Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps

What Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps does

Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps is a Danish private limited company (Aps) operating a multi-location seafood restaurant chain founded in 1970 at the historic fish warehouses on Skagen harbour. The company serves individual diners, tourists, corporate groups, and business lunch customers with fresh fish and shellfish dishes including plaice, halibut, oysters, lobster, shrimp, smørrebrød, and rotating 3-course menus. Pricing spans from 95 DKK open-faced sandwiches to 1,599 DKK premium private dining experiences, with a seafood platter line positioned at 575-1,150 DKK per person.

The business operates five owned restaurant locations: the flagship Skagen restaurant (Fiskehuskajen 13), Copenhagen Esplanaden inside Hotel Guldsmeden Babette (Bredgade 78), Copenhagen Illum Rooftop atop the Illum department store (Østergade 52), Kolding at Akseltorv, and the international Stavanger, Norway site at Skagenkaien 26. The technology stack is a WordPress-based website with third-party reservation systems (Fresto, Flexybox), online take-away ordering, digital gift cards, and a mobile Loyalty Club App offering bronze, silver, and gold tier rewards, cashback, and exclusive event access. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Skagen Bjesk ApS, commercializes branded spirits.

The revenue model is direct-to-consumer across dine-in, take-away pickup, private dining and cooking workshops led by Creative Manager Thomas Castberg, gift cards, and merchandise including the MANIFISK book authored by owner Jesper C. Winter. Distribution is exclusively through owned locations and owned e-commerce channels with no third-party delivery partnerships. The company is founder-owned (Jesper C. Winter) and operates under Skagen Group ApS (CVR 3759 3850), with no disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps

Legal name

Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps

Website

https://skagenfiskerestaurant.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps is a Danish private seafood restaurant chain founded in 1970, operating five owned locations across Denmark and Norway, serving individual diners, tourists, and corporate groups with fresh fish dishes, private dining, and branded merchandise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Restaurant

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Restaurant dining
• Private dining events
• Fresh fish cuisine
• Cooking classes

Headquarters

HQ city

Skagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from food and beverage sales at five restaurant locations. Customers order from a la carte menus featuring seafood dishes, with average check sizes varying by location and time of day.
2. Take-away and Delivery: Online ordering system for take-away with pickup from selected locations. Customers order through website and collect from chosen restaurant.
3. Private Dining and Events: Premium private dining experiences and cooking workshops hosted by Thomas Castberg, priced at 1,399-1,599 DKK per person for groups of 10-20
4. Merchandise and Publications: Sale of branded products including the MANIFISK book (495-695 DKK) and Skagen Bjesk spirits
5. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold through online portal, redeemable across all Skagen Fiskerestaurant locations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps operates a seafood restaurant chain serving fresh fish and shellfish across five locations in Denmark (Skagen, Copenhagen-Esplanaden, Copenhagen-Illum Rooftop, and Kolding) and Norway (Stavanger). The business offers dine-in service, take-away, private dining, cooking classes (kokkeskole), gift cards, a loyalty club app, and hosts corporate/private events.

Product overview

Skagen Fiskerestaurant Aps operates a multi-location seafood restaurant chain offering fresh fish and seafood dining experiences. The core offering consists of restaurant dining services across 5 locations (Skagen, Kolding, Esplanaden Copenhagen, Illum Rooftop Copenhagen, and Stavanger), complemented by take-away services, a mobile loyalty club app, and private dining/cooking school experiences led by Thomas Castberg. The restaurant chain also publishes the MANIFISK book and offers gift cards, corporate event hosting, and regular live music events. Menu offerings include lunch menus, evening menus, extensive wine and beverage lists, and rotating 3-course seasonal menus. The Loyalty Club App provides members with points, cashback, and exclusive promotions across bronze, silver, and gold tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skagen Fiskerestaurant Loyalty Club: Customer loyalty program offering points, cashback, exclusive promotions and event invitations.
• MANIFISK

Quantifiable outcome

• 1199+ TripAdvisor reviews across locations demonstrating strong customer satisfaction

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Told & Snaps: Copenhagen restaurant serving traditional Danish food including seafood and schnapps pairings. Comparable as a Danish-cuisine restaurant operating in central Copenhagen and targeting similar tourist and business-lunch segments.
• Restaurant Schønnemann: Heritage Copenhagen restaurant (est. 1877) known for traditional Danish smørrebrød and Danish classics. Comparable as a long-established Copenhagen dining destination with similar target customers and a comparable reliance on brand heritage.
• Brøndums Hotel Restaurant: Historic Skagen hotel and restaurant founded in 1898 that serves traditional Danish seafood dishes. Directly comparable as the most established seafood restaurant in the same Skagen harbor area where the founder of Skagen Fiskerestaurant trained and where both compete for tourist traffic.
• Restaurant Krogs Fiskerestaurant: Long-standing Copenhagen seafood restaurant serving classic fish and shellfish dishes. Direct category peer — same target customers (Copenhagen diners, business lunch, tourists) and similar seafood-forward menu positioning.
• Lumskebugten: Aarhus-based fine-dining seafood restaurant with harbor views and a focus on fresh Nordic seafood. Comparable as a regional Danish seafood-dining concept with premium positioning and a similar reliance on locality and freshness storytelling.

Broad incumbents

• Bone's Restaurant: Scandinavian casual-dining chain with locations across Denmark offering a broad menu including seafood. Comparable as a multi-location Danish restaurant operator serving similar everyday and group-dining occasions, though at a lower price point.
• Madklubben: Multi-location Copenhagen restaurant group operating several dining concepts across the city. Comparable as a Danish multi-location restaurant operator with broader portfolio reach and similar urban Copenhagen foot traffic, though not seafood-specialist.
• Jensens Bøfhus: Denmark's largest steakhouse chain with locations nationwide. Comparable as a multi-location Danish full-service restaurant brand targeting family and group dining, providing a benchmark for chain-level restaurant scale even though the category (steak vs seafood) differs.

Emerging players

• Reffen Copenhagen: Copenhagen street food market with multiple independent food vendors including seafood concepts. Comparable as an emerging Copenhagen food destination that competes for the same casual-dining and tourist spend, but with a fundamentally different multi-vendor model.

Regional players

• Fisketorget Stavanger: Stavanger waterfront seafood restaurant and fish market. Directly comparable as a seafood-focused dining destination operating in the same Stavanger market where Skagen Fiskerestaurant has its Norwegian site.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SkagenFiskerestaurant
• Instagraminstagram.com/skagenfiskerestaurant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skagen-fiskerestaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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