Trattoria Popolare

What Trattoria Popolare does

Trattoria Popolare is a single-location Italian restaurant operating under the legal entity Popolare AS in Oslo, Norway. Founded in March 2011 in the historic old director's offices of Schous bryggeri at Trondheimsveien 2, the restaurant serves rustic Italian cuisine featuring seasonal ingredients sourced from both Norway and Italy. Its core offering includes lunch and dinner service, house-made fresh pasta, traditional meat and fish dishes, shared family-style menus, and a group event menu for parties of seven or more. The restaurant claims Norway's largest Italian wine list, supported by in-house sommeliers who provide pairing guidance across all price ranges, and is co-located with sister establishment Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri (microbrewery, opened 2010) and adjacent cocktail bar Bettola (opened late 2012), all under common ownership of Rodeløkka Invest AS.

Name

Trattoria Popolare

Legal name

Popolare AS

Website

https://popolare.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trattoria Popolare is a single-location Italian restaurant in Oslo, opened 2011 under Popolare AS (parent Rodeløkka Invest AS), serving rustic Italian cuisine with house-made pasta, group menus, and Norway's largest Italian wine list to individual diners, couples, and groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant Dining

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Italian wine selection
• Fresh house-made pasta
• Restaurant group dining
• Gift card restaurant service

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Service: Revenue generated from dine-in restaurant service, including à la carte menu items for lunch and dinner, shared tasting menus for groups, and beverage sales including Norway's largest Italian wine list.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Trattoria Popolare operates a single-location Italian restaurant in Oslo serving rustic Italian cuisine built on seasonal Norwegian and Italian ingredients, fresh house-made pasta, traditional meat and fish dishes, and shareable family-style menus, supported by what it describes as Norway's largest Italian wine list with sommelier-assisted pairings. The restaurant provides lunch and dinner service, a dedicated group menu for parties of seven or more, and sells gift cards redeemable for both lunch and dinner through the GIVN platform.

Product overview

Trattoria Popolare is a single-location Italian restaurant offering rustic cuisine from across Italy. The core offering includes lunch and dinner dining services featuring seasonal Norwegian and Italian ingredients, with house-made fresh pasta as a signature. Additional services include a group event menu for parties of 7+, Norway's largest Italian wine selection with sommelier assistance, and gift cards sold through the GIVN platform. The restaurant operates from historic premises at Schous Bryggeri in Oslo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Italian Restaurant Dining Rustic Italian cuisine served in a sit-down restaurant setting, featuring seasonal ingredients from both Norway and Italy, shareable family-style menus, authentic appetizers, fresh house-made pasta, and traditional meat and fish dishes. Targets individuals, couples, families, and groups seeking an authentic Italian dining experience in Oslo.
• Lunch Service Lunch service offered Monday to Friday 11:00-15:30 and Saturday to Sunday 12:00-15:30, featuring seasonal Norwegian and Italian ingredients. Available to walk-in diners and reservation holders.
• Dinner Service Dinner service offered Monday to Friday 16:00-22:00, Saturday 16:00-22:00, and Sunday 16:00-21:00. Includes traditional Italian meat and fish dishes made with seasonal ingredients.
• Group Event Menu Special shared menu for groups of 7 or more guests, customized to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies when communicated in advance. Available to group organizers booking larger parties.
• Italian Wine Selection Norway's largest Italian wine list, including a main wine list and a special wine list, with on-staff wine experts who assist guests in selecting pairings across all price ranges. Available to restaurant diners.
• Gift Cards via GIVN Digital gift cards with customer-selected amounts sold through the GIVN third-party platform, redeemable at Trattoria Popolare for both lunch and dinner. Targets gift purchasers and recipients dining at the restaurant.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GIVNminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGIVN provides the gift card sales platform for Trattoria Popolare, allowing customers to purchase digital gift cards with customizable amounts that can be redeemed at the restaurant.
• Schouskjelleren MikrobryggeriminorOthersMicrobrewery located in the backyard of Trattoria Popolare, opened in 2010 as a sister establishment under the same ownership.
• Bettola Cocktail BarminorOthersCocktail bar opened in late 2012, located next door to Trattoria Popolare, under the same restaurant group.
• Rodeløkka Invest AScoreOthersParent company that owns Trattoria Popolare and its sister restaurants including Nedrefoss Gård, Tekehtopa, Zarathustra, Happolati, Arakataka, and Txotx. Subject to transparency law requirements.
• Nedrefoss GårdminorOthersSister restaurant under Rodeløkka Invest, part of the restaurant group's portfolio of Norwegian dining establishments.
• TekehtopaminorOthersSister restaurant under Rodeløkka Invest, part of the restaurant group's portfolio of Norwegian dining establishments.
• ZarathustraminorOthersSister restaurant under Rodeløkka Invest, part of the restaurant group's portfolio of Norwegian dining establishments.
• HappolatiminorOthersSister restaurant under Rodeløkka Invest, part of the restaurant group's portfolio of Norwegian dining establishments.
• ArakatakaminorOthersSister restaurant under Rodeløkka Invest, part of the restaurant group's portfolio of Norwegian dining establishments.
• TxotxminorOthersSister restaurant under Rodeløkka Invest, part of the restaurant group's portfolio of Norwegian dining establishments.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bella Italia: UK Italian casual-dining chain offering pizza and pasta in full-service restaurants. Comparable on Italian cuisine category and casual full-service sit-down model.
• Zizzi: UK-based Italian casual-dining chain serving pizza, pasta, and Italian small plates in full-service settings. Comparable on cuisine category, casual Italian positioning, and sit-down service model.
• Vapiano: European casual Italian restaurant chain with fresh, made-to-order pasta and pizza. Comparable on cuisine, fresh-pasta positioning, and full-service casual dining model.
• Carluccio's: UK Italian restaurant chain focused on rustic Italian cuisine with a strong Italian wine and deli offering. Comparable to Trattoria Popolare in Italian casual dining with emphasis on Italian wine and provenance.
• Strada: UK Italian casual-dining chain serving pizza and pasta in a full-service format. Comparable on cuisine, casual-upscale positioning, and full-service dining model.
• Ask Italian: UK Italian restaurant chain with full-service casual dining. Comparable on casual Italian cuisine and full-service sit-down model.
• Prezzo: UK Italian casual-dining chain offering pizza, pasta, and grills in full-service settings. Comparable on casual Italian positioning and full-service sit-down model.
• Eataly: Global Italian marketplace and restaurant concept offering full-service Italian dining alongside retail. Comparable as a broader Italian-food incumbent with full-service dining operations, though it spans multiple categories.

Direct peers

• Olivias: Norwegian Italian casual-dining chain serving pizza and pasta in a sit-down, full-service format. Closely comparable to Trattoria Popolare on cuisine, casual-upscale positioning, and Norwegian market presence.
• Villa Paradiso: Oslo-based Italian restaurant offering rustic Italian cuisine in a casual, full-service setting. Directly comparable to Trattoria Popolare in cuisine category, service style, and Oslo location.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trattoria-popolare

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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