Borrelcafé Oblomov

What Borrelcafé Oblomov does

Borrelcafé Oblomov is a privately held single-location hospitality venue operating as a specialty beer bar and café at Poelestraat 11, 9711PG Groningen, Netherlands. Founded in 2016 with a current headcount of 8 employees, the establishment serves adult consumers seeking a social after-work and evening venue, and explicitly courts group bookings through a private back bar ("achterbar"/"Borrelbar") for corporate events and private parties.

The venue's core offerings are a 10-tap specialty beer program anchored by the signature "Rondje tap" (also called "Rondje Oblomov"), a curated round of 10 specialty beers that functions as an evening-filling group experience with online reservation, plus cocktails, bar snacks ("borrelhapjes"), and a weekly Monday pubquiz that operates as a recurring entertainment product. There is no proprietary technology platform underpinning the operation; the business runs on standard hospitality infrastructure (physical bar, POS implied, WordPress website) and has no app, no online ordering, and no delivery channel. Operating hours vary by day, ranging from early evening openings on weekdays to 04:00 close on Friday and Saturday, consistent with a nightlife-oriented bar format.

The revenue model is direct-to-consumer beverage and snack sales at the point of consumption, supplemented by reservable experiences (Rondje tap bookings, pubquiz registration) and private event bookings negotiated via direct contact. No pricing is disclosed publicly, no revenue figures are reported, and there are no investors, funding rounds, subsidiaries, or M&A activity disclosed. The company has no certifications, no patents, and no formal partnerships on record, and its marketing footprint is limited to its website and unspecified social media channels.

Name

Borrelcafé Oblomov

Legal name

Borrelcafé Oblomov

Website

https://oblomovgroningen.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Borrelcafé Oblomov is a privately held single-location specialty beer bar and café in Groningen, Netherlands, serving adult consumers with a 10-tap craft beer program, weekly Monday pubquiz, cocktails, bar snacks, and a private back bar for group events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Beer Bar / Hospitality Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB), Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF)

Keywords

• Specialty beer bar
• Craft beer taps
• Pub quiz nights
• Private event venue
• Cocktail bar service

Headquarters

HQ city

Groningen

HQ country

Netherlands

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. Beverage sales: Sale of specialty beers (speciaalbieren), cocktails, and other alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages consumed on-site.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Borrelcafé Oblomov is a single-location borrelcafé in Groningen that sells specialty beers on tap (10 rotating varieties), cocktails, and bar snacks for on-premise consumption. Its signature experience is the "Rondje tap" (Rondje Oblomov), a curated tasting of the 10 specialty beers. The venue also runs a weekly Monday pub quiz and rents out a private back bar (Borrelbar/Achterbar) for exclusive parties and corporate events.

Product overview

Borrelcafé Oblomov is a single-location bar and café in Groningen, Netherlands, operating as a unified hospitality venue rather than a platform product. The establishment's core offerings center around specialty beers on tap, with the signature 'Rondje tap' (Rondje Oblomov) serving as the flagship experience—a guided round of 10 specialty beers. Additional offerings include a weekly Monday pubquiz, a private back bar for exclusive events, cocktails, and bar snacks. These services function as integrated parts of the same physical café experience rather than separate products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rondje tap (Rondje Oblomov) A curated round of 10 specialty beers served on tap, also known as the 'Rondje Oblomov', marketed as an evening-filling, adventurous bar experience for groups and visitors to the bar.
• Pubquiz A weekly Monday pub quiz featuring questions on history, science, culture, and sports, open to teams of guests looking for a social evening at the bar.
• Borrelbar (Achterbar) Private back bar available for exclusive parties and corporate gatherings, offered in limited capacity for closed events and booked via direct contact with the venue.
• Speciaalbieren (specialty beers on tap) On-premise sale of 10 rotating specialty/craft beers served on tap to bar visitors.
• Cocktails & Borrelhapjes Assorted cocktails and savory bar snacks (borrelhapjes) available to complement the beverage offerings for on-premise consumption.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Oedipus Brewing: Amsterdam craft brewery with a dedicated taproom. Comparable as a small-batch, design-led craft beer venue with on-site consumption as the primary channel.
• De Prael: Amsterdam craft brewery operating a tasting room in the city centre. Comparable on-premise specialty beer venue with a curated tap rotation and central-urban location.
• Jopen: Haarlem craft brewery operating a large tasting room (Jopenkerk) with extensive tap lineup. Comparable on-premise specialty beer experience and event/private-hire offering.
• Café Papeneiland: Historic Amsterdam brown café serving specialty beers and jenever in a warm, traditional setting. Comparable as a long-standing, locally rooted neighbourhood drinks venue in a Dutch city centre.
• Brouwerij 't IJ: Amsterdam-based craft brewery with an on-site taproom in a windmill. Demonstrates the brewery-taproom format that competes for specialty beer enthusiasts' spend in Dutch cities.
• Roost. Amsterdam craft beer bar and eatery focused on specialty beers paired with bar food. Directly comparable business model — multi-tap craft selection, casual borrel-style atmosphere, and central-urban location.
• 't Arendsnest: Long-running Amsterdam craft beer bar featuring a large rotating tap list of Dutch and Belgian specialty beers. The closest Dutch analog to Borrelcafé Oblomov's 10-tap specialty beer proposition and curated tasting concept.
• Bird Brewery: Amsterdam-area craft brewery combining brewery operations with a taproom and restaurant. Direct comparator on the brewery-taproom side of the Dutch specialty beer market.
• Belgian Beer Café België: Amsterdam specialty beer bar focused on Belgian and Trappist beers with a curated tap selection. Comparable as an urban specialty beer destination bar competing for similar discretionary spend.
• Uiltje Craft Beer Bar: Haarlem-based craft brewery with an adjacent taproom serving rotating specialty beers. Comparable as a destination craft beer taproom experience competing for the same specialty-beer-curious customer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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