Zum Schwarzen Kameel

What Zum Schwarzen Kameel does

Zum Schwarzen Kameel is a historic Viennese hospitality business operated by PuM Friese GmbH, with origins dating to 1618. The establishment is headquartered at Bognergasse 5 in Vienna's 1st district (Innere Stadt) and operates a multi-venue culinary concept under a single roof: a Bar and Wiener Brasserie open daily from 8:00 to 24:00, the Restaurant Beletage serving lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday, a Frühstück (breakfast) service, an in-house Patisserie, a Delikatessen retail shop, and a curated Weinkeller (wine cellar). The company has only 14 employees, a small footprint that reflects the premium, service-intensive nature of the venue.

The business generates revenue across four streams: dine-in food and beverage across the various venues, retail sales of delicatessen and patisserie products, catering and event services for private and corporate clients, and an e-commerce online shop delivering products across Austria. No specific pricing is publicly disclosed; reservations are accepted online or by phone, and the online shop operates with standard payment and shipping policies. Customer segments are consumer-facing (local Viennese patrons, tourists, gourmet retail buyers) and enterprise-facing (corporate event and catering clients). Marketing is conducted through the company website, online reservation system, and a free email newsletter; distribution is limited to a single physical location plus domestic e-commerce delivery within Austria.

The company is a privately held Austrian GmbH with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no subsidiaries, and no leadership changes recorded in the input data. Operating geographies are restricted to Vienna (physical) and Austria (online shop delivery). The entity's competitive position rests on its multi-century brand heritage, its single prime-location real estate asset, and the breadth of culinary offerings concentrated at one address rather than on proprietary technology or scale advantages.

Name

Zum Schwarzen Kameel

Legal name

PuM Friese GmbH

Website

https://kameel.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zum Schwarzen Kameel is a historic Viennese hospitality business (operating since 1618) running multiple dining venues, a delicatessen, patisserie, and an Austrian e-commerce online shop, serving locals, tourists, and corporate event clients from a single Vienna 1st district location.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining & Delicatessen Hospitality

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Retail Bakeries (311811)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Dessert Cafes & Dessert Bars (Sit-Down) (THAFAGAI), Patisseries & Dessert Boutiques (CRAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Viennese fine dining
• Austrian hospitality
• Delicatessen retail
• Event catering
• Patisserie products

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant and Bar Dining: Revenue from food and beverage service across multiple venues: bar and Wiener Brasserie (daily 8am-midnight), Restaurant Beletage (Tuesday-Saturday lunch and dinner service), and breakfast service.
2. Delicatessen and Patisserie Products: Retail sales of delicatessen items and patisserie products, available both in-store and through the online shop.
3. Catering and Events: Catering services for private and corporate events.
4. Online Shop: E-commerce sales of food products including delicatessen, patisserie, and picnic offerings delivered to customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Zum Schwarzen Kameel operates a multi-venue historic Viennese hospitality business at Bognergasse 5 in Vienna's Innere Stadt, comprising a Bar and Wiener Brasserie (open daily 8am–midnight), the Restaurant Beletage (Tuesday–Saturday lunch and dinner), a Frühstück (breakfast) service, an in-house Patisserie, a Delikatessen retail counter, a Weinkeller (wine cellar), and a Catering & Events service. In addition to on-premises dining and retail, the company sells its delicatessen, patisserie, wine and picnic products through its own e-commerce online shop with delivery across Austria.

Product overview

Zum Schwarzen Kameel is a historic Viennese hospitality business operated by PuM Friese GmbH, offering a multi-venue dining experience including the Bar and Wiener Brasserie (open daily 8:00-24:00), Restaurant Beletage (Tuesday-Saturday for lunch and dinner), Patisserie, Delikatessen, and Weinkeller. The company operates an Online Shop for retail sales of fine food products, pastries, and wines, and provides Catering & Events services. The product portfolio spans full-service restaurant dining, specialty food retail, and e-commerce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Beletage
• Wiener Brasserie
• Bar
• Frühstück (Breakfast Service)
• Patisserie
• Delikatessen
• Weinkeller (Wine Cellar)
• Picknick (Picnic Packages)
• Catering & Events
• Online Shop
• Tagesgerichte (Daily Specials)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Café Central: Historic Viennese coffee house and restaurant in the Innere Stadt offering classic Austrian cuisine, breakfast, and patisserie. Directly comparable to Zum Schwarzen Kameel as a heritage, multi-venue Viennese hospitality destination.
• Café Landtmann: Long-established Viennese café and restaurant near the Ringstrasse serving traditional Austrian fare and patisserie. Comparable as a heritage Viennese hospitality brand with combined café/restaurant operations.
• Demel: Historic Viennese patisserie and chocolatier with retail café operations. Comparable on the patisserie, confectionery, and luxury gifting side of Zum Schwarzen Kameel's business.
• Figlmüller: Famous Viennese restaurant specializing in Wiener Schnitzel and traditional Austrian cuisine. Directly comparable full-service Viennese restaurant with strong heritage brand positioning.
• Plachutta: Iconic Viennese restaurant chain best known for Tafelspitz. Comparable as a heritage Austrian fine dining brand operating multiple locations in Vienna with strong tourist and local appeal.

Emerging players

• Gerstner K.u.K. Hofzuckerbäcker: Historic Viennese patisserie and delicatessen with retail and online ordering. Comparable on the patisserie, delicatessen, and online gourmet retail side of the business.

Broad incumbents

• Palais Coburg: Luxury hotel with a fine dining restaurant in central Vienna. Comparable as an established Viennese fine dining venue with strong tourism, event, and culinary positioning.
• Steirereck: Two-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant in Vienna's Stadtpark. Comparable at the high end of the Viennese fine dining market, anchoring the premium tier where Restaurant Beletage competes.
• Hotel Sacher / Café Sacher: Viennese hotel, restaurant, and patisserie group operating the Original Sacher-Torte and fine dining. Comparable as a broader incumbent combining hospitality, dining, and luxury food retail under one heritage brand.

Regional players

• Kulinarium7: Austrian gourmet retailer and delicatessen focused on premium specialty foods with both store and online presence. Comparable as a regional player in the Austrian gourmet/patisserie retail and online shop space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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