LES PECHEURS

What LES PECHEURS does

Les Pêcheurs is a single-location fine dining seafood restaurant operating at 18 quai des Docks on Port Lympia in Nice, France, founded in 1945 and listed in the Michelin Guide since 2014. The restaurant employs 15 staff and serves Mediterranean and French regional cuisine with a core focus on fresh seafood, anchored by its signature Bouillabaisse (rockfish simmered for four hours daily since 1989 using fresh catch from local fisherman Steve Molinari), Grand Cru saisi Les Pêcheurs (sashimi-style royal sea bream with ginger-yuzu sauce), and an original interpretation of Tarte Tatin. The restaurant also operates a live fish tank (Vivier) supplying fresh lobster, langoustines, and seasonal seafood. The legal entity is SAS LES PÊCHEURS, registered in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, with a stated social capital of 2,000 EUR and SIRET 907 549 612.

The business operates multiple revenue streams: traditional dine-in table service (à la carte, tasting menu, daily menu, group menu), take-away service with dedicated packaging and paid delivery to homes or airports, yacht delivery to vessels docked at Port Lympia, Flying Chef service (chef-prepared meals at customer locations across Côte d'Azur), limousine pickup service, custom event organization (weddings, birthdays, corporate events, business meetings with full or partial privatization and VIP room), special event cake making by the pastry chef, and branded merchandise and retail products (T-shirts, polo shirts, aprons, extra virgin olive oil). The customer base is segmented across tourists visiting Nice and the French Riviera, yacht owners docked at Port Lympia, private event and corporate clients, and group diners of 15 or more.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, driven primarily by Michelin Guide recognition, organic discovery via the waterfront location, and limited international press coverage (Russia, Germany). The restaurant maintains a bilingual French/English WordPress website and a Facebook page; no mobile app, delivery platform integration, or online booking system is reflected in the data. There is no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, and no parent company structure — consistent with long-term private/family ownership over the 70+ year operating history.

Name

LES PECHEURS

Legal name

SAS LES PÊCHEURS

Website

https://lespecheurs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LES PECHEURS is a single-location, Michelin-recognized seafood restaurant in Nice, France, founded in 1945. It serves traditional Mediterranean cuisine — anchored by signature Bouillabaisse — to tourists, yacht owners, and private event clients from a waterfront location on Port Lympia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Seafood Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Mediterranean seafood
• Traditional french cuisine
• Bouillabaisse specialty
• Event catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cagnes-sur-Mer

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Traditional table service restaurant generating revenue from food and beverage sales to dine-in customers at the Nice waterfront location. Offers various menu options including à la carte, Chef's menu, daily menu, and group menus for events.
2. Take-away and Delivery Services: Special take-away service with dedicated packaging for all dishes, including paid delivery to homes or airports. Also offers yacht delivery service for seafood platters, menu dishes, and special requests including wines and champagnes.
3. Event Organization and Private Dining: Customized event services for weddings, birthdays, corporate events, business meetings including full privatization options, VIP room, special menus, live music, and equipment rental.
4. Flying Chef Service: Chef service that moves and prepares food at customer's location, offering full menu or custom dishes according to requirements.
5. Limousine Pick-up Service: Limousine transportation service across Côte d'Azur for picking up customers, returning them, or delivering to them.
6. Merchandise and Product Sales: Sale of branded Les Pêcheurs merchandise including T-shirts, polo shirts, aprons, and specialty products like extra virgin olive oil.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Les Pêcheurs is a single-location fine dining seafood restaurant at Port Lympia in Nice, France, serving traditional French and Mediterranean cuisine with a focus on fresh seafood — especially its signature Bouillabaisse slow-cooked for 4 hours daily since 1989. Beyond the dine-in experience, the restaurant offers take-away, yacht delivery, Flying Chef, limousine pickup, private event organization, and branded merchandise including olive oil and apparel.

Product overview

Les Pêcheurs is a single-location fine dining seafood restaurant in Nice, France, established in 1945 and recognized by the Michelin Guide since 2014. The restaurant operates as a unified dining establishment rather than a technology platform, offering its culinary products and services primarily through in-house operations. The core offering centers on Mediterranean seafood cuisine, with the Bouillabaisse as its signature dish. Supporting products include specialty dishes (Grand Cru saisi Les Pêcheurs, Tarte Tatin), live seafood from the Vivier, and various menus (Chef Menu, Daily Menu, Group Menu). Additional services encompass Take Away, Yacht Delivery, Flying Chef, Limousine pickup, Event Organization, and Custom Cake services. The restaurant also sells branded merchandise and retail products including olive oil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bouillabaisse Traditional Provençal fish stew prepared with rockfish from local waters, simmered for 4 hours with homemade fish broth and special spices, served with a daily selection of fresh fish cooked in the broth. This is the restaurant's signature specialty for dine-in customers.
• Grand Cru saisi Les Pêcheurs Signature dish featuring specially filleted fresh royal sea bream, prepared sashimi-style with a spicy sauce incorporating ginger and yuzu, offered to dine-in customers as a contemporary Mediterranean specialty.
• Tarte Tatin Restaurant's original interpretation of the classic French dessert, featuring apples glazed with a special technique and served with an ice cream scoop inserted inside to contrast the hot pie's flavor with the cold heart.
• Menu du Chef (Chef's Tasting Menu) Seasonal tasting menu featuring the restaurant's best specialties with suggested wine pairings, plus original chef's specials available by reservation. Targeted at diners seeking a curated multi-course experience.
• Menu du Jour (Daily Menu) Daily rotating menu with original and different dish options, including a starter, main course, and special pastry chef dessert.
• Menu Groupe (Group Menu) Customized menus for groups of 15 or more, available for birthdays, weddings, corporate events, and business meetings, with options for full or partial privatization, VIP room, vegetarian and vegan options.
• Take Away Service Takeaway service with special packaging for all dishes, including optional paid delivery to homes or the airport.
• Yacht Delivery Service Special delivery service to yachts docked at Port Lympia in Nice, offering seafood platters, menu dishes, or custom dishes upon request, with special offers for wines and champagnes.
• Flying Chef Service Chef service that travels to prepare meals at the client's location across the Côte d'Azur, offering full menu dishes or custom preparations according to client requirements.
• Limousine Pick-up Service Limousine transportation service across the Côte d'Azur for picking up customers, returning them, or delivering to them.
• Event Organization Service Full event organization for New Year's Eve, birthdays, weddings, special evenings, corporate events, and business meetings, including special menus, pastry service, live music, and equipment rental.
• Special Event Cake Service Custom cake making by the pastry chef for weddings, birthdays, meetings, and celebrations, with options for decorations and personalized desserts.
• Les Pêcheurs Branded Merchandise Branded clothing line including T-shirts, polo shirts, and aprons featuring the Les Pêcheurs logo, sold to restaurant customers and visitors.
• Les Pêcheurs Branded Olive Oil Restaurant-branded extra virgin olive oil from the region, sold to customers as a retail product.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Steve Molinari (Local Fisherman)coreOthers · 1 January 1989Steve Molinari is the dedicated local fisherman who supplies fresh rockfish daily from fishing activities around Nice. This partnership ensures the restaurant receives the freshest seafood possible, directly supporting signature dishes like the Bouillabaisse.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mirazur: Mauro Colagreco's three-Michelin-star restaurant in Menton on the French Riviera. Same regional competitive set for affluent Mediterranean cuisine tourists; larger scale and starred status make it an aspirational incumbent rather than a same-tier direct peer.
• La Petite Maison: Multi-location French-Mediterranean restaurant group (originating in Nice, now in London, Dubai, Miami). Comparable cuisine category and Riviera heritage, but operates as a multi-city group with a broader, more contemporary casual-luxe positioning.
• La Vague d'Or: Arnaud Donckele's three-Michelin-star restaurant at Cheval Blanc, Saint-Tropez. Comparable as a French Riviera luxury seafood destination competing for the same high-spend international tourist; operates at a much higher tier and scale.
• Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse: Alain Ducasse's three-Michelin-star flagship at Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo. Comparable as a French Riviera Mediterranean fine-dining institution competing for international luxury travelers; significantly larger and more recognized.

Direct peers

• Le Plongeoir: Fine-dining seafood restaurant perched on a former diving platform in Nice's port. Highly comparable on cuisine (Mediterranean seafood, refined service), geography (Nice waterfront), and target customer (upscale tourists and locals).
• Bistrot de la Marine: Long-established seafood bistrot in Saint-Tropez serving classic French seafood and Provençal specialties. Directly comparable concept — a heritage seafood-focused French restaurant in a Riviera port town serving tourists — though at a different location.
• Chez Palmyre: Iconic Marseille seafood institution at the Vieux-Port serving bouillabaisse, rockfish soup, and Provençal seafood. Highly comparable on cuisine tradition (Provençal seafood, bouillabaisse specialty), heritage positioning, and Mediterranean port location.
• Café de Turin: Historic seafood brasserie on Place Garibaldi/Port area in Nice, famous for raw oysters, shellfish platters, and traditional Niçoise seafood. Direct competitor serving the same tourist and local clientele at the same Nice waterfront with a comparable heritage positioning.
• Le Neptune Plage: Beachfront seafood restaurant on Nice's Promenade des Anglais with traditional Mediterranean fish cuisine. Comparable on cuisine, Nice geography, and waterfront dining positioning, though more casual/daytime oriented than Les Pêcheurs.

Regional players

• La Réserve de la Plage: Beachfront Michelin-starred restaurant in Ramatuelle near Saint-Tropez serving Mediterranean seafood. Comparable cuisine and Riviera luxury positioning, but operates on Pampelonne Beach rather than at a port, drawing a beach-tourist clientele.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LesPecheurs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-pecheurs

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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