H15 MAD & KULTUR i KØDBYEN

What H15 MAD & KULTUR i KØDBYEN does

H15 MAD & KULTUR i KØDBYEN (operating as H15 Kødbyen) is a privately held, multi-concept food and culture venue housed in a 1,600 sqm converted 1953 freight hall at Slagtehusegade 1 in Copenhagen's Grå Kødby (meat packing district). Founded in 2015 when the Copenhagen Municipality put the property up for sale and H15 took on the lease, the venue has been developed since 2016 under the "Plads til Alle" (Space for Everyone) motto into an integrated hospitality and cultural hub. The company employs 11–50 people and has no disclosed parent, investors, or external funding rounds.

The venue generates revenue through three distinct streams: Madenitaly, a plant-based Italian restaurant and bar serving Roman-style pizza, fresh pasta, and antipasti (menu items priced 45–195 DKK for mains, 95–130 DKK for cocktails, open Wednesday–Sunday with extended hours Friday–Saturday); event venue rental across three spaces — Scene (up to 175 guests), Studio (up to 90 guests), and Fragthallen (up to 160 guests) — which combine to a total capacity of 250 guests for corporate workshops, conferences, receptions, private parties, weddings, and concerts; and Kødbyens Købmand, a specialty grocery store within the same building offering organic and local products. Customer segments are split between individual consumers seeking social dining and cultural experiences and corporate or private clients booking event spaces. Reservations are managed through the EasyTablebooking SaaS platform for restaurant tables and via email ([email protected]) for venue rental; marketing runs through the company website (h15.dk), Facebook, and email outreach.

The business is fundamentally a physical venue operation with no proprietary software, no mobile app, no API, and no disclosed technology platform beyond standard third-party booking tools. The core "technology" is operational know-how in running a multi-concept hospitality and event business in a single heritage building, anchored by a prime central Copenhagen location near Metro and the Central Station. The company has no disclosed revenue, management team, awards, patents, or AI/ML capabilities, and there is no evidence of acquisitions, leadership changes, or external capital events.

Name

H15 MAD & KULTUR i KØDBYEN

Legal name

H15 Kødbyen

Website

https://h15.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

H15 Kødbyen operates a 1,600 sqm multi-concept food, event, and culture venue in a converted 1953 freight hall in Copenhagen's Grå Kødby, comprising the plant-based Madenitaly restaurant, three event spaces (Scene, Studio, Fragthallen), and the Kødbyens Købmand specialty grocery store, serving both individual diners and corporate/private event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality venue complex

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Event venue rental
• Live music venue
• Specialty grocery retail
• Plant-based cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen, Capital Region

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Revenue from food and beverage sales at Madenitaly restaurant, including Roman-style pizza, pasta dishes, antipasti, desserts, and drinks. Open Wednesday-Sunday with late hours on weekends.
2. Venue rental: Revenue from renting event spaces (Studio, Scene, Madenitaly/Fragthallen) for private events, corporate functions, conferences, and cultural events. Capacity up to 250 persons when combining spaces.
3. Specialty retail: Revenue from Kødbyens Købmand specialty grocery store selling curated quality goods with focus on organic and local products, delicacies and specialties not found in regular supermarkets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

H15 Kødbyen operates a multi-concept food and culture venue at Slagtehusegade 1 in Copenhagen's Kødbyen district. The venue houses Madenitaly, an Italian-inspired restaurant and bar serving Roman-style pizza, fresh pasta, and antipasti with a plant-based menu; Scene and Studio, two event spaces accommodating up to 175 and 90 guests respectively for concerts, conferences, and private events; and Kødbyens Købmand, a specialty grocery store focused on organic and local products. Combined venue capacity reaches 250 persons for corporate and private events.

Product overview

H15 Kødbyen is a food and culture venue complex in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District comprising multiple distinct offerings. The main venue houses Madenitaly Restaurant & Bar (Italian-inspired comfort food including Roman-style pizza and fresh pasta), two event spaces called Scene (175 guests) and Studio (90 guests), and Fragthallen (160 guests) which serves as both a restaurant space and event venue. Additionally, Kødbyens Købmand is a specialty grocery store within the complex. The venue also offers comprehensive event rental services for corporate and private events with combined capacity up to 250 guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Madenitaly Restaurant & Bar

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vinleverandører (Wine suppliers)minorOthersH15 houses other smaller businesses including their own wine suppliers, mentioned as part of the diverse tenant/community ecosystem in the venue.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Madklubben: Danish restaurant group operating multiple casual-to-upscale dining concepts in Copenhagen and beyond. Comparable business model of multi-brand restaurant operations serving similar urban Danish diners.
• Wulff & Konstali: Copenhagen-based food and catering group with multiple restaurant concepts and event services. Highly comparable as a multi-concept operator combining dining, catering, and venue-style offerings.
• Meyers Madhus: Claus Meyer's flagship restaurant and food concept group focused on sustainability, organic sourcing, and quality. Comparable to H15 on plant-based/organic positioning and curated multi-concept food experiences.
• Reffen: Copenhagen-based multi-concept food and cultural venue combining street food, events, and community programming. Closest direct peer to H15's multi-use Kødbyen model with shared reliance on cultural footfall and event rental.
• Kødbyens Fiskebar: Restaurant and bar located in Copenhagen's Kødbyen district serving a comparable urban, design-conscious dining audience. Same neighborhood and customer base, directly competing for Kødbyen dining occasions.

Emerging players

• Lagkagehuset: Danish bakery-café chain with retail storefronts and food service. Partially comparable through Kødbyens Købmand's specialty grocery angle, but operates at substantially larger scale and as a bakery-led chain.

Broad incumbents

• Hotel Cecil: Copenhagen concert and event venue with bar/restaurant programming. Comparable on the events-plus-hospitality model but operates at significantly larger scale and as an established incumbent.
• Dalle Valle: Established Danish casual-dining restaurant chain with multiple locations across Denmark. Operates in the same Copenhagen eating-and-drinking market but as a broader chain portfolio rather than a single destination venue.
• Bremen Teater: Copenhagen theater and event venue with associated food and beverage offerings. Overlaps with H15's Scene/Studio event-rental and bar business but is a larger, established cultural operator.

Regional players

• Broens Gadekøkken: Aarhus-based street food and cultural market combining multiple food vendors with events and community programming. Comparable multi-concept food/culture model, but operates in a different Danish city and does not directly compete in Copenhagen.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/H15SCENESTUDIO/events
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h15copenhagen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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