Café Restaurant Zeezicht Breda

What Café Restaurant Zeezicht Breda does

Eetcafé Zeezicht is a privately held, single-location casual dining venue operating from a corner address at Ridderstraat 1 on the Grote Markt in the historic city center of Breda, Netherlands. Established approximately 30 years ago (founded 1996) as a restaurant and lunch spot, the business repositioned in 2025 as an eetcafé — a Dutch casual dining-and-bar format — following an interior refresh while preserving its established warm and cozy atmosphere. Its core offering combines three integrated services: a daytime lunch menu (including a "12 uurtje Zeezicht" lunch special, club sandwiches, and an award-winning tomato soup), an evening dinner menu built around locally sourced, sustainable, and circular ingredients (steaks, vegetarian dishes, modern classics), and a curated beverage program centered on 30 self-selected and imported draft specialty beers served across 20 taps, supplemented by wines and spirits.

The venue spans multiple floors (ground-floor café with bar and upper-floor restaurant) plus outdoor terrace seating on the Grote Markt, and operates seven days a week with extended weekend hours (to 02:00 Friday and Saturday). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; menus are available only as PDF downloads. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, driven by walk-in footfall, word-of-mouth, a central-location advantage on Breda's main square, and reservations handled by phone (076-514 8248) or an online widget. The customer base is horizontally segmented across local residents, city visitors, and tourists.

The business model is straightforward in-restaurant food and beverage sales with no disclosed delivery, catering, or franchise operations, though the venue is loosely linked to sibling/affiliate businesses Samsam (a sibling café at Grote Markt 2) and Beer Republic (a specialty beer home-delivery retailer based in Berkel-Enschot). Technology is essentially non-existent as a differentiator — the company uses a standard WordPress website with PDF menus and an online reservation widget, with no proprietary platforms, integrations, or digital products. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, with named culinary leadership including a Chef de Cuisine (Matteo Capon) and Pastry Chef (Angie Walsh), and active recruitment underway for bar, service, kitchen, and dishwasher roles.

Name

Café Restaurant Zeezicht Breda

Legal name

Eetcafé ZEEZICHT. Breda

Website

https://zeezichtbreda.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eetcafé Zeezicht is a single-location casual dining venue on the Grote Markt in central Breda, Netherlands, serving locals, visitors, and tourists with lunch, dinner, and a curated 30-tap specialty beer program across multiple floors and a terrace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Craft beer bar
• Eat-café service
• Specialty beer taproom
• Local-sourced lunch dinner

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

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

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage sales: Revenue generated from lunch, dinner, and bar service. Menu includes modern classics, steaks, vegetarian options, sandwiches, soups, and salads. Strong beer offering with 30 draft taps featuring self-selected and imported specialty beers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Eetcafé Zeezicht operates a single-location casual eat-café in central Breda, serving lunch, dinner, and bar beverages on-site. Its food menu features modern classics, sandwiches, award-winning tomato soup, steaks, and vegetarian dishes made with locally sourced ingredients, while its beverage program is anchored by approximately 20-30 draft beer taps offering self-imported specialty beers from the Netherlands and abroad, alongside wines and spirits.

Product overview

Eetcafé Zeezicht is an eat-café in Breda operating as a single unified venue offering three integrated services: lunch, dinner, and beverages. The lunch and dinner menus feature modern classics made with locally-sourced, sustainable ingredients from their own nearby farmers. The beverage program is the café's centerpiece, with 30 draft beers—including craft and specialty varieties from around the world—that are self-selected and imported by the establishment. The venue spans multiple floors with a bar area, dining sections, and outdoor terraces at the Grote Markt. The company operates under one brand with related businesses Samsam (another café at Grote Markt 2) and Beer Republic (home beer delivery from Berkel-Enschot).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunch Service Daytime casual dining service at Eetcafé Zeezicht, featuring items such as the croque Zeezicht, club sandwiches, award-winning tomato soup, salads, and the €12 '12 uurtje Zeezicht' lunch special. Served from 10:00 in the ground-floor café and outdoor terrace for walk-in diners and reservations.
• Dinner Service Evening dining service offering dishes prepared with ingredients from local farmers, prioritizing sustainable and circular sourcing. Menu includes juicy steaks, fresh vegetarian options, and modern classics aimed at casual diners and group bookings.
• Beverage and Craft Beer Service Bar and beverage service centered on approximately 20-30 draft beer taps with a self-selected and imported specialty beer selection from the Netherlands and internationally (including America), complemented by wines, whiskeys, and other fine spirits. Available across the bar area, dining floors, and terrace.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 years in operation

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SamsamminorOthersSibling restaurant located at Grote Markt 2, Breda. Described as 'ons broertje' (our little brother). Operates under a similar concept but with subtle differences.
• Beer RepublicminorOthersOnline beer retailer for home delivery of specialty beers. Located at Ordelven 15, Berkel-Enschot. Recommended as an alternative for purchasing quality beers at home.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caf%C3%A9-restaurant-zeezicht-breda

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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