Paviljoen West Aan Zee

Name

Paviljoen West Aan Zee

Legal name

Strandrestaurant West aan Zee

Website

https://westaanzee.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beach Restaurant Hospitality

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB), Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Beach restaurant dining
• Hospitality services
• Meeting venue rental
• Culinary events
• Island tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

West-Terschelling

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. Restaurant dining: Full-service beach restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, beverages, and wine. Operates with shared dining concept for dinner service where guests order in multiple rounds and receive freshly prepared dishes directly at their table. Revenue generated from food and beverage sales.
2. Meeting room rental: Meeting venue rental for business events, workshops, seminars, training sessions, and lectures. Can be booked per part of the day (4 hours) or full day (8 hours), with options to add breakfast, lunch, or dinner packages.
3. Event hosting: Hosts special culinary events including 4-course dinners in collaboration with guest chefs. Example: culinary 4-course dinner with Sterrenchef Wilco Berends at 99.50 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Paviljoen West Aan Zee operates a full-service beach restaurant on the North Sea coast of Terschelling island in the Netherlands, offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, wines, and beverages. It also provides a meeting room for corporate events (16-25 people) and hosts special culinary events such as 4-course dinners with guest chefs.

Product overview

Strandrestaurant West aan Zee is a single beach restaurant offering located on Terschelling island's North Sea coast. The core product is the beachside dining experience with shared dining concept for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service, complemented by a wine and beverages selection. Additional offerings include a meeting room/event space (Vergaderruimte) that can accommodate 16-25 people for various business events, local activity partnerships (surfing, yoga, seal tours), and special culinary events. The restaurant was newly constructed and opened in June 2020 by owners Douwe and Celina Wiegman.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strandrestaurant West aan Zee (Beach Restaurant) Full-service beachfront restaurant on the North Sea beach of Terschelling offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, wines, beverages, and desserts with a shared dining concept for dinner service. Open Sunday-Tuesday 10:00-17:00 and Wednesday-Saturday 10:00-21:00. Targeted at tourists, beachgoers, families, and island visitors.
• Vergaderruimte (Meeting Room) Beachfront meeting location for (business) events, brainstorm sessions, workshops, (management) meetings, seminars, training, or lectures for 16-25 people with sea view. Space can be rented per part of the day (4 hours) or full day (8 hours), with optional add-ons of breakfast, lunch, snacks, or dinner packages. Targeted at corporate groups and organizations seeking a unique offsite venue on Terschelling.
• Special Culinary Events (Evenementen) Special culinary events including 4-course dinners organized in collaboration with guest chefs such as Sterrenchef Wilco Berends, featuring amuses, oysters, and special menus at €99.50 per person. Targeted at food enthusiasts and special-occasion diners visiting Terschelling.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rederij DoeksencoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFerry company providing transportation from Harlingen to Terschelling and Vlieland. Featured on the restaurant's tourist information page as recommended transport option. Ferry service approx. 2 hours, fast service approx. 50 minutes to Terschelling.
• Hotel Paal 8coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBeachfront hotel located in the dunes of West aan Zee, within walking distance of the restaurant. Features luxurious rooms, (Family) Suites, restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, and steam bath. Listed as recommended accommodation on tourist info page.
• SurfvillageminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSurf school and surf shop on Terschelling. A club of enthusiastic water rats, young nature lovers, and experienced surf fighters. Featured as beach activity partner.
• YogiezminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYoga and meditation classes held directly on the beach. Junior or Senior classes available for everyone.
• MooiWeerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizes fun activities on Terschelling for both business and private island guests. Featured as activity partner.
• I Like TerschellingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeal tours and scooter/fat bike rental on Terschelling. Boat tours aboard RIB Elixir for seal watching.
• ArrivaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic transport provider on Terschelling with fully electric buses. Bus Line 2 connects West-Terschelling via Midsland aan Zee to West aan Zee (Paal 8). Connected to ferry arrival/departure times.
• Local Taxi CompaniesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple taxi services recommended: Bakker Taxi Central, India Taxi Service, Midsland Taxi, Yellow Cab Terschelling, Taxi Sjoerdje Terschelling, Taxi/Beach Taxi Talisman. Available for island transportation.
• Local Bike Rental CompaniesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple bike rental operators listed: Wiegman Scooter and Fat Bike Rental, Tijs Knop Bicycle Rental, Jonker Bike Rental, Zeelen Bike Rental, Haantjes, De Groot Fietsen, Bakker Bike Rental, Noorderlicht Bike Rental, Tom Terpstra Bicycle Rental, Cor Bakker Terschelling. Over 70 km of bike paths on the island.
• Wiegman Autoverhuur TerschellingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCar rental service located at Verlengde Boomstraat 7, West-Terschelling. Part of Wiegman family business. Also offers scooter and fat bike rental.
• KNRM LifeguardsminorOthersRoyal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution provides beach safety and lifeguard services during summer months on the four Frisian Wadden Islands including Terschelling. Warns about dangers including rip currents (muien) and provides zone monitoring with red/yellow flags.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Strandhotel Noordzee: Family-run Dutch coastal/strandhotel with integrated restaurant. Comparable as a family-owned Dutch beach hospitality venue combining lodging, dining, and event space, though serving mainland coast rather than an island.
• De Krim Texel: Resort and F&B operator on Texel, the largest Dutch Wadden island. Comparable as a multi-outcome hospitality venue serving island tourists on the same Wadden archipelago, though larger and more resort-oriented than a single beach restaurant.

Direct peers

• Strandpaviljoen Zuid: Beach pavilion at Bloemendaal aan Zee with shared-dining and à la carte service for beach visitors. Comparable Dutch North Sea beach full-service restaurant with similar all-day F&B model.
• Hotel Paal 8: Dunes hotel and restaurant located in walking distance of Strandrestaurant West aan Zee at West aan Zee, Terschelling. Comparable as the other premium hospitality venue at the same western beach location, sharing the same tourist catchment and island visitor flow.
• Strandpaviljoen 't Lappeler Waal (or other Wadden Island pavilions): Beach restaurants on the other Dutch Wadden islands (Vlieland, Ameland, Schiermonnikoog, Texel) that share the same ferry-dependent tourist model, beachfront dining format, and seasonal demand pattern. Comparable operating model even if on a different island.
• Strandpaviljoen De Strandloper: Beach pavilion on Terschelling operating on the island beach with full F&B service for tourists. Direct competitor for the same island visitor base and beach-dining occasion as West aan Zee.
• Strandpaviljoen Timboektoe: Iconic beach pavilion at Wijk aan Zee offering full-service dining, events, and beach experience comparable to West aan Zee's casual all-day beach dining model. Comparable as a North Sea beach full-service restaurant catering to day-trippers and tourists.
• Paal 17: Long-running Dutch beach pavilion concept (Paal 17 on Terschelling) serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to beach visitors. Closely matches the beach-pavilion F&B model and tourist customer segment on the same island.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Beach-Restaurant-West-aan-Zee
• Instagraminstagram.com/westaanzee_terschelling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paviljoen-west-aan-zee

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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