Lidia’s

What Lidia’s does

Lidia's Kansas City is a single-location Italian restaurant operating at 101 W 22nd St in the historic Freight House District of Kansas City, Missouri. The restaurant is privately held and co-owned by Chef Lidia Bastianich, an Emmy-winning television personality and cookbook author, and her daughter Tanya Bastianich Manuali. It serves the Kansas City consumer and corporate-event market with traditional dine-in service, off-premise catering, three private event spaces, and gift card sales.

The core offering is an Italian dinner menu with entrees priced from $17 to $82, anchored by a signature Pasta Tasting Trio at $29-$39 and a periodic Tomato Dinner prix-fixe event at $75 per person. The technology stack is minimal and consists of a BentoBox-hosted website for marketing and reservations and Toast Tab for gift card distribution, with no proprietary platforms, patents, or disclosed AI/ML components.

The business model combines consumer dine-in revenue with B2B-style private event and catering revenue. Marketing channels include Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Operating hours span dinner service Monday through Sunday plus weekday happy hour. The company employs 11 staff, including Executive Chef Cody Hogan (27 years with the Lidia brand), General Manager Jeanette Taylor, and Sales and Events Manager Terra Hammond. There is no indication of franchising, multi-unit expansion, external capital raises, or pending transactions.

Name

Lidia’s

Legal name

Lidia's Kansas City

Website

https://lidias-kc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lidia's Kansas City is a single-location Italian restaurant in Kansas City's Freight House District, co-owned by Chef Lidia Bastianich, offering dine-in service, three private event spaces, catering, and gift cards to local diners and event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-Service Italian Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA), Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant
• Private dining events
• Off-site catering
• Northern Italian cuisine
• Banquet event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-In Restaurant Service: Full-service Italian restaurant offering lunch and dinner with à la carte menu items, pasta tasting trio options, and three-course meal packages. Revenue generated from food and beverage sales during regular operating hours.
2. Private Dining Events: Three private dining spaces (The Loft, The Terrazza, The Pergola) accommodating 60-150+ guests for weddings, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, and cocktail receptions. Revenue from event bookings with dedicated banquet service.
3. Catering Services: Off-site catering for home, office, or events with to-go menu items in disposable pans. Includes optional chafing equipment rental. Lunch and dinner packages available for pickup.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lidia's Kansas City is a full-service Northern Italian restaurant offering dine-in lunch and dinner service, private event hosting across three dedicated venues (The Loft, The Terrazza, The Pergola), off-site catering pickup, and digital gift cards. The menu features antipasti, pasta, seafood, meats, and desserts, anchored by a signature daily three-course pasta tasting trio. The restaurant also operates a recurring signature Tomato Dinner event and weekday happy hour service in select areas.

Product overview

Lidia's Kansas City is an authentic Northern Italian restaurant located in a former railroad house in the Freight House District of Kansas City Crossroads. The restaurant operates three core offerings: dine-in service featuring signature Northern Italian cuisine with a daily three-course pasta tasting trio, private dining through three distinct event spaces (The Loft, The Terrazza, and The Pergola), and off-site catering services. The restaurant also hosts recurring events including the annual Tomato Dinner and participates in First Friday community events. Lidia's is owned by Lidia Bastianich, an Emmy award-winning chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lily Floral DesignsminorOthersListed as preferred florist for private events at Lidia's Kansas City. Recommended to clients booking private dining events for floral arrangements and decorations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Becco: Lidia Bastianich's NYC restaurant whose signature Pasta Tasting Trio concept is explicitly replicated at Lidia's Kansas City; directly comparable on cuisine, pricing model, and founder.
• Felidia: Lidia Bastianich's flagship Northern Italian fine dining restaurant in NYC; a sister concept under the same family ownership, sharing culinary approach, brand identity, and executive team lineage.
• Scarpetta: LDV Hospitality's upscale Italian restaurant brand offering handmade pasta, private dining, and group events; comparable on cuisine quality tier and event-revenue emphasis.
• Carbone: Major Food Group's upscale Italian-American restaurant with strong private dining and celebrity-chef-driven positioning; comparable on premium pricing and high-touch event business.
• Il Mulino Prime: Upscale Northern Italian fine dining group with multiple U.S. locations; comparable on cuisine category, price point, private event emphasis, and white-tablecloth service model.

Broad incumbents

• The Capital Grille: National upscale steakhouse chain with robust private dining and special-event business; broader incumbent competing for the same high-end dining and corporate event dollar in KC.
• Maggiano's Little Italy: National upscale-casual Italian dining chain with strong private event and family-style banquet business; broader incumbent operating in the same cuisine and event-hosting category as Lidia's.
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood: Darden-owned upscale dining concept with significant private event and live music programming; broader incumbent competing for upscale dining and special-occasion spend in the KC metro.

Emerging players

• Buca di Beppo: Italian family-style restaurant chain with strong group/private event positioning; comparable on cuisine category and event-hosting business model, though at a lower price point.

Others

• Eataly: Italian marketplace and restaurant partner that Lidia Bastianich holds equity in across multiple cities; thematically adjacent as part of the same Italian culinary ecosystem and extended commercial relationship.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lidiaskc
• Facebookfacebook.com/LidiasKansasCity
• Instagraminstagram.com/lidiaskc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lidia%E2%80%99s

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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