tim Raue: Two-Michelin-starred Berlin fine dining destination with multi-course tasting menus in the same premium price band as Erno's; comparable in culinary prestige tier but operates in a different German city.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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