Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

What Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar does

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar is a privately held, multi-location seafood restaurant group founded in the 1940s in the New Orleans French Quarter. The company operates full-service dine-in restaurants that specialize in fresh Gulf Coast oysters — particularly chargrilled oysters prepared with Parmesan breadcrumbs and housemade char butter — alongside a broader Creole and Cajun menu that includes gumbo, turtle soup, crawfish étouffée, jambalaya, and Wagyu beef and pasta items. It serves tourists, local diners, families, and event hosters through three (and per the company website, four) physical locations: the original French Quarter flagship at 739 Iberville Street, the Lakefront location at 7400 Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain (opened 2018), and the Gulfport, Mississippi beachfront location at 942 Beach Drive, with a Pensacola Beach presence referenced in event marketing. The Lakefront and Gulfport sites also operate as live-music venues.

The business model is a traditional restaurant revenue engine with three complementary streams: dine-in food and beverage sales across all locations, private events and catering (with French Quarter buyouts up to 325 guests and Lakefront event space up to 400+ guests), and gift card sales through the Toast Tab platform. Pricing is unit-based (pay-as-you-go) with average menu items ranging from roughly $9–$36, supported by happy-hour and brunch daypart pricing at the Lakefront and Gulfport sites. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, driven by 70+ years of brand reputation, word-of-mouth, earned media coverage (Condé Nast Traveler, WGNO, WWL-TV, Gambit, etc.), organic social on Facebook and Instagram, an email newsletter, and Toast Tab–enabled online reservations and takeout ordering.

The company is led by Proprietor Danny Conwill and President Robbie Orgeron, with Igor Krichmar as Corporate Culinary Director and Nadine Hoover as Events Director. The company is privately held with no disclosed outside investors, parent company, or franchise model; it has no technology products or patents and uses Toast Tab as its primary SaaS integration for reservations, online ordering, and gift cards. In 2024 the company recycled 75,875 pounds of oyster shells through a coastal-restoration program.

Name

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

Legal name

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

Website

https://felixs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar is a privately held multi-location seafood restaurant group operating along the U.S. Gulf Coast, serving fresh oysters and Creole/Cajun cuisine to tourists and locals across locations in New Orleans, Gulfport, and Pensacola Beach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Restaurant / Oyster Bar

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

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Oyster bar dining
• Seafood restaurant
• Creole Cajun cuisine
• Private event catering
• New Orleans dining

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans, LA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving food and beverages to dine-in customers at three physical locations. Menu includes oysters, seafood, Creole/Cajun cuisine, and specialty dishes. Revenue varies by location and daypart (brunch, lunch, dinner).
2. Private Events and Catering: Revenue from hosting private events including corporate gatherings, weddings, family reunions. Company offers event spaces with various capacities and provides catering services for off-site events.
3. Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards through Toast Tab platform, driving future revenue and customer acquisition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar operates three dine-in seafood restaurant locations across the Gulf Coast, serving fresh Gulf Coast oysters shucked to order, signature chargrilled oysters, and classic New Orleans Creole and Cajun cuisine. The company also provides private event hosting at its restaurants and off-site catering services, supported by online reservations, online ordering, and gift card sales through the Toast Tab platform.

Product overview

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar is a multi-location seafood restaurant group operating across the Gulf Coast region. The company operates three primary dine-in restaurant locations (French Quarter, Lakefront, and Gulfport), offering a unified oyster bar and seafood dining experience. The product portfolio includes: (1) the core restaurant dining experience across all three locations featuring fresh Gulf Coast oysters, chargrilled oysters, and classic New Orleans Creole and Cajun cuisine; (2) the Chargrilled Oysters as their signature dish/item; and (3) private event catering services with multiple venue options including the Bourbon Street Balcony and Char Room. The company emphasizes absolute freshness, Gulf Coast provenance, and the tradition of oyster bars where oysters are shucked in front of guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar - French Quarter Original flagship full-service oyster bar and seafood restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter, serving fresh Gulf Coast oysters shucked to order, signature chargrilled oysters, and classic Creole and Cajun cuisine. Open Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm.
• Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar - Lakefront Waterfront full-service oyster bar and seafood restaurant at 7400 Lakeshore Dr. along Lake Pontchartrain, featuring a double-edged oyster bar, expanded menu with Wagyu beef and pasta, and live music entertainment. Open Sunday 10am-9pm, Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday 11am-10pm, Saturday 11am-10pm.
• Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar - Gulfport Beachfront full-service oyster bar and seafood restaurant at 942 Beach Dr. in Gulfport, Mississippi, situated on Highway 90 across from Gulf Coast beaches. Features live music, outdoor dining spaces, Sunday brunch, and a full seafood menu including po'boys, gumbo, and boiled seafood.
• Private Event Catering Full-service private event hosting and off-site catering offered across all Felix's locations, with event spaces including the Bourbon Street balcony, Char Room, and large-capacity buyouts (up to 325 guests French Quarter; 400+ guests Lakefront). Includes oyster shucking, customizable menus, and beverage packages for corporate events, weddings, family reunions, and celebrations.
• Felix's Gift Cards Felix's branded gift cards sold online via the Toast Tab platform, redeemable across Felix's locations for dine-in, takeout, and merchandise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75,875 pounds of oyster shells recycled in 2024 to support coastal habitat restoration

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Casamento's Restaurant: Historic New Orleans oyster bar and seafood restaurant since 1919 in the Garden District. Comparable to Felix's as a long-running, oyster-focused New Orleans dining institution with a devoted local following.
• Mr. Ed's Oyster Bar & Fish House: New Orleans oyster bar with multiple locations serving raw and chargrilled oysters alongside casual seafood fare. Directly comparable to Felix's on oyster-bar format, casual seafood positioning, and multi-unit Gulf Coast operations.
• Acme Oyster House: Iconic New Orleans oyster bar and seafood restaurant operating multiple locations in the French Quarter and Metairie. Directly comparable to Felix's as a competing oyster-centric, full-service Cajun/Creole seafood concept targeting the same tourist and local clientele.
• Pascal's Manale Restaurant: Historic New Orleans Italian-seafood restaurant (since 1913) known for oysters BBB and Italian-Creole fusion. Comparable as a long-standing, full-service New Orleans dining institution with private event space and oyster bar focus.
• GW Fins: Upscale New Orleans seafood restaurant with a daily-changing, fresh-seafood menu and strong tourist following. Comparable to Felix's as a French Quarter-adjacent full-service seafood concept catering to both locals and visitors.
• Bon Ton Café: Historic New Orleans seafood and Creole restaurant in the Central Business District, known for crawfish and oyster preparations. Comparable to Felix's as a multi-decade New Orleans seafood/Cajun concept with private event offerings.
• Drago's Seafood Restaurant: New Orleans-area seafood restaurant famous for its chargrilled oysters, with locations in Louisiana and Mississippi. Direct peer to Felix's on signature oyster preparation, Gulf Coast cuisine, and multi-location Gulf South footprint.

Regional players

• Middendorf's Restaurant: Louisiana seafood restaurant on Lake Maurepas with a long-running seafood-focused menu. Comparable to Felix's in Gulf-region seafood cuisine and family-style dining, though more regional and less tourist-driven than the French Quarter flagship.

Broad incumbents

• Galatoire's Restaurant: Legendary New Orleans fine-dining institution (since 1905) with broader Creole/French menu. Comparable to Felix's as a heritage New Orleans dining brand, though higher-end and broader in cuisine than Felix's oyster-bar focus.
• Commander's Palace: Iconic New Orleans fine-dining institution in the Garden District. Comparable as a multi-generational New Orleans dining brand with strong tourist demand, though broader in cuisine and more fine-dining oriented than Felix's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/felixsoysterbar
• Instagraminstagram.com/felixsoysterbar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/felixs-restaurant-oyster-bar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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