La Coupole Restaurant

What La Coupole Restaurant does

La Coupole is a privately held, single-location café-restaurant and bar operating in central Geneva, Switzerland since 1967 under the legal entity SOCIETE LA COUPOLE CAFE-RESTAURANT SA. The establishment occupies 85 climate-controlled seats split between a restaurant dining room and a bar, situated at Rue Pierre Fatio 15 near Halle de Rive, with extended hours Monday-Friday from 07:45 to midnight and Saturday from 08:30 to midnight (closed Sunday). Head Chef Marcos de Abreu leads a kitchen serving traditional Genevan and French-Swiss cuisine built around locally sourced terroir products, with the signature dish being filets de perche du Léman au beurre citronné (Lake Geneva perch fillets with lemon butter), supplied directly through partner fishermen (Pêcheurs partenaires).

The revenue model is purely transactional, comprising two streams: restaurant dining (food sales — main courses, tapas, desserts) and bar service (approximately 30 cocktails across four categories including mocktails, over 20 whiskies spanning Scottish/Irish/Canadian/bourbon, plus wines, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks). There are no subscriptions, contracts, or enterprise accounts; every sale is a per-cover or per-drink transaction at the point of service. The complementary offering of a 20+ tapa menu served from 18h adds an evening revenue layer alongside traditional lunch (12h-14h) and dinner (19h-23h) services.

The go-to-motion is direct-to-consumer via walk-ins, phone reservations, and the Zenchef online booking platform integrated into the website. Marketing channels are limited to the company's own website (lacoupole.ch) with downloadable PDF menus in French and English, a Facebook page (facebook.com/lacoupolegeneve), Google Business listing, and email newsletter subscription. The company has approximately 15 employees, no parent company or external investor backing, no subsidiaries, and operates exclusively within Switzerland with no stated expansion plans.

Name

La Coupole Restaurant

Legal name

SOCIETE LA COUPOLE CAFE-RESTAURANT SA

Website

https://lacoupole.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Coupole is a privately held, single-location café-restaurant and bar in central Geneva operating since 1967, serving traditional Genevan cuisine (signature Lake Geneva perch fillets), tapas, and a cocktail/whisky bar program to local diners and visitors across an 85-seat venue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-service restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Traditional restaurant dining
• Bar cocktail service
• Genevan local cuisine
• Lake geneva perch
• Swiss café restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Revenue from food service including traditional Genevan cuisine, tapas, signature dishes (perch fillets), and desserts. Customers pay per meal with one-time transaction model.
2. Bar Service: Revenue from beverages including cocktails, whiskies, wines, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks. The bar offers approximately 30 cocktails and over 20 whiskies, generating revenue through per-drink sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Coupole is a traditional café-restaurant and bar in central Geneva (Rue Pierre Fatio 15) operating since 1967, offering full-service Genevan cuisine including a signature dish of perch fillets from Lake Geneva with lemon butter, plus tapas, main courses, and house desserts. The venue includes a climate-controlled 85-seat restaurant area and a bar open daily from 07:45 to midnight, serving approximately 30 cocktails, over 20 whiskies, wines, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks to walk-in and reserved guests.

Product overview

La Coupole is a traditional café-restaurant established in 1967 offering two distinct service areas: a restaurant serving traditional cuisine with signature perch fillets from Lake Geneva, tapas, main courses, and desserts; and a bar providing cocktails, wines, whiskies, and non-alcoholic beverages. The establishment features a climate-controlled dining room with 85 seats and operates from Monday to Friday 07:45-00:00 and Saturday 08:30-00:00, closed Sundays.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining Full-service sit-down dining in an 85-seat climate-controlled restaurant featuring traditional Genevan cuisine, including the signature perch fillets dish, tapas, main courses, and house desserts. Open Monday-Friday 07:45-00:00 and Saturday 08:30-00:00, closed Sundays; kitchen serves 12h-14h and 19h-23h.
• Bar Service On-premise beverage service offering cocktails, whiskies, wines, beers, apéritifs, liqueurs, brandies, and non-alcoholic drinks in a refined bar setting open from 07:45 to midnight daily. Approximately 30 cocktails and over 20 quality whiskies are featured.
• Tapas Menu

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Fishermen (Pêcheurs partenaires)minorOthersLocal fishermen who supply the establishment with fresh perch fillets from Lake Léman (Lake Geneva). These partner fishermen guarantee the quality and freshness of the signature dish—the perch fillets with lemon butter—that is central to La Coupole's identity and menu.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Café de Flore: Famous Parisian café-brasserie combining daytime café service with bar and light dining. Comparable as a heritage European café-bar-restaurant operating across multiple dayparts in a central, iconic location.
• Bistrot Paul Bert: Classic Parisian bistro renowned for traditional French cuisine and a curated wine list. Comparable as an independent, traditional-cuisine European dining institution with strong beverage pairing.
• Le Train Bleu: Iconic Parisian destination brasserie located in the Gare de Lyon. Comparable as a high-footfall heritage brasserie destination combining traditional cuisine and bar service in a landmark venue.
• Brasserie Lipp: Iconic Parisian brasserie with deep heritage, serving classic French cuisine and a strong bar/café culture. Comparable as an established brasserie combining restaurant dining, bar service, and traditional local cuisine in a premium heritage setting.
• Le Relais de l'Entrecôte: French bistro chain with a Geneva location, specializing in a single signature dish and traditional brasserie service. Comparable as a brasserie-format operator leveraging signature dishes and traditional dining in a similar price positioning.

Direct peers

• Café du Soleil: Traditional Geneva restaurant famed for fondue and classic Genevan cuisine. Comparable brasserie-style offering, single heritage location, and similar local-and-tourist customer mix as La Coupole.
• Hôtel de Ville de Crissier: Destination fine-dining Swiss restaurant near Lausanne, similarly built on local terroir and traditional cuisine elevated by a named chef. Comparable as a Swiss heritage dining destination anchored by signature dishes.
• Chez Ma Cousine: Beloved Geneva restaurant chain specializing in traditional cuisine including fondue. Comparable brasserie-format operator in Geneva with a similar traditional-Swiss menu positioning and broad customer appeal.
• Les Armures: Long-established Geneva traditional restaurant in the old town, known for Swiss classics including fondue and local specialties. Highly comparable to La Coupole as a heritage Geneva dining institution serving traditional cuisine to a mixed local and tourist clientele.

Regional players

• Weidmann's Restaurant: Historic traditional Zürich restaurant (operating since 1930), serving classic Swiss cuisine in a heritage setting. Comparable as a long-standing Swiss traditional-cuisine dining institution, though geographically centered on Zürich rather than Geneva.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lacoupolegeneve
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-coupole-restaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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