La Paillote Bambou

Name

La Paillote Bambou

Legal name

SARL MATIS

Website

https://lapaillotebambou.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beach Club and Restaurant Hospitality

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Rooftop Bars & Beach/Pool Bars (THAFAEAJ)

Keywords

• Beach club services
• Mediterranean restaurant dining
• Cocktail bar services
• Beachfront event venue
• Seaside hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Mauguio

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Mediterranean cuisine service for lunch and dinner, featuring grilled fish, seafood, colorful salads, and shareable plates. Operates as a seafront restaurant with a daily specials board.
2. Beach club services: Beach access with transats and lounge beds. First-line beach access available by reservation. Towels not provided; picnics prohibited. Daily service from morning to evening.
3. Bar and cocktail services: Full-service beach bar serving freshly pressed juices, signature cocktails, and refreshments. Menu designed by the in-house Bar Chef with revisited classics and summer creations.
4. Event venue rental: 1,500 m² event space with three modular rooms accommodating 10 to 800 guests. Services corporate dinners, birthdays, gala dinners, cocktail receptions, and seated meals. Includes technical equipment (sound, lighting, microphone) and dedicated team. Mediterranean catering by the Chef.
5. Gift cards (bons cadeaux): Digital gift cards sold online and sent via email. Subject to 14-day withdrawal period. Processing through Zenchef payment system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Paillote Bambou operates a beach club, Mediterranean restaurant, and cocktail bar on Plage du Couchant at La Grande-Motte, France, offering beach access with transats and lounge beds, lunch and dinner service featuring grilled fish and seafood, signature cocktails, and a 1,500 m² event venue with three modular rooms hosting 10 to 800 guests. The establishment also sells digital gift cards processed through the Zenchef reservation platform.

Product overview

La Paillote Bambou is a beach club, restaurant, and cocktail bar establishment operating since 1996 on Plage du Couchant in La Grande-Motte, France. The venue offers an integrated experience combining beach services (lounge chairs and transats with beach service), a Mediterranean restaurant under Chef Hervé Guyard, a cocktail bar with signature drinks, a tapas menu, and a 1,500 m² event space with three modulable rooms accommodating 10 to 800 guests. Online reservations and payments are managed through Zenchef integration. The venue operates daily from 10h to 2h, open 7 days a week.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,500 m² of event space accommodating up to 800 guests in three modular rooms
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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.

• ZenchefcoreTechnology or IntegrationZenchef is a SAS company (RCS Paris: 528 389 794 00033) headquartered at 63 avenue de Villiers, 75017 Paris. They provide the online reservation and payment processing system for La Paillote Bambou, handling bookings for both beach and restaurant. Gift cards are also processed through Zenchef. Zenchef uses this data for reservation management, payments, invoicing, marketing, and survey purposes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bagatelle Beach: French Riviera beach club in Saint-Tropez offering Mediterranean dining, cocktail bar, and beach service in a comparable daytime-to-nighttime daypart model.
• La Guérite: Beachfront restaurant on Île Sainte-Marguerite near Cannes combining Mediterranean cuisine, cocktails, and event capabilities in a similar integrated beach-club format.
• Chez Francis: Long-standing beachfront restaurant on Pampelonne beach serving Mediterranean cuisine and beach club services — a direct French beach restaurant peer.
• Club 55: Iconic beachfront restaurant and club on Pampelonne beach in Saint-Tropez, combining Mediterranean dining, beach service, and events on the French Riviera — the most direct comparable in terms of beach club + restaurant + event offering.
• Shellona Saint-Tropez: Beachfront restaurant and club in Saint-Tropez with Mediterranean cuisine, cocktails, and beach service — directly comparable beach club daypart concept.

Broad incumbents

• Nikki Beach: Established global beach club brand with a Saint-Tropez location, offering beach service, restaurant, bar, and events in a luxury beachfront setting — operates at a larger, multi-country scale than La Paillote Bambou.
• La Réserve à la Plage: Beach restaurant at La Réserve Ramatuelle hotel, offering luxury Mediterranean dining and beach service — comparable luxury beachfront positioning tied to a hotel operator.

Emerging players

• Loulou Beach: French Riviera beach club concept pairing Mediterranean dining with a curated bar and event programming — comparable integrated beach club model.
• Le Café de la Plage: Independent beachfront cafés and restaurants across the French Mediterranean that combine casual dining with beach service — comparable format at smaller or more local scale.

Regional players

• La Petite Plage: Beachfront restaurant and bar in Marseille offering Mediterranean cuisine and seafront dining — comparable French Mediterranean beach-restaurant concept in a different regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lapaillotebambou
• Instagraminstagram.com/paillotebambou/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-paillote-bambou

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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