Bocconcino Italian Restrnt

What Bocconcino Italian Restrnt does

Bocconcino is a privately held Italian restaurant group founded in 2014 by owner Mikhail Gokhner, operating across central London under a multi-venue brand portfolio. The group's three dining venues are Bocconcino Mayfair (19 Berkeley Street, W1J 8ED), Bocconcino Soho (59 Great Marlborough Street, W1F 7JY), and Osteria by Bocconcino (366 Strand, WC2R 0JF), with an embedded basement cocktail concept called Sotto Bar beneath the Soho location. The Mayfair and Soho venues are operated through separate legal entities, Bocconcino Restaurants Ltd and Biscotti Ltd respectively.

The core product is regional Italian cuisine covering Tuscany, Rome, Sicily, Napoli, and Florence, anchored by Head Chef Marco Corsica's menu of hand-rolled pasta made in-house daily, Roman-style thin-crust pizzas baked on open-fire ovens, and seasonal antipasti and secondi. The group's wine programme features a 300+ bottle Italian-focused list curated by a Head Sommelier, with depth across Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello, Amarone, and Super Tuscans, supplemented by organic and biodynamic producers. Service layers include lunch, dinner, weekend brunch (with bottomless prosecco and DJ programming), private dining rooms at both main venues, a dedicated events team, gift voucher sales via Giftpro, and a cocktail programme delivered through Sotto Bar with mixology collaborations (e.g., Rich Woods).

Revenue is generated purely through transaction-based dining and beverage sales across five streams: dine-in service, private events, third-party delivery (Deliveroo), bar/cocktail programme, and gift vouchers. Pricing is layered from £14-£15 cocktails and £70 three-course set lunches up to £120 per-person premium set menus and £22 cocktail flights. Customer segments span occasion diners, corporate entertainment, social celebrators (including hen parties and birthdays), and leisure/pre-theatre diners, with marketing delivered through Instagram, TikTok, email newsletter, PR in lifestyle publications, and Google search. The business carries no external investment, no public listing, and no disclosed parent company.

Name

Bocconcino Italian Restrnt

Legal name

Bocconcino Restaurants Ltd

Website

https://bocconcinorestaurant.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bocconcino is a privately held Italian restaurant group operating three dining venues (Mayfair, Soho, Covent Garden) and a basement cocktail bar (Sotto Bar) in central London, serving regional Italian cuisine, private events, weekend brunch, and Deliveroo delivery under owner Mikhail Gokhner and Head Chef Marco Corsica.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Italian restaurants
• Fine dining
• Private dining events
• Regional Italian cuisine
• Restaurant wine programme

Headquarters

HQ city

City Of London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Revenue from lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch services at Mayfair and Soho locations. Includes bottomless brunch packages, set menus, and a la carte dining.
2. Private Dining & Events: Revenue from private dining bookings, corporate events, celebrations, and exclusive venue hire. Minimum spend applies at peak times.
3. Delivery Service: Revenue from food delivery via Deliveroo platform offering premium restaurant-quality Italian food including wood-oven pizza, handmade pasta, and fresh seafood.
4. Bar & Cocktail Service: Revenue from cocktail bar service including Sotto Bar basement venue, cocktail menus, and bespoke cocktail events.
5. Gift Vouchers: Digital gift voucher sales through dedicated giftpro platform for restaurant experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bocconcino is a multi-location Italian restaurant group in central London serving regional Italian cuisine (Tuscan, Roman, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Florentine) across its Mayfair and Soho restaurants, Osteria by Bocconcino in Covent Garden, and Sotto Bar basement cocktail venue. Core offerings include hand-rolled pasta, Roman-style pizzas baked on open-fire ovens, a 300+ bottle Italian-focused wine list, weekend brunches, private dining, and food delivery via Deliveroo.

Product overview

Bocconcino operates as a multi-location Italian restaurant group offering regional Italian cuisine across three main venues in central London: Bocconcino Mayfair (19 Berkeley Street), Bocconcino Soho (59 Great Marlborough Street), and Osteria by Bocconcino (Covent Garden). The core offering consists of handcrafted pastas, Roman-style pizzas baked on open-fire ovens, antipasti, and regional dishes from Tuscany, Rome, Sicily, Napoli, and Florence. Supplementary services include Sotto Bar (a basement cocktail bar at Soho), private dining across both main venues, food delivery via Deliveroo, and cocktail programmes including seasonal collaborations. The group is led by Head Chef Marco Corsica and features over 300-bottle Italian-focused wine lists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bocconcino Mayfair Restaurant Italian fine dining restaurant in Mayfair (19 Berkeley Street, London) offering regional Italian cuisine, handcrafted pastas, Roman-style pizzas baked on open-fire oven, antipasti, dry-aged steaks, whole sea bass, and a 300+ bottle Italian wine list. Serves lunch, dinner, weekend brunches and private events.
• Bocconcino Soho Restaurant Italian restaurant in Soho (59 Great Marlborough Street, London) with contemporary design referencing Forte dei Marmi roots, featuring Roman-style pizzas, handcrafted pasta, resident DJ programme on Fridays, Saturdays and Saturday brunch, and hosting Sotto Bar basement cocktail venue.
• Osteria by Bocconcino Italian restaurant in Covent Garden (366 Strand, London) offering handmade pasta, grilled dishes, seasonal seafood, fine wines, cocktails, brunches, and private dining in an elegant setting near London's theatres.
• Sotto Bar Italian speakeasy-style cocktail bar in the basement of Bocconcino Soho, featuring curated cocktails inspired by Italian mixology traditions, resident DJs, and small Italian dishes. Available for private hire for events up to 25 seated or 30 standing.
• Private Dining and Events Private dining venues at Mayfair and Soho locations offering semi-private and fully enclosed private rooms for corporate events, birthdays, hen parties, anniversaries, and wedding-related dinners with bespoke menus, sommelier-led wine pairings, and minimum spend requirements at peak times.
• Food Delivery Service Premium Italian food delivery service via Deliveroo from both Mayfair and Soho locations, offering authentic wood-oven pizza, hand-made pasta, and fresh seafood to off-premise customers.
• Weekend Brunch Services Weekend brunch services including Saturday bottomless brunch with DJ at Mayfair and Soho locations, and Sunday Il Grande buffet brunch at Mayfair featuring seafood with prosecco and upgrade options to bottomless Champagne.
• Restaurant Gift Vouchers Digital gift vouchers sold through a dedicated giftpro platform that customers can purchase for use toward dining experiences at Bocconcino restaurants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Best Luxury Restaurant award in 2023 British Restaurant Awards

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Integration12 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• CamparicoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 September 2025Partnership for Negroni Week 2025 (September 16-22). Special Negroni flight at Soho with three unique flavours for £22, featuring Campari in cocktails including Strawberry Basil Negroni and Peach Hazelnut Negroni.
• Gin MarecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 September 2025Partnership for Negroni Week 2025 at Mayfair location. Three special Negronis inspired by different coastal regions of Italy: Amalfi Sunset, Capri Breeze, and Mare Verde.
• Slow FoodminorOthers · 16 September 2025Charitable partner supported during Negroni Week 2025. Donation to Slow Food charity as part of the global Negroni Week initiative supporting good, clean, and fair food.
• London Essence CompanycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 August 2024Partnership for summer cocktail menu at Cocktails in the City festival (August 2024). Created exclusive Paloma menu featuring London Essence mixers including Pink Grapefruit Soda, Peach and Jasmine Soda, and Aromatic Orange and Fig soda.
• Tequila EnemigosupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 August 2024Spirits partnership for Cocktails in the City festival collaboration. Provided tequila for bespoke cocktails including Enemigo Paloma and Passion Peach Elixir.
• DeliveroocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery partnership for off-premise dining. Bocconcino offers premium Italian food delivery via Deliveroo from both Mayfair and Soho locations, including authentic wood-oven pizza, handmade pasta, and fresh seafood.
• Opentable, Resy, SevenRoomssupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party reservation platforms mentioned in privacy policy and cookie documentation as platforms through which reservations may be processed and personal data collected.
• Rich Woods (The Cocktail Guy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMixology collaboration creating exclusive 'Modern Italian Classics' cocktail menu at Sotto Bar. Rich Woods, known as The Cocktail Guy, crafted innovative cocktails reimagining classic beverages with Italian twists including Tiramisu Martini and Med Martini.
• Woodford ReservesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBourbon partnership for Old Fashioned Month at Bocconcino Soho (November). Three bespoke Woodford Reserve cocktails created: Autumn Figs, Melon Embrace, and Rosemary Elixir, each priced at £15.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Palatino: Central London Italian restaurant focused on regional Roman cuisine with handmade pasta and a strong Italian wine list, directly comparable menu format and pricing tier.
• San Carlo: Italian restaurant group with multiple UK sites including upscale London venues, operating a comparable regional Italian menu with strong Italian wine programmes and private dining.
• Locanda Locatelli: Fine-dining Italian restaurant in Marylebone, London, operating at a similar luxury price point with a regional Italian menu and sommelier-led wine programme.
• Zafferano: Upscale Italian restaurant in Belgravia, London offering regional Italian cuisine and private dining for corporate and celebratory occasions at comparable price points.
• Padella: Soho Italian restaurant specialising in handmade fresh pasta at a lower price point than Bocconcino but with overlapping central-London Italian diner catchment and handmade-pasta positioning.
• Fumo: Italian restaurant group with central London locations serving handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza and Italian wines in a comparable casual-upscale format.
• Cecconi's: Long-standing upscale Italian restaurant in Mayfair serving regional Italian cuisine to a similar occasion-diner and corporate-entertainment clientele with comparable pricing and wine-led positioning.
• Il Baretto: Upscale Italian restaurant in Marylebone, London offering regional Italian cuisine, Italian-focused wine list and private dining for corporate and occasion guests at a similar price point.
• Polpo: London Italian small-plates/cicheti concept with multiple sites, comparable central-London positioning and regional Italian menu inspiration, though lower price point.

Broad incumbents

• Pizza Express: Established UK-wide Italian casual-dining chain (pizza-led) with London presence; substantially broader and more mass-market than Bocconcino, but overlaps as a competitor for Italian dining occasions in central London.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bocconcinolondon
• TikToktiktok.com/@bocconcinolondon

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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