Restaurante Querida Margarita Santander

What Restaurante Querida Margarita Santander does

Restaurante Querida Margarita Santander is a single-location market cuisine bistro restaurant operating in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. The business is legally structured as Fagonprisa S.L. (CIF B-39451786), a private Spanish limited company registered at Avenida Manuel García Lago, 1, 39005 Santander, while the restaurant itself trades from Calle Andrés del Río, 7, 39004 Santander. The restaurant employs approximately five people and is led by Chef Valentin Binisti, whose culinary philosophy emphasizes local, seasonal products, minimal processing, and bold sauces built from a small number of ingredients.

The product offering is built around five revenue lines: (1) a daily-rotating Menú del Día at €28.50 per person featuring seasonal market ingredients; (2) three tiered group menus (€39.50, €46.50, €53.50) for parties of 12 or more; (3) Raciones de Barra, à la carte bar plates such as hand-cut Iberian ham, caviar, Cantabrian and international cheeses, oysters, and anchovies; (4) an extensive wine program with several hundred references across Spain and international regions, available by the glass or bottle; and (5) Bonos Regalo gift cards at €48.50 per person, sold through the restaurant's own website and valid for 12 months. Pricing across menus includes bread, water, wine (one bottle per two diners in set menus), coffee, and 10% VAT.

The business operates a pure direct-to-consumer, in-person dining model. Reservations are taken via the restaurant's own website, the El Tenedor third-party platform, or by phone. There is no delivery, no mobile app, and no online ordering — all consumption occurs on-premise. Distribution is limited to Cantabria, Spain. Marketing relies on the website, the El Tenedor listing, word-of-mouth, and the gift card program. The restaurant has held a place on El Tenedor's Top 100 Best Restaurants in Spain ranking for four consecutive years. No proprietary technology, integrations, or digital products beyond the website are disclosed.

Name

Restaurante Querida Margarita Santander

Legal name

Fagonprisa S.L.

Website

https://restaurantequeridamargarita.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Restaurante Querida Margarita Santander is a five-employee market-cuisine bistro in Santander, Spain, operated by Fagonprisa S.L., serving seasonal daily menus, group menus, bar raciones, and an extensive wine-by-the-glass program to in-person diners and gift card holders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Market cuisine restaurant
• Fine dining bistro
• Wine by the glass
• Group banquet menus
• Daily tasting menu

Headquarters

HQ city

Santander

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. In-restaurant dining: Revenue from table service covering the daily menu, à la carte bar plates, and group banquet menus. Customers pay per visit based on menu selection or tasting menu.
2. Gift cards (Bonos Regalo): Prepaid gift certificates sold online at €48.50 per person, valid for 12 months from purchase date. Includes two starters, main course, dessert, coffee, water, and one bottle of wine per two persons.
3. Bar service and wine sales: Revenue from bar/ración plates and individual wine by-the-glass purchases. Extensive wine selection sourced from Spain and internationally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Operates a single-location market cuisine bistro in Santander, Spain, selling daily-changing seasonal menus (Menú del Día at €28.50), three tiered group banquet menus for 12+ guests (€39.50–€53.50), à la carte bar raciones (cheeses, Iberian ham, oysters, caviar), and an extensive wine-by-the-glass and bottle program spanning Spanish and international appellations. Also sells online gift menu vouchers (Bonos Regalo) at €48.50 per person valid for 12 months.

Product overview

Restaurante Querida Margarita Santander is a market cuisine bistro restaurant located in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, operated by Fagonprisa S.L. The restaurant's product offering consists of five core dining services: (1) Menú del Día Querida Margarita — a daily rotating menu at €28.50 per person featuring seasonal, local, and market-driven ingredients with a philosophy of few ingredients and bold, frank flavors centered on sauces; (2) Menú Querida Margarita (Bono Regalo) — a €48.50 gift menu voucher per person valid for 12 months, including two appetizers, a main course, dessert, coffee, water, and a bottle of wine per two guests; (3) Menú de Grupos — three group dining tiers (€39.50, €46.50, and €53.50) for groups of 12 or more, each including bread, water, wine, coffee, and VAT; (4) Raciones de Barra — bar tapas and small plates in full or half portions, ranging from Iberian ham and cheese boards to oysters and caviar; and (5) Carta de Vinos and Vinos por Copas — an extensive wine program featuring over 300 selections spanning Generosos, Champagne, Cava, international and national white and red wines, and rosés, available by the glass or bottle. The restaurant also offers an online gift voucher purchasing system and reservation functionality through its website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Menú del Día Querida Margarita (Daily Market Menu) A daily-rotating market cuisine menu at €28.50 per person, including two starters, one main course, one dessert, bread, water, and 10% VAT, with menu items changing based on seasonal and local market products. Beverages not included; a specialty Entrecôte carries a €6.50 supplement. Targeted at individual diners and small parties for lunch and dinner.
• Menú de Grupos Querida Margarita (Group Banquet Menus) Three tiered group banquet menus for groups of 12 or more guests: Menú nº1 at €39.50, Menú nº2 at €46.50, and Menú nº3 at €53.50 per person, each including bread, water, one bottle of wine per two diners, coffee, and 10% VAT. Targeted at event organizers, corporate hosts, and families arranging group meals or celebrations.
• Menú Querida Margarita (Bono Regalo / Gift Menu Voucher)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 consecutive years among the 100 best restaurants in Spain (El Tenedor)

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

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

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Asador Etxebarri: Single-location grill-led restaurant in Atxondo (Basque Country) with chef Bittor Arginzoniz. Comparable as a small-team, ingredient-obsessed northern Spain destination restaurant; similar intimacy but at higher international Michelin standing.
• Mugaritz: Two-Michelin-star restaurant near San Sebastián run by Andoni Luis Aduriz. Sibling competitor in the same regional fine-dining ecosystem, setting expectations for innovation, tasting-menu structure, and culinary identity.
• Casa Solla: Michelin-starred restaurant in Pontevedra (Galicia) run by Pepe Vieira. Comparable as a chef-driven, single-location destination restaurant in northwestern Spain using regional ingredients — directly comparable geography and structure, though larger scale.
• Azurmendi: Three-Michelin-star restaurant near Bilbao led by Eneko Atxa. Northern Spain market cuisine benchmark with strong sustainability narrative and tasting-menu format; comparable in regional geography and ingredient philosophy, but at substantially larger scale.
• El Celler de Can Roca: Three-Michelin-star Girona restaurant operated by the Roca brothers. The leading reference point for Spanish fine dining globally; serves as an aspirational benchmark for menu innovation, wine program, and overall quality rather than a direct operational comparable.
• Martín Berasategui: Multi-Michelin-star restaurant in Lasarte operated by Martín Berasategui. Relevant benchmark for a Spanish chef-driven fine dining operator in the north, with greater scale, multiple locations, and broader international brand recognition.
• Aponiente: Three-Michelin-star restaurant in El Puerto de Santa María run by Ángel León, focused on sea-driven cuisine. Comparable as a Spanish chef-led destination restaurant, but at significantly larger scale and with stronger national brand recognition.
• Arzak: Three-Michelin-star San Sebastián institution. Far larger in scale and reach but operates as a benchmark chef-driven Basque fine dining restaurant, the dominant point of comparison for any market cuisine concept in northern Spain.

Direct peers

• Casa Gerardo: Family-run, single-location fine dining restaurant in Asturias (northern Spain) rooted in regional market cuisine with a Michelin star. Most directly comparable in scale, regional positioning, and chef-driven market cuisine philosophy to Querida Margarita.
• Ricard Camarena Restaurant: Chef-led Valencia restaurant focused on seasonal market cuisine with a strong single-location identity. Shares the market-cuisine, ingredient-led philosophy and similar single-site operation model, though at a larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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