Restaurant Burgerzaken

What Restaurant Burgerzaken does

Restaurant Burgerzaken is a privately held, single-location full-service restaurant operating from a historic building at Breestraat 123 in the city center of Leiden, Netherlands. The business was opened in 1997 in a building dating from 1393, whose preserved medieval cellar and Jugendstil-era back room are central to the venue's identity. The company serves individual diners and groups across three daily occasions — lunch, borrel (drinks), and dinner — seven days per week, with operating hours typically from 10:00 to 23:00 (midweek) or midnight (Friday and Saturday).

The core offering is a traditional Dutch à la carte menu supplemented by a 3-course choice menu priced at €33.50 (Sunday–Thursday) and €37.50 (Friday–Saturday), a dedicated children's menu, and allergen accommodations. Two distinctive venue spaces — a medieval cellar and a hidden inner-city garden (Stadstuin) — are sold as separate private-dining and event products for groups of 10–35 in the cellar and 35+ in larger configurations, with bespoke group menus and direct booking via a dedicated email and phone line.

The revenue model is purely transactional point-of-sale food and beverage income at a single physical site, with no delivery, retail, or licensing channels evident. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via walk-ins, online/phone reservations, group-event outreach, and brand presence through the company's own website, Instagram, and Facebook. The restaurant is independently owned, with no disclosed parent, investors, or funding; the entity is registered with KvK 84345829.

Name

Restaurant Burgerzaken

Legal name

Restaurant Burgerzaken

Website

https://restaurantburgerzaken.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Restaurant Burgerzaken is a privately held, single-location Dutch full-service restaurant in a 1393-built historic building on Breestraat in Leiden's city center, serving lunch, borrel, and dinner to individual diners and groups, with private dining in its medieval cellar and city garden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant / Casual Dining Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Restaurant dining services
• Lunch and dinner menu
• Private dining events
• Group event hosting
• Historic venue catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving lunch, drinks, and dinner to customers. Offers 3-course menu, à la carte dishes, group menus, and children's menu. Revenue generated through direct customer payments at point of service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Restaurant Burgerzaken is a traditional Dutch restaurant in Leiden's city center, operating daily for lunch, borrel (drinks/cocktails), and dinner. The core offerings include an à la carte menu, a 3-course choice menu (€33.50 Sun-Thu, €37.50 Fri-Sat), and specialized group event services for parties of 10-35+ persons held in a medieval cellar (1393) and a hidden city garden (Stadstuin).

Product overview

Restaurant Burgerzaken operates as a traditional Dutch restaurant offering a unified dining experience centered around lunch, borrel (drinks/cocktails), and diner services. The restaurant's core offerings include an à la carte menu, a 3-course choice menu (3-gangenmenu), and specialized group event services. Key venue features include a historic medieval cellar (dating from 1393) and a hidden city garden (Stadstuin) for private dining and events. The restaurant targets both individual diners and groups of 10+ persons, with dedicated group menus and event hosting capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunch Service Daily lunch service featuring homemade soups, generous sandwiches, and quality coffee. Available from 11:00 on weekdays and 10:00 on weekends. Targeted at individual diners and small groups in Leiden's city center.
• Diner Service Evening dinner service featuring à la carte dishes and a 3-course choice menu starting from €33.50. Dinner starts from 17:00. Targeted at individual diners and groups seeking a quality evening meal in Leiden's city center.
• Borrel Service Drinks and cocktail service with casual bar bites. No reservation required. Available for walk-in customers throughout the day. Targeted at casual drinkers and small groups seeking a Leiden city center bar/cafe experience.
• 3-Gangenmenu (3-Course Choice Menu) Choice menu allowing guests to select 3 courses of their preference. Priced at €33.50 per person Sunday through Thursday and €37.50 per person on Friday and Saturday. Targeted at individual diners and groups seeking a structured prix-fixe dinner experience.
• Group Events & Private Dining Event hosting services for groups of 10-35+ persons, including borrels, parties, and private dining experiences in unique medieval cellar or city garden venues. Targeted at group organizers, corporate clients, and families arranging celebrations or corporate events.

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 highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• The Harbour Club: Multi-location Dutch upscale-casual restaurant group. Comparable as a benchmark for event-friendly, design-led Dutch full-service dining with group/event revenue.
• Dudok: Dutch all-day dining restaurant chain offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, and borrel. Comparable as a benchmark for multi-day-part casual dining in the Netherlands.
• Loetje: Dutch casual dining chain known for steak-based menu and all-day service. Comparable as a benchmark for Dutch full-service casual dining operations and menu/margin model.

Regional players

• Stadscafé Van der Werff: Historic Leiden city center café-restaurant with all-day service. Comparable as a fellow historic-venue independent dining concept in Leiden with similar day-part offering.
• Café Olivier: Leiden-based café and bar in a historic setting serving food and drinks. Comparable as a same-city historic-venue competitor with overlapping borrel and casual dining day-parts.
• Restaurant Pakhuis Leiden: Restaurant in a repurposed industrial/warehouse building in Leiden. Comparable as an independent restaurant capitalizing on a distinctive historic venue for casual to mid-market dining.
• Brasserie W.A. (Leiden): Independent brasserie in Leiden serving modern European cuisine. Comparable as a local full-service dining competitor targeting similar lunch, dinner, and group segments.
• Brasserie De Boer: Leiden-based brasserie serving lunch, dinner, and drinks. Comparable as a same-city full-service casual dining competitor targeting similar local and visitor segments.
• Restaurant De Klok: Full-service restaurant in Leiden city center offering Dutch and international cuisine. Comparable as a similarly positioned independent Leiden city-center dining venue with overlapping local customer base.

Direct peers

• Restaurant Latour: Full-service restaurant in the Leiden region (De Kaag) emphasizing quality ingredients and a 3-course menu. Comparable as a regional full-service restaurant with multi-course menu pricing and event appeal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/burgerzaken
• Instagraminstagram.com/restaurant_burgerzaken
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restaurantburgerzaken

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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