Publik Records

What Publik Records does

Publik Records is a Brooklyn-based, for-profit hospitality and live entertainment operator founded in 2017. According to its firmographic description, the company runs a vertically integrated multi-concept venue that combines a music venue, a restaurant, a cafe, cocktail bars, and event spaces, with a stated emphasis on plant-based food and cultural programming. The business serves both walk-in consumers (food, beverage, ticketed performances) and presumably private event clients booking the event spaces, operating in the intersection of NYC's independent music and plant-based dining scenes.

The company's core offering is the physical venue itself — there is no separately disclosed technology platform, digital product, or proprietary software. Its differentiation rests on the co-location of music programming with a plant-based F&B program, which is a relatively distinctive combination in the Brooklyn market. Revenue mechanics span ticket sales, food and beverage (restaurant, cafe, cocktail bars), and event-space rentals; no pricing model, GTM details, or unit economics are disclosed in the available sources.

The company is privately held, headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, and employs between 11 and 50 people. No funding history, ownership structure, management team bios, partnerships, or financial disclosures were available in the provided sources, and the company website (publicrecords.nyc) returned only a verification loader page rather than substantive content. As a result, key investor-relevant data points — revenue, profitability, capital structure, growth signals, and leadership — cannot be verified from the provided inputs.

Name

Publik Records

Website

https://publicrecords.nyc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Publik Records is a Brooklyn-based multi-concept venue founded in 2017, operating a music venue, plant-based restaurant, cafe, cocktail bars, and event spaces for cultural programming and private events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue and Plant-Based Restaurant

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Plant-based restaurant
• Cocktail bar
• Event space rental
• Brooklyn hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Publik Records operates a Brooklyn-based music venue, restaurant, cafe, cocktail bars, and event spaces that deliver plant-based food and cultural programming to consumers. The venue combines live music performances with a fully plant-based food and beverage service, plus bookable event spaces for private and cultural programming use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Venue A live music and performance space within the Publik Records venue that hosts cultural programming and live acts for general audiences visiting the Brooklyn location.
• Plant-Based Restaurant A sit-down restaurant concept serving a fully plant-based food menu to venue patrons and walk-in diners in Brooklyn.
• Cafe A cafe service within the venue offering coffee and lighter plant-based fare for daytime and early-evening guests.
• Cocktail Bars Cocktail bars within the venue serving craft cocktails and beverages to patrons during service hours and live music programming.
• Event Spaces Bookable event spaces within the venue available for private parties, corporate events, brand activations, and cultural programming, leveraging the integrated food, beverage, and music infrastructure.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Rough Trade NYC: Brooklyn record store and live music venue combining retail, bar, and event programming in a cultural-music format closely parallel to Publik Records.
• Elsewhere: Brooklyn multi-room music venue and bar complex hosting live performances, DJ events, and cocktails in a similar multi-format configuration to Publik Records.
• The Lot Radio: Brooklyn outdoor broadcasting studio, bar, and small live music venue combining cultural programming, drinks, and music — directly comparable cultural-venue positioning.
• The Sultan Room: Brooklyn live music venue, restaurant, and cocktail bar inside the Sultan Hotel — comparable multi-outlet venue programming to Publik Records.
• House of Yes: Brooklyn nightclub and creative event space combining live performance, themed nightlife, and bar service — directly comparable in the Brooklyn multi-concept venue category.
• Union Pool: Long-running Williamsburg bar with a back-room live music stage, food service, and outdoor space — matching Publik Records' bar-plus-music combination.
• Baby's All Right: Brooklyn bar, restaurant, and live music venue with a similar mix of food, drink, and nightly programming to Publik Records.
• Nowadays: Indoor/outdoor NYC music venue and event space with bar service catering to a similar audience of live music and late-night cultural programming.

Regional players

• Knockdown Center: Queens-based multi-room event and music venue with bar service — a comparable format across NYC but operating in a different borough than Publik Records.

Broad incumbents

• Brooklyn Bowl: Established Brooklyn bowling alley, bar, restaurant, and concert venue operating as a larger incumbent in the same multi-concept live-music-with-F&B category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/publicrecords.nyc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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