Tijn Akersloot

What Tijn Akersloot does

Tijn Akersloot is a privately held, single-location beach pavilion restaurant ("strandpaviljoen") operating on the beach of Zandvoort, in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Founded around 1960, the establishment has run continuously for over 60 years and is now operated by a local team that has renewed the venue while preserving its original character. The offering centers on a seated restaurant built around open-fire cooking with seasonal, locally sourced ingredients from regional suppliers, complemented by a beach kiosk that opens on sunny days for casual walk-up food and beverage sales, and a private and corporate event catering service for groups ranging from intimate dinners to larger gatherings.

The core technology and methodology is the open-fire kitchen, with cuisine described as simple, honest, and seasonal ("puur, zonder poespas"). The business runs on a small operational footprint of 19 employees, with no proprietary software platform; instead it relies on third-party tooling — the Tebi reservation platform for standard table bookings (managing groups up to 8 persons via the website, with groups larger than 8 routed to direct email or phone), and the MICE platform to handle corporate and private event catering inquiries and quote requests. Direct channels (general info inbox, dedicated events inbox, careers inbox, and a listed phone line) underpin event sales and recruitment.

Commercially, Tijn Akersloot earns revenue from three streams: seated restaurant dining (transactional F&B at the beachfront pavilion), beach kiosk sales (walk-up F&B on sunny days), and event catering (quote-based, per-event pricing for private and corporate groups). Customer segments are beach visitors and tourists as the primary audience, with local residents as repeat customers and event/group guests as a secondary segment. Distribution is entirely domestic, single-country, and physical: walk-in guests at the Zandvoort beachfront, Tebi-mediated online reservations, and MICE-mediated event bookings. There is no parent company, no institutional investor backing, and no public listing referenced in the source data.

Name

Tijn Akersloot

Legal name

Tijn Akersloot

Website

https://tijnakersloot.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tijn Akersloot is a privately held beach pavilion restaurant in Zandvoort, Netherlands, operating for over 60 years. It serves beach visitors, tourists, and locals with open-fire seasonal cuisine, complemented by a sunny-day kiosk and private/corporate event catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beachfront Restaurant Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Caterers (722320)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Rooftop Bars & Beach/Pool Bars (THAFAEAJ)

Keywords

• Beachfront restaurant dining
• Open fire cooking
• Event catering services
• Seasonal local cuisine
• Beach pavilion hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Zandvoort

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Food and beverage sales from seated dining service at the beachfront pavilion. Menu features open-fire cooked seasonal dishes. Revenue generated from individual guest checkouts.
2. Kiosk sales: Casual food and beverage sales from the kiosk operation on sunny days, serving walk-up customers without reservation requirements.
3. Event catering: Private and corporate event catering services. Custom menu development for events ranging from small dinners to larger group gatherings. Quoted pricing per event.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Strandpaviljoen Tijn Akersloot operates a beachfront pavilion restaurant on the Zandvoort beach, serving an open-fire cooked menu built around seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. The core dining offering is complemented by private and corporate event catering and a casual beach kiosk for walk-up visitors on sunny days. Reservations are facilitated through the Tebi booking platform and event inquiries via the MICE platform.

Product overview

Tijn Akersloot is a single-location beach pavilion restaurant in Zandvoort, Netherlands, with over 60 years of history. The offering consists of a core restaurant with open-fire kitchen using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, complemented by event catering services and a beach kiosk on sunny days. Reservations are handled through the Tebi platform. The restaurant operates as a unified dining experience without modular products or separate platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beach Restaurant (Strandpaviljoen) Traditional beach pavilion restaurant located on Zandvoort beach with over 60 years of history. Features open-fire cooking with seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Serves individual guests for seated lunch and dinner experiences.
• Event Catering

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TebicoreTechnology or IntegrationTebi is the reservation platform used by Tijn Akersloot for managing guest bookings. Customers make reservations via the Tebi system visible on the website. The platform facilitates booking management for the beach pavilion.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Strandpaviljoen Paal 17: Direct peer: another established beach pavilion on the Zandvoort strand with full-service dining and event offerings, competing for the same beachfront visitors and event clients in the same micro-market.
• Breakers Beach House Zandvoort: Direct peer: beachfront restaurant and bar in Zandvoort serving walk-in diners and event groups, with overlapping seasonal menu and event catering value proposition.
• Noordzee (Strandpaviljoen Noordzee): Direct peer: Dutch beach pavilion restaurant with full-service menu and event hosting, operating under the same concession and seasonal framework as Tijn Akersloot.
• Pier 7 (Zandvoort): Direct peer: Zandvoort beachfront dining venue offering restaurant and event service, competing for the same tourist and corporate event bookings on the Zandvoort strand.
• Beachclub Tien: Direct peer: beach club on the Dutch coast combining full-service restaurant, bar, and event hosting, comparable in format and target occasion mix to Tijn Akersloot.
• Hart Beach Zandvoort: Direct peer: well-known Zandvoort beach pavilion offering restaurant service, casual beach bar service, and private events, drawing from the same tourist and local customer base as Tijn Akersloot.

Others

• Tebi (Reservations Platform): Other: technology/infrastructure partner that powers Tijn Akersloot's reservation funnel; relevant as an ecosystem dependency rather than a competitor.

Regional players

• Strandpaviljoen Deining (Bloemendaal aan Zee): Regional peer: established beach pavilion on the nearby Bloemendaal coast with similar sit-down dining, lounge/bar, and event positioning targeting the same Dutch North Sea coast leisure segment.
• Strandclub Fahrenheit: Regional peer: Dutch coastal beach club with restaurant, lounge, and event service model aligned to Tijn Akersloot's mix, though in a different seaside geography.
• Strandpaviljoen Zuid (Wijk aan Zee): Regional peer: comparable Dutch coastal pavilion restaurant model in a neighboring seaside town, sharing the seasonal beachfront dining and event catering format with similar weather-driven demand pattern.

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

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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