La Bodeguita de Mima

What La Bodeguita de Mima does

La Bodeguita de Mima is a family-owned Cuban restaurant and rum bar founded in 2014 by cousins and chefs Fernando Martinez and Yaniel Martinez in Louisville, Kentucky. The restaurant operates from a single location at 725 East Market Street, themed around 1950s Cuba, and is named after the family matriarch Mima, who immigrated from Cuba in 1994. Its core offering is a traditional Cuban dinner menu (Ropa Vieja, Lechón Asado, Arroz Imperial, Pollo Asado) paired with an extensive rum and cocktail program, prepared daily by the two chef-owners who learned the cuisine from their mothers and grandmother.

The business generates revenue through three primary streams: traditional dine-in service, a private dining room accommodating up to 20 guests for events such as wedding rehearsals, birthdays, business meetings, retirement parties, and holiday gatherings, and a premium experiential package called "Havana Nights" launched in August 2024, which offers chauffeured pick-up and drop-off in a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air across three escalating tiers. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via walk-in dining, online ordering through the Toast Tab platform, reservations through the website and OpenTable, and direct booking for private events and Havana Nights packages. Pricing for the premium experience and private events is quote-based, while dine-in menu prices are not publicly disclosed.

The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, no parent entity, and no subsidiaries. With a headcount of approximately 5 employees and a single-location footprint serving the Louisville metropolitan area, the business relies on local consumer dining traffic, private-event bookings, and experiential occasion dining for its revenue base. Technology usage is limited to standard hospitality SaaS integrations (Toast Tab, OpenTable, UserWay) with no proprietary platform, in-house AI/ML capability, or API offering.

Name

La Bodeguita de Mima

Legal name

LA BODEGUITA DE MIMA

Website

https://labodeguitademima.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Bodeguita de Mima is a family-owned Cuban restaurant and rum bar in Louisville, Kentucky, founded in 2014 by chef-owners Fernando and Yaniel Martinez. It serves local diners with traditional Cuban cuisine, a private dining room for events up to 20 guests, and the premium Havana Nights experiential package.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cuban Restaurant and Rum Bar

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Cocktail Bars & Lounges (CRANACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cocktail Lounges & Speakeasies (MPAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Cuban restaurant dining
• Rum bar cocktails
• Private event catering
• Experiential dining packages
• Authentic Cuban cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from food and beverage sales during operating hours. Menu includes Cuban dinner offerings and a dedicated drinks menu featuring rum cocktails, mojitos, and other Cuban-inspired beverages.
2. Havana Nights Experience Packages: Premium experiential dining package featuring chauffeured transportation in a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, fedoras, collectibles, and multi-course dinners. Three tiers available: base Havana Nights, A Night In Havana (adds four-course dinner), and All Night In Havana (adds wine/mojitos, cigars, after-dinner cocktails).
3. Private Dining Events: Revenue from hosting private events including wedding rehearsals, birthday parties, pharmaceutical meetings, business meetings, retirement parties, and holiday gatherings in a dedicated private dining room.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

La Bodeguita de Mima is a Cuban restaurant and rum bar that serves traditional Cuban cuisine (Ropa Vieja, Lechón Asado, Arroz Imperial, Pollo Asado) alongside a full cocktail and rum menu in an immersive 1950s Cuba-themed setting. The restaurant also offers a premium Havana Nights chauffeured dining experience featuring a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, and a private dining room for events up to 20 guests including wedding rehearsals, birthdays, and business meetings.

Product overview

La Bodeguita de Mima is a Cuban Restaurant and Rum Bar offering an immersive 1950s Cuban dining experience. The core offerings include a dinner menu featuring traditional Cuban cuisine (Ropa Vieja, Lechón Asado, Arroz Imperial, Pollo Asado) prepared by Chef Fernando Martinez and Chef Yaniel Martinez, and a drinks menu showcasing Cuban rums and cocktails. The premium Havana Nights Dining Experience provides Chauffeured transportation in a vintage 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air with tiered packages. Additional services include a Private Dining Room for events up to 20 guests, online ordering via Toasttab, and gift cards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Havana Nights: A premium dining experience featuring chauffeured pick-up and drop-off services in a vintage 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, with packages including food, drink, collectibles, fedoras, and framed pictures. Packages offered: 'Havana Nights', 'A Night In Havana', and 'All Night In Havana'.

Products and services

• Dinner Menu Cuban dinner menu featuring traditional dishes such as Ropa Vieja, Lechón Asado, Arroz Imperial, and Pollo Asado, prepared by Chef Fernando Martinez and Chef Yaniel Martinez and served in a 1950s Cuba-themed dining setting.
• Drinks Menu Full bar and cocktail menu featuring Cuban rums, mojitos (regular and passion fruit), piña coladas, and specialty Cuban-inspired beverages served at the restaurant and rum bar.
• Havana Nights Dining Experience Premium chauffeured dining experience featuring vintage 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air transportation with three package tiers offering escalating amenities including fedoras, framed photos, four-course dinners, wine/mojitos, cigars, and after-dinner cocktails.
• Private Dining Room Private dining space for special occasions accommodating up to 20 guests via OpenTable reservations, with professional staff assistance for menu planning, beverage needs, and service requests. Suitable for wedding rehearsals, birthday parties, pharmaceutical meetings, business meetings, retirement parties, and holiday gatherings.
• Online Ordering Customer-facing online food ordering system powered by the Toast Tab platform, allowing customers to place orders for pickup or delivery from La Bodeguita de Mima.
• Gift Cards Digital and physical gift cards available for purchase through the Toast Tab platform.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Lola's Cuban Food: Independent Cuban restaurant and bar offering traditional Cuban plates and mojito-focused drink program; ecosystem reference for small-format Cuban restaurants that compete in the same consumer segment.

Emerging players

• Sazon Cuban Cuisine: Independent Cuban-themed restaurants serving traditional Cuban cuisine alongside rum cocktails; smaller-scale comparable of the Cuban food + rum bar concept.

Direct peers

• Old Havana Cuban Cuisine: Traditional Cuban restaurant focused on authentic Cuban food with a rum/cocktail menu; comparable full-service Cuban dining format where bar sales complement food.
• 90 Miles Cuban Cafe: Cuban cafe and bar offering traditional Cuban plates, sandwiches, mojitos and rum cocktails in an immersive themed setting; comparable small-format Cuban dining + cocktail-bar hybrid.
• Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar: Multi-location Cuban restaurant and rum bar combining traditional Cuban cuisine, an extensive rum cocktail menu, and immersive themed atmosphere — the closest comparable concept to La Bodeguita de Mima's positioning as a Cuban restaurant and rum bar.
• El Exquisito Restaurant: Long-running Cuban restaurant in Miami serving traditional Cuban cuisine and a bar program including mojitos and rum; comparable family-rooted Cuban restaurant with a cocktail/rum bar identity.
• Havana 1957: Cuban restaurant chain explicitly themed around 1950s Havana with traditional Cuban cuisine, mojitos, and live music; directly mirrors La Bodeguita de Mima's 1950s-Cuba atmosphere and rum/cocktail bar strategy.
• Versailles Restaurant: Iconic Cuban restaurant in Miami's Little Havana serving traditional Cuban plates alongside a strong bar/cafecito program; an established benchmark for authentic Cuban dining with bar-led experience similar to the subject.
• Yuca Bar and Restaurant: Cuban/Latin themed restaurant and bar featuring traditional dishes, specialty cocktails and immersive dining — similar themed Cuban restaurant with rum/bar-led programming.

Broad incumbents

• Bahama Breeze: Darden-owned Caribbean/Latin themed restaurant chain with a broad Caribbean menu and a strong rum/tropical cocktail program; an established incumbent demonstrating how themed Caribbean/Latin dining and bar sales scale at chain level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/La-Bodeguita-De-Mima-101262547910345
• Instagraminstagram.com/labodeguitademima
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-bodeguita-de-mima

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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