What SHAYA RESTAURANT does

Shaya Restaurant is a single-location contemporary Levantine and Mediterranean restaurant operating at 4213 Magazine St. in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana. The restaurant serves modern interpretations of Levantine cuisine spanning North Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Greece, with a Southern flair and an emphasis on locally sourced, sustainably harvested Louisiana ingredients. Its defining culinary feature is a wood-fired oven used to bake hand-crafted pita bread to order, accompanied by vegetable-driven dips, salads, spreads, kebabs, and seasonal large plates.

The restaurant is privately held and operates as a brand within BRG Hospitality, a multi-concept hospitality group. Its product portfolio consists of a core dine-in service with main dining room and courtyard seating, a structured catering program (mezze, kebabs, and bundled packages priced $24-$440), a second-floor private dining venue called the Magazine Room (10-48 seated or 60 standing), a monthly experiential Sunday Sufra Lebanese family-style dinner series at $150 per person, and digital and physical gift cards. It also offers an off-site catering service requiring 48-hour advance ordering. Customer segments include individual diners, food enthusiasts, event hosters, and catering customers in the New Orleans metro area.

Distribution channels include the Shaya website, OpenTable for reservations (accepted up to 90 days in advance), and Toasttab for online ordering, catering, and gift cards. The restaurant has earned sustained recognition, including consecutive OpenTable Diners' Choice awards (2022, 2023, 2025), NOWFE 2024, and TripExpert Experts' Choice 2024. Executive Chef Fariz Choumali, a Beirut native trained in Beirut and across Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S., leads the kitchen.

Name

SHAYA RESTAURANT

Legal name

Shaya Restaurant

Website

https://shayarestaurant.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shaya Restaurant is a single-location contemporary Levantine and Mediterranean restaurant in Uptown New Orleans, part of BRG Hospitality, offering wood-fired pita-based dine-in service alongside catering, private dining, and monthly experiential dinners to individual diners and event customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mediterranean Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Contemporary Mediterranean cuisine
• Levantine restaurant dining
• Private dining events
• Mediterranean catering services
• Wood-fired oven cooking

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Service: Traditional restaurant dining with main dining room seating and courtyard options. Accepts reservations up to 90 days in advance for parties of 8 or less.
2. Online Ordering: Customers can place orders online through Toasttab platform for pickup or delivery.
3. Catering Services: Full-service catering for events including mezze platters, salads, kebabs, and bundled packages. Orders must be placed by noon 2 days in advance with pickup available 11am-9pm.
4. Private Dining & Events: Private dining room (Magazine room) for seated dinners of 10-48 guests or standing receptions up to 60. Also hosts monthly Sunday Sufra Lebanese dining experience.
5. Gift Cards: Digital and physical gift cards available through Toasttab and BRG Hospitality store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shaya Restaurant is a single-location contemporary Levantine and Mediterranean restaurant in New Orleans that serves dine-in meals featuring wood-fired oven preparations including hand-crafted pita, vegetable-driven dips, salads, and spreads. The restaurant also offers catering services, private dining in the Magazine Room for groups of 10-60 guests, and a monthly Sunday Sufra Lebanese family-style dining experience.

Product overview

Shaya Restaurant is a single-location contemporary Levantine and Mediterranean restaurant in New Orleans operated by BRG Hospitality. The core offering is dine-in service featuring wood-fired oven preparations including hand-crafted pita, vegetable-centric dishes, and seasonal menus. Supporting offerings include catering service for off-site events, private dining in the Magazine Room for groups of 10–60 guests, and the monthly Sunday Sufra Lebanese dining experience. Gift cards are available in digital and physical formats. The restaurant uses third-party platforms Toast Tab for online ordering and OpenTable for reservations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BRG HospitalitycoreOthersBRG Hospitality is the parent company and management group behind Shaya Restaurant. They handle branding, careers, events, gift cards, and overall hospitality operations across their restaurant portfolio. The company also operates Shaya Disaster Solutions.
• OpenTablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpenTable serves as the primary reservation platform for Shaya Restaurant, allowing diners to book tables up to 90 days in advance for parties of 8 or less. The restaurant has received multiple Diners' Choice awards through OpenTable.
• ToasttabcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorToasttab provides the online ordering platform for Shaya Restaurant, handling dine-in orders, catering orders, and digital gift cards. Customers can order through https://order.toasttab.com/online/shayarestaurant
• WeddingWireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWeddingWire listing for Shaya Restaurant's wedding and event services, providing visibility to couples planning weddings in the New Orleans area.
• The KnotminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Knot marketplace listing for Shaya Restaurant, offering wedding venue and event information for couples planning nuptials in New Orleans.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tanoreen: Brooklyn-based family-owned Lebanese restaurant by Rawia Bater, featuring authentic Lebanese home cooking and family-recipe heritage. Comparable to Shaya in family-tradition culinary narrative, Lebanese cuisine focus, and single-location authentic operator model.
• Albi: Washington, D.C. restaurant by chef Michael Rafidi serving modern Levantine cuisine with hearth-baked breads and a similar mix of small plates and larger entrées. Closely matches Shaya's positioning as a chef-driven modern Levantine concept with comparable menu architecture and price point.
• Oleana: Cambridge, MA restaurant by chef Ana Sortun serving modern Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Comparable to Shaya in upscale-casual chef-driven concept, contemporary interpretation of traditional Levantine/Mediterranean flavors, and similar price points and menu architecture.
• Zahav: Philadelphia restaurant by chef Michael Solomonov, widely regarded as the benchmark for modern Israeli/Levantine cuisine in the U.S. Both restaurants operate as upscale-casual single-location concepts with wood-fired hearth cooking, contemporary Levantine menus, and award-winning chef-driven identity.
• DGS Delicatessen: Washington, D.C. modern Israeli/Middle Eastern delicatessen and restaurant from the team behind Albi. Comparable to Shaya in modern Levantine cuisine focus, single-location chef-driven operation, and contemporary take on traditional Middle Eastern dishes.
• Balaboosta: New York City restaurant by Israeli chef Einat Admony serving modern Israeli/Mediterranean cuisine with a similar vegetable-forward, family-style approach. Comparable to Shaya in single-location chef-driven modern Mediterranean concept with Israeli/Levantine culinary narrative.
• Ilili: New York City Lebanese restaurant by chef Philippe Massoud offering modern Lebanese cuisine with small plates and family-style service. Comparable to Shaya in Lebanese cuisine focus, contemporary interpretation of traditional recipes, and upscale-casual single-location format.

Broad incumbents

• CAVA: National fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain with hundreds of locations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the Mediterranean cuisine category, operating a different service model (fast-casual vs. full-service) but addressing the same underlying consumer demand for Mediterranean flavors.

Regional players

• Compère Lapin: New Orleans upscale-casual restaurant by chef Nina Compton in the Warehouse District. Comparable as a regional New Orleans peer in the same upscale-casual dining tier, similar price points, private event capabilities, and chef-driven culinary identity.
• Coquette: New Orleans upscale-casual restaurant on Magazine Street, similar dining style and neighborhood. Comparable as a New Orleans regional peer competing in the same upscale casual market with similar price points and customer demographics, though focused on Southern cuisine rather than Levantine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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