MARTIN BERASATEGUI RESTAURADOR SL

What MARTIN BERASATEGUI RESTAURADOR SL does

Martín Berasategui Restaurador, S.L.U. is a privately held Spanish fine dining restaurant company founded in 1993 by chef Martín Berasategui and his wife Oneka Arregui, headquartered in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa. Its flagship Restaurante Martín Berasategui has held three Michelin stars continuously since 2002, placing it among the fewer than 100 three-star restaurants worldwide, and is described by the company as led by a chef with 50 years of culinary practice and training under Alain Ducasse, Michel Guérard, and Didier Oudill in France. The operation centers on a tasting menu and à la carte offering priced at €395 per person, with optional wine pairing at €210 and a premium 'Excellence' selection at €750; groups of six or more must prepay €220 per person and credit card guarantees are required for smaller parties.

The business has evolved from a single restaurant into a multi-venue portfolio under the Martín Berasategui brand, including Lasarte (3 Michelin stars, Monument Hotel Barcelona), Restaurante M.B (2 stars, The Ritz-Carlton Abama, Tenerife), Ola Martín Berasategui (1 star, Hotel Tayko Bilbao), plus Melvin, Txoko MB, Jara (The Lana Dubai), Fonda España, and Bera. Beyond restaurants, the company operates Barcelona Culinary Hub — a 2,000+ m² gastronomy school and joint venture with Grupo Planeta offering professional training, university degrees, and master's programs — and publishes a catalog of more than 20 cookbooks. Ancillary revenue comes from a gift card program sold via the company website in denominations of €400 to €1,000.

The revenue model is essentially transactional fine dining: pay-as-you-go prix-fixe menus with high-touch, reservation-led acquisition, supplemented by gift card and book sales. Distribution is primarily direct (website, telephone, email) with supplementary listing on TheFork/ElTenedor. Customer targeting is narrow and explicit — affluent fine dining enthusiasts and culinary tourists — enforced through a €395+ price point, smart casual dress code, no children under 7, and annual seasonal closures. The underlying technology stack is conventional hospitality SaaS (TheFork for reservations, Redsys for payment processing), with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Name

MARTIN BERASATEGUI RESTAURADOR SL

Legal name

MARTIN BERASATEGUI RESTAURADOR, S.L.U.

Website

https://martinberasategui.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Privately held Spanish fine dining restaurant group founded in 1993 by chef Martín Berasategui, operating a three-Michelin-star flagship in Lasarte-Oria and a multi-venue portfolio across Spain and Dubai, serving affluent gastronomy enthusiasts via €395 prix-fixe menus and reservations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA), Dining Reservations & Culinary Itinerary Planning (HSACAKAG)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurants
• Michelin starred cuisine
• Basque gastronomy
• Tasting menus
• Haute cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Lasarte-Oria

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fine Dining Restaurant Revenue: The primary revenue stream is from serving prix-fixe tasting menus and à la carte dining experiences at €395 per person for the tasting menu, with wine pairing at €210 additional. For groups of 6+, pre-payment of €220 per person is required. Gift card sales and reservation-linked revenue also contribute.
2. Gift Card Sales: The restaurant sells gift cards (tarjetas regalo) in fixed denominations of €400 to €1,000, plus flexible gift check options for drinks. These are sold directly through the restaurant's website and are non-refundable.
3. Books and Publications: Martín Berasategui has published over 20 books including 'La cocina de Martín Berasategui', '100 recetas para compartir en familia', 'Cocina vasca en el bodegón Alejandro', and many others, generating ancillary revenue from culinary book sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The company operates a portfolio of fine dining restaurants led by chef Martín Berasategui, anchored by a three Michelin-starred flagship restaurant in Lasarte-Oria offering tasting menus and à la carte options at €395 per person. The portfolio spans multiple Michelin-starred restaurants across Spain and internationally, supplemented by gift card experiences and a university culinary school (Barcelona Culinary Hub) partnered with Grupo Planeta.

Product overview

MARTIN BERASATEGUI RESTAURADOR SL operates a portfolio of Michelin-starred restaurants and gastronomic ventures. The flagship establishment is the three Michelin-starred Restaurante Martín Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria, offering tasting menu (€395) and à la carte dining. The company also manages multiple sub-brand restaurants including Lasarte and Restaurante M.B (two three-star and two-star establishments respectively), Ola Martín Berasategui (one star), and others in Barcelona, Tenerife, and Dubai. The portfolio includes Barcelona Culinary Hub by Martín Berasategui, an educational institution providing gastronomy training in partnership with Grupo Planeta. The company also offers gift cards for gastronomic experiences and has published over 20 cookbooks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurante Martín Berasategui (Flagship) Three Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant located in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, offering tasting menu and à la carte options at €395 per person (wine pairing €210 additional; EXCELLENCE wine selection €750). Customizable for dietary restrictions or preferences.
• Lasarte (Monument Hotel) Three Michelin-starred restaurant located at Monument Hotel 5*GL, Passeig de Gràcia 75, Barcelona, operated under the Martín Berasategui brand.
• Restaurante M.B (The Ritz-Carlton Abama) Two Michelin-starred restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton Abama, Tenerife, featuring elevated Basque cuisine under the Martín Berasategui brand.
• Ola Martín Berasategui (Hotel Tayko Bilbao) One Michelin-starred restaurant located at Hotel Tayko Bilbao, offering contemporary Basque cuisine under the Martín Berasategui brand.
• Fonda España (Hotel España) Restaurant located at Hotel España, Sant Pau 9-11, Barcelona, operating under the Martín Berasategui brand.
• Txoko MB Restaurant located at Las Terrazas de Abama, Tenerife, operating under the Martín Berasategui brand.
• Melvin by Martín Berasategui Restaurant located at Las Terrazas de Abama, Tenerife, operating under the Martín Berasategui brand.
• Jara by Martín Berasategui Restaurant located at The Lana Dubai, Business Bay, operating under the Martín Berasategui brand.
• Bera Restaurant establishment under the Martín Berasategui portfolio in Bera.
• Gift Cards (Tarjetas Regalo) and Vouchers Gift card products offering gastronomic experiences ranging from €395–€605 per person, with denominations from €400 to €1,000 and a flexible drink check option, sold directly through the restaurant website and applied to a guest's final invoice.
• Martín Berasategui Cookbooks Published cookbook collection of over 20 titles covering Martín Berasategui's Basque cuisine, traditional recipes, healthy cooking, and gastronomic philosophy, sold through the restaurant website and ancillary retail channels.
• Barcelona Culinary Hub by Martín Berasategui University school of gastronomy located in Barcelona (over 2,000 m²) offering professional training, university degrees, and master's programs in gastronomy, in alliance with Grupo Planeta. The Technical-Culinary Excellence Committee, chaired by Philippe Labbé, applies Martín Berasategui's culinary standards to the curriculum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Three Michelin stars achieved in 2002, six months after opening for first star, second star in 1996
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Planeta Formación y Universidades (Grupo Planeta)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Grupo Planeta and Martín Berasategui to establish Barcelona Culinary Hub by Martín Berasategui, a university school of gastronomy in Barcelona. Planeta provides academic structure, international dimension, and the ability to transform Berasategui's legacy into a solid educational project. The hub offers professional training, university degrees, and master's programs in gastronomy across more than 2,000 m² of facilities.
• AgrucapersminorOthersAgrucapers supplies specialty capers and caper-related products used in the restaurant's recipes, such as the Gilda with tuna tartar dish featuring caper broth.
• AljomarminorOthersAljomar supplies Iberian ham of acorn-fed quality (bellota), specifically the 'Tributo Don Alfonso' brand used in dishes such as Iberian ham with pan cristal and olive oil.
• Balfegó GrupminorOthersBalfegó Grup supplies premium tuna (tuna tartar Balfegó) used in signature dishes including the Gilda with tuna tartar.
• Pacari ChocolateminorOthersPacari Chocolate supplies premium Ecuadorian single-origin chocolates featured in the dessert course, including bonbons of Tahitian vanilla, anise shell, toffee, hazelnut praline, and walnut and honey nougat.
• Práxedes Olive OilminorOthersPráxedes supplies extra virgin olive oil (AOVE Práxedes) used in dishes such as Iberian ham with pan cristal and tomato.
• Ars ItalicaminorOthersArs Italica supplies caviar used in signature dishes such as smoked tuna belly with celery, mint, and bergamot cloud.
• PirineaminorOthersPirinea supplies specialty trout (trucha Pirinea) featured in dishes such as crustacean bites with Pirinea trout, sweet cucumber, and citrus herbs.
• Calvisius CaviarminorOthersCalvisius supplies premium caviar products for use in the restaurant's dishes.
• TheFork (ElTenedor)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTheFork/ElTenedor is a reservation platform through which the restaurant manages bookings. Guest data is shared with the platform for reservation management purposes, as stated in the privacy policy.
• Philippe LabbécoreOthersPhilippe Labbé, internationally acclaimed chef and former Chef of the Year by Gault & Millau, chairs the Technical-Culinary Excellence Committee at Barcelona Culinary Hub by Martín Berasategui. He brings the technical standards, demands, and work philosophy of Martín Berasategui to the school's daily operations. His career includes kitchens at Shangri-La Paris and La Tour d'Argent.
• Solán de CabrasminorOthersSolán de Cabras supplies premium mineral water and beverages for use in the restaurant.
• San Miguel - MagnaminorOthersSan Miguel Magna supplies premium beer for the restaurant's beverage program.
• Minoric GinminorOthersMinoric Gin supplies specialty gin for the restaurant's beverage and cocktail program.
• Laumont ShopminorOthersLaumont Shop supplies specialty truffle and related products used in the restaurant's high-end dishes.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MartinBerasategui
• Facebookfacebook.com/martin.berasategui.olazabal
• Instagraminstagram.com/martinberasategui
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/martin-berasategui-restaurador-sl

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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