Restaurant Oliv

What Restaurant Oliv does

Restaurant Oliv is a privately operated fine-dining restaurant founded in 2005 and located in Basel, Switzerland. The establishment operates as a single-location, direct-to-consumer business, serving dinner Tuesday through Saturday from 18:00 to 22:00, which positions it as a dinner-only tasting-menu concept rather than a multi-service operation. Its primary customer segment is affluent diners, food enthusiasts, and culinary tourists seeking a multi-course premium experience; the restaurant also accommodates private events and occasions under its "Anlässe" offering.

The restaurant's core product is a curated evening tasting menu (Oliv-Abendmenu-2024.pdf), with cuisine framed under the "Kochkunst" (culinary art) branding. There is no proprietary technology platform underlying the operation; the digital infrastructure consists of a Squarespace-hosted website (restaurantoliv.ch), an Instagram profile, and a Tripadvisor listing. The restaurant has earned recognition from both the Michelin Guide and the GaultMillau Guide, which serve as the principal third-party validators of its culinary quality.

The revenue model is straightforward: food and beverage sales generated from in-person dining and advance reservations at the Basel location. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but the Michelin-tier positioning implies premium per-cover economics consistent with upscale Swiss fine dining. The business relies on word-of-mouth, guide-driven discovery, and direct reservations rather than paid acquisition. Headcount is reported at approximately five employees, consistent with a chef-led small-format fine-dining operation.

Name

Restaurant Oliv

Legal name

Restaurant Oliv

Website

https://restaurantoliv.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Culinary Experiences (Chef’s Table, Home Dining, Market-to-Meal) (THAJALAH)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Seasonal tasting menu
• Michelin recognized dining
• Swiss haute cuisine
• Private dining events

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dining Services: The restaurant generates revenue through food and beverage sales from dine-in service. Operating hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 18:00 to 22:00, suggesting a dinner-only fine dining model with multi-course tasting menus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Restaurant Oliv operates an intimate, chef-driven fine-dining establishment in Basel, Switzerland, serving seasonal multi-course tasting menus Tuesday through Saturday evenings. The kitchen is positioned as "Kochkunst" (culinary art) and the restaurant also accommodates private occasions and hosted events ("Anlässe"). The offering is centered on a sit-down dinner experience for individual guests and small groups, with reservations taken by phone or email.

Product overview

Restaurant Oliv is a single-concept fine dining restaurant located in Basel, Switzerland. The establishment offers evening dining services with a focus on culinary arts (Kochkunst), with a downloadable evening menu (Oliv-Abendmenu-2024.pdf). The restaurant also caters to private events and occasions (Anlässe) and maintains reservations services. It is recognized by both the Michelin and Gault & Millau restaurant guides.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Schloss Schauenstein: Andreas Caminada's three-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant in Fürstenau, Switzerland. Comparable chef-led tasting menu model at the highest Swiss tier, attracting the same food-tourism segment that visits Oliv.
• Restaurant Stucki: Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Basel led by chef Tanja Grandits. Closest geographic and tier competitor to Restaurant Oliv — same city, same Michelin recognition level, same small-team chef-driven model.
• Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville (Crissier): Legendary Swiss fine dining institution near Lausanne, currently under chef Franck Giovannini, holding multiple Michelin stars. Comparable as a small-team, chef-led Swiss tasting menu destination serving the same national food-tourism audience.
• Restaurant zum Äusseren Stand: Michelin-recognized fine dining restaurant in Bern, Switzerland, with a chef-driven tasting menu focus. Comparable premium Swiss tasting menu destination targeting similar affluent domestic and food-tourism customers.
• Cheval Blanc at Hotel Les Trois Rois: Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant inside the historic Les Trois Rois hotel in Basel. Comparable premium dining destination serving the same affluent Basel resident and business-traveler audience as Oliv.
• Restaurant Euler: Long-established fine dining restaurant in Basel with classic Swiss cuisine and GaultMillau recognition. Comparable Basel-based premium dining destination competing for the same local corporate and special-occasion clientele.
• The Restaurant by Sven Wassmer: Three-Michelin-star chef-led tasting menu restaurant at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland. Comparable small-footprint, premium tasting menu format targeting gourmet travelers and local affluent diners.

Broad incumbents

• Eleven Madison Park: Iconic New York City multi-course tasting menu restaurant. Comparable in culinary format (multi-course tasting menu, chef-led identity) and target customer (affluent diners and food tourists), though at materially larger scale and brand recognition.
• Noma: Copenhagen-based, multi-time World's Best Restaurant, chef René Redzepi's tasting-menu pioneer. Comparable as a chef-led, multi-course tasting menu destination whose brand and culinary identity are inseparable from the principal chef, similar to Oliv's structure.
• The French Laundry: Thomas Keller's Michelin-three-star tasting menu restaurant in Yountville, Napa Valley. Comparable as a benchmark chef-led, multi-course tasting menu destination targeting affluent diners and culinary tourists at a premium price point.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restaurant-oliv

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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