É Um Restaurante

What É Um Restaurante does

É Um Restaurante is a single-location, full-service restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal, operating under a dual-concept model: a concept restaurant serving comfort and sharing cuisine to local residents and visitors in a prestigious area of the city, combined with a social integration project run in partnership with the Crescer organization that provides employment and professional training to people who have lived in chronic homelessness situations. The restaurant is located at R. São José 56, Lisbon, operating Tuesday through Saturday for lunch (12:30–15:00) and dinner (18:30–22:00), with an average per-person price of €14 and a menu spanning appetizers (€6.25–€11), main courses (€17–€19), desserts (€7–€9), cocktails, wines, beers, and non-alcoholic beverages. Signature dishes include Pudim de Azeite e Mel, Batata Doce Mas Brava, and Rissol de Berbigão, executed under Chef Ricardo Guimarães with consultancy from Nuno Bergonse.

The business model is straightforward dine-in retail: revenue is generated exclusively from on-premise food and beverage sales on a pay-as-you-go basis, with no delivery, catering, merchandise, or licensing streams disclosed. The restaurant employs 29 staff and sources customers through a mix of walk-in traffic, phone reservations (916 051 969), its own website, and the La Fourchette/The Fork online reservation platform, with light marketing via Instagram and Facebook. There is no proprietary technology stack, no app, no AI capability, and no franchise or multi-unit operations; the company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, ownership structure, or institutional investors in the source data.

Name

É Um Restaurante

Legal name

É Um Restaurante

Website

https://eumrestaurante.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

É Um Restaurante is a single-location, full-service Lisbon restaurant offering comfort and sharing cuisine alongside a social integration program in partnership with Crescer that trains and employs people who have experienced homelessness, serving walk-in and reservation-based diners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

Keywords

• Traditional dining services
• Concept restaurant
• Social integration dining
• Lisbon casual dining
• Restaurant reservations

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue generated from dine-in meals, including appetizers, main courses, desserts, cocktails, wines, beers, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. Average menu price is 14 euros per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

É Um Restaurante operates a traditional dine-in restaurant in Lisbon offering lunch and dinner service (Tuesday to Saturday, 12:30–15:00 and 18:30–22:00). It functions as a concept restaurant that combines everyday hospitality with a social integration project developed in partnership with the Crescer association, offering guests meals at an average price of €14 per person.

Product overview

É Um Restaurante is a single-concept restaurant in Lisbon operating as both a dining establishment and a social integration project. The restaurant offers comfort and sharing cuisine, featuring seasonal menus with signature dishes including Pudim de Azeite e Mel (Olive Oil and Honey Pudding), Batata Doce Mas Brava, and Rissol de Berbigão. The restaurant operates a dual-concept model combining fine dining with a social mission through its partnership with Crescer organization, which provides employment and training opportunities for people who have experienced chronic homelessness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunch and Dinner Dine-In Service Traditional sit-down lunch (12:30–15:00) and dinner (18:30–22:00) service offered Tuesday through Saturday at R. São José 56, Lisbon, with an average price of €14 per person, led by chef Ricardo Guimarães.
• Social Integration Restaurant Concept A concept positioning that integrates the restaurant's operations with a social project run in partnership with the Crescer association, allowing guests to participate in a socially purposeful dining experience.
• Online Restaurant Reservations Table reservation service for guests of É Um Restaurante, operated through the La Fourchette/The Fork online reservation platform.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CrescercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrescer is a social organization that partners with É Um Restaurante to implement an intelligent social integration strategy. The restaurant provides employment and training to people who live or have lived in chronic homelessness situations. This is a core part of the restaurant's dual concept mission.
• La Fourchette (The Fork)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLa Fourchette provides online reservation system integration for É Um Restaurante, allowing customers to book tables through The Fork platform. The integration is referenced on the restaurant's website and Facebook page.
• PeggadaminorOthersPeggada appears as a partner directory listing (peggada.com) for É Um Restaurante, providing visibility in a business directory.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cervejaria Portugália: Historic Lisbon casual dining chain serving Portuguese classics at accessible prices. Comparable as a Lisbon casual Portuguese restaurant operator, but at a much larger multi-location scale.
• Ibersol SGPS: Portuguese-listed restaurant group operating multiple casual and quick-service brands in Portugal and abroad. Comparable only at the broad industry level; operates at much greater scale and is purely commercial.
• Time Out Market Lisboa: Curated food hall in Lisbon featuring multiple chef-led restaurants and casual concepts under one roof. Comparable as it aggregates Lisbon's casual and concept dining offerings, but operates at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Cervejaria Ramiro: Iconic Lisbon casual dining institution serving Portuguese seafood and comfort food at mid-range prices. Directly comparable as a Lisbon-based full-service casual Portuguese restaurant with no proprietary tech and a traditional dine-in model.
• Belcanto: Two-Michelin-star Lisbon fine dining restaurant by chef José Avillez. Comparable as a Lisbon chef-led concept restaurant, but at a significantly higher price point; serves as an upscale reference for the same customer base.
• Café de São Bento: Long-established Lisbon casual restaurant specializing in traditional Portuguese meat dishes in a heritage setting. Comparable in concept, location tier, and target audience.
• Taberna da Rua das Flores: Traditional Lisbon taberna offering Portuguese comfort cuisine in a casual, shareable format in the historic center. Comparable in concept (Portuguese sharing cuisine, casual service) and target customer (tourists and locals).
• Feitoria: Lisbon-based full-service restaurant offering elevated Portuguese cuisine. Comparable in offering chef-driven Portuguese menus and serving the same demanding Lisbon dining audience.

Others

• La Fourchette / The Fork (Tripadvisor): Online restaurant reservation platform used by É Um Restaurante. Enabler/distribution partner rather than a competitor; key customer acquisition channel.
• Crescer (CrescerSer): Portuguese social organization partnering with É Um Restaurante for its homelessness integration program. Not a competitor but a core strategic partner whose continuation underpins the restaurant's social mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%C3%A9-um-restaurante

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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