Desirée

What Desirée does

Desirée is a Spanish tapas bar operating within the historic Stuttgarter Markthalle at Dorotheenstraße 4, Stuttgart, Germany. It is one of six F&B concepts operated under the family-owned Looß Kulinarisches GmbH & Co. KG group, alongside Italian (Empore), Swabian (Marktstüble), seafood (Fischhalle), and private event spaces (LOGE, ART DECO Suite). The bar seats 30 guests indoors and 45 on an outdoor terrace, serves an authentic Spanish menu including Tortilla Española, Calamares, Jamón Ibérico, Paella, and a curated Spanish wine and Cava list, and operates Tuesday–Saturday 11:00–22:00.

The venue runs a direct-to-consumer dine-in model with pay-as-you-go pricing (appetizers from €15.80, mains €16.80–€29.50, Friday Paella special at €18.80, house wines from €7.20/0.2L). Revenue is generated almost entirely from on-site food and beverage sales supplemented by full-venue private event bookings (the entire bar of 75 seats can be reserved). The group is led by managing director Holger Looß, with founder Dieter Looß having established the Desirée concept by converting a former storage room originally intended as a French bistro into a Spanish tapas bar with an open kitchen, inspired by the family's Spanish holidays. The group also operates a mobile 2CV Citroën oyster bar for off-premise catering.

Desirée has no disclosed technology stack, no digital products, no public-facing APIs, and no online ordering channel — its customer acquisition is driven almost entirely by its location within the high-foot-traffic Markthalle, the parent group's brand presence (Facebook @TapasbarStuttgart, Instagram @loosssocialmedia), and word-of-mouth. The business is registered as a GmbH & Co. KG with Looß Verwaltungs GmbH as the general partner (Komplementärin), is privately held, and has no external investors, funding rounds, or partnership announcements.

Name

Desirée

Legal name

Looß Kulinarisches GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://looss-kulinarisches.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Desirée is a Spanish tapas bar within Stuttgarter Markthalle, Stuttgart, operated by family-owned Looß Kulinarisches GmbH & Co. KG. It serves 75 seats (30 indoor, 45 terrace) with authentic tapas, Spanish wines, and weekday private event bookings to walk-in consumers and groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spanish tapas restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFABAD

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Fast Casual

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Fast Casual Restaurants

SECONDARYHSACAGAF

Bar & Beverage Catering (Mobile Bar, Bartending)

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Catering Coordination & Food Service (Non-restaurant)

Keywords

• Spanish tapas bar
• Tapas restaurant
• Spanish wine and Cava
• Paella specialty
• Private event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage sales: Desirée generates revenue through sales of Spanish tapas, main courses, beverages including Spanish wines, Cava, and other drinks consumed on-site. The menu features authentic Spanish dishes such as Tortilla Española, Calamares, Jamón Ibérico, and Paella.
2. Private event bookings: The entire tapas bar with 30 indoor seats and 45 terrace seats can be booked for private events, providing additional revenue from group reservations outside regular dining service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Desirée is a Spanish tapas bar operating within the Stuttgarter Markthalle, selling authentic Spanish small plates (Tortilla Española, Calamares, Jamón Ibérico, Albóndigas, Chorizo al Vino, Gambas al Ajillo), main courses (including a Friday Paella special), and a selection of Spanish beverages (wines, Cava, Sherry, Estrella Galicia beer) for on-site consumption. The bar offers 30 indoor seats and 45 terrace seats, with the entire venue also available for private event hire.

Product overview

Desirée is a Spanish tapas bar operated by Looß Kulinarisches within the historic Stuttgarter Markthalle. It offers authentic Spanish cuisine including traditional tapas, main dishes, and Spanish beverages. The venue provides 30 indoor seats and 45 outdoor terrace seats, and can be booked for private events. Desirée operates Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 to 22:00, with Monday as its rest day.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Desirée Tapas Bar (Dine-in Service) Walk-in Spanish tapas bar with 30 indoor seats and 45 outdoor terrace seats inside the Stuttgarter Markthalle, serving authentic Spanish dishes and beverages Tuesday–Saturday 11:00–22:00 (closed Mondays and public holidays) to individual diners and groups.
• Desirée Tapas Menu Spanish tapas menu featuring dishes such as Albóndigas, Chorizo al Vino, Gambas al Ajillo, Ensalada con Marisco, Tortilla Española, Calamares, Jamón Ibérico, and a Friday Paella special, paired with a selection of Spanish wines including Cava, Sherry, and Rioja.
• Private Event Booking (Whole-Venue Hire) Hire of the entire Desirée tapas bar—30 indoor seats plus 45 outdoor terrace seats—for private events, group celebrations, and receptions, providing an exclusive Spanish-tapas venue experience in the historic Stuttgarter Markthalle.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Vapiano: Vapiano is a Mediterranean/casual dining chain with German roots, offering freshly prepared Mediterranean-inspired dishes. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Desirée on cuisine geography (Mediterranean) and casual full-service dining model, though at much larger scale and with delivery/centralized supply.
• L'Osteria: L'Osteria is a German casual Italian dining chain with national scale, offering Mediterranean cuisine in a sit-down format. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Desirée on casual Mediterranean dining, table-service format, and German market footprint, though focused on Italian rather than Spanish cuisine.
• Block House Restaurantbetriebe AG: Block House is a German steakhouse chain operating full-service casual dining venues. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Desirée on the German full-service casual dining format, group/event capability, and city-center locations.
• Enchilada Gastronomie GmbH: Enchilada operates a chain of themed casual dining restaurants across Germany (Mexican/Mediterranean-inspired). It is a broad incumbent comparable to Desirée on the casual themed-dining model, multi-city German presence, and price-point positioning for after-work and group dining.
• Marché Restaurants Deutschland: Marché operates themed European casual dining venues, including market-hall-style formats in Germany. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Desirée on the market-hall/themed casual dining experience and walk-in food-and-beverage model.

Direct peers

• Fischhalle Stuttgart: Fischhalle Stuttgart is another sibling concept under Looß Kulinarisches in the Markthalle, offering fresh fish, seafood, and an oyster & champagne bar. It is a direct peer because it shares the same building, parent group, and customer segments, with comparable on-premise food and beverage operations.
• 100 Montaditos: 100 Montaditos is a Spanish tapas-style chain (originating from Spain) that operates multiple locations across Germany. It is a direct peer because it sells Spanish small-plate food and drinks at accessible price points in German cities, directly competing for the same "casual Spanish food" customer Desirée targets.
• Empore (Looß Kulinarisches): Die Empore is a sibling concept run by the same Looß Kulinarisches group in the Stuttgarter Markthalle, offering Italian cuisine. It is a direct peer because it shares the same physical location, operating hours, parent group, customer foot traffic, and event-space economics, differing only in cuisine (Italian vs. Spanish).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/looss-kulinarisches
• Instagraminstagram.com/loosssocialmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/desir%C3%A9e

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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