CAFE PHILOSOPHIE

What CAFE PHILOSOPHIE does

Café Philosophie operates a single physical venue in the Jarry industrial zone of Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe (a French overseas department), founded in 2021 by Farid Abdelaziz. The venue combines a one-hour live musical recital (opera, classical, or jazz and world music) with a structured dining service in which guests place their order at arrival, the kitchen prepares in silence during the performance, and all diners are served simultaneously at the final measure. The format is explicitly modeled on 19th-century Parisian salons, with the stated objective of giving local Caribbean artists a permanent stage outside of festival cycles.

The commercial offering centers on ticketed recital evenings priced at €25 per person, complemented by on-site sales of salads, charcuterie, foie gras, smoked fish, cheese, tarts, and beverages. The company sells tickets through Weezevent (online) and accepts WhatsApp reservations directly, while driving awareness through its own website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and a WhatsApp broadcast list with priority access to programming. Additional revenue-adjacent lines include private event hosting (engagements, birthdays, family celebrations) and a video content library of past performances and pre-event teasers.

The business is privately held and founder-operated, with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no headcount disclosed beyond the founder serving as Maître de Cérémonie. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the entity operates as a single-location cultural hospitality business with a deliberately narrow, experience-driven value proposition rather than a scalable technology platform. The venue shows ongoing active programming with upcoming recitals scheduled into September 2026, indicating continued operations.

Name

CAFE PHILOSOPHIE

Legal name

Café Philosophie

Website

https://cafephilosophie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Cultural Entertainment and Dining

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concert Halls & Music Venue Operations (Symphony Halls, Recital Venues) (MPAGALAC), Cabarets & Variety Nightlife (MPAGAIAI)

Keywords

• Live music recitals
• Cultural venue dining
• Opera classical jazz
• Salon style performances
• Caribbean arts entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Baie-Mahault

HQ country

Guadeloupe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from ticket sales for recital performances. Customers purchase tickets online through Weezevent platform or reserve via WhatsApp. Price point is 25 EUR per recital.
2. Food and Beverage Service: On-site dining experience with food and beverage sales. Customers order drinks and food (salads, charcuterie, foie gras, smoked fish, cheese, house tarts) upon arrival and are served after the recital. This creates a combined cultural and culinary experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Café Philosophie operates an intimate cultural venue in Guadeloupe that hosts ticketed hour-long live music recitals (opera, classical, jazz, world music) combined with a table-service dining experience inspired by 19th-century Parisian salons. Guests reserve in advance, order food upon arrival in the presence of the artists, and are served together at the final measure of the recital.

Product overview

Café Philosophie is a cultural venue and restaurant in Guadeloupe offering a unified experience combining live musical recitals with dining. The core offering consists of hourly live performances across three main categories (Jazz & World Music, Opera Lyrique, Classical Music) paired with food service. Additional offerings include private event hosting, a video content library of past performances, and a WhatsApp broadcast list for early access to programming. The venue is designed in the spirit of 19th-century Salons, where guests dine with artists after the recital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Recital Performances Hour-long live musical performances featuring opera singers, classical musicians, jazz artists, and world music performers in an intimate salon-style setting, intended for culture enthusiasts attending scheduled evening recitals at 19h.
• Dining Experience Restaurant service offering salads (Duck Magret, Goat Cheese, Vegetarian), cold platters (charcuterie, foie gras, smoked fish, cheese), house tarts, and beverages, prepared during the recital and served together at the final measure for guests attending the performance evenings.
• Private Event Hosting Custom evening event hosting for engagements, birthdays, family gatherings, and memorable private recital evenings, where clients select the recital type from video previews and customize their private evening at the venue.
• Video Content Library Online collection of teaser videos and concert recordings organized by musical category (Jazz & World Music, Opera Lyrique, Classical Music, Private Events), published to preview upcoming recitals and showcase past performances.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Birdland Jazz Club: NYC jazz venue combining live performances with full dinner service in an intimate supper-club setting — directly comparable format merging live music with table dining.
• Smalls Jazz Club: Intimate New York jazz club hosting live performances nightly with light food and beverage service — similar intimate music venue model with a small dining component.
• Joe's Pub at The Public Theater: Intimate NYC venue inside The Public Theater offering live music, cabaret-style shows, and table dining — comparable supper-club programming model with curated artist rosters.
• Café Carlyle: Iconic New York supper club at The Carlyle hotel featuring cabaret-style performances with dining and bar service — the closest direct comparable to Café Philosophie's intimate dinner-recital format.
• Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zédel: London cabaret and live music venue inside Brasserie Zédel offering performances paired with dining — closely mirrors the combined recital/restaurant experience in a European context.

Regional players

• Le Bal Blomet:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/cafephilosophie
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzMQgCynz5tcfef-fpalSiw
• Facebookfacebook.com/cafephilosophie
• Instagraminstagram.com/cafe_philosophie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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