Restaurant for Sale in Bangkok, Thailand
| Established | 5-10 year(s) |
| Employees | 50 - 100 |
| Legal Entity | Private Limited Company |
| Reported Sales | USD 1.67 million |
| Run Rate Sales | USD 1.88 million |
| EBITDA Margin | 15 % |
| Industries | Restaurants |
| Locations | Bangkok |
| Local Time | 8:00 PM Asia / Bangkok |
| Listed By | Business Owner / Director |
| Status | Active |
- Led by a Korean founder: The business was established and scaled by a Korean national, ensuring the brand maintains an "authentic" positioning that competitors struggle to replicate.
- 8 tear track record: The first store was launched 8 years ago. The founder has successfully navigated the business through multiple cycles (including the pandemic era) and expanded to 3 branches.
- Codified IP: The founder has created proprietary founder-codified recipes, meaning the IP is transferable to a new owner and not dependent on a specific chef's intuition.
2. Revenue model.
- High-volume buffet model: The core revenue stream is an all-you-can-eat service positioned at a mainstream price point.
- Discount-averse strategy: Unlike many buffet chains that rely on heavy promotions to drive volume, this business drives recurring traffic without reliance on margin-eroding discounts.
- Turnkey cash yield: Two of the three branches are fully mature, past their payback period, and generating stable monthly cash flow.
3. Clients & demographics.
Target profiles: The customer base is a mix of volume drivers and brand validators:
- Students & office workers: Providing high foot traffic during weekdays.
- Families: Core weekend demographic.
- Korean expats: A key demographic that validates the food’s authenticity to the local market.
- Locations: Strategically placed in "Bangkok's busiest areas" with dense student and office foot traffic.
4. Business relationships & operations.
- MOU labor pipeline: A critical operational asset. The company has an established referral network for MOU serving assistants. This minimises recruitment friction, a major pain point in the Thai F&B sector and ensures consistent staffing across branches.
- Supply chain controls: The business utilizes strict supply chain controls to maintain quality across multiple locations, implying established vendor relationships.
5. Financial snapshot.
- Revenue trend: Consistent growth and stability.
2 years ago: THB ~50M.
Last year: THB ~52M.
6. Awards & recognition.
Brand equity: The primary accolade listed is the 8-year brand goodwill and established recognition among the Korean expat community.
The business does not sell individual plates; it sells a time-bound, All you can eat experience. The offering differentiates itself from generic competitors through two distinct value drivers:
- The goods (authenticity): The food product relies on proprietary founder-codified recipes. This implies a proprietary marinade or supply chain advantage that maintains the Authentic Korean flavor profile, distinguishing it from localized/fusion competitors.
- The service (hands-on operations): Unlike many budget buffets where service is minimal to save costs, this company’s product includes "hands-on table service, " specifically proactively changing BBQ grill pans. This solves a major pain point in K-BBQ dining (burnt pans ruining meat) and elevates the perceived value of the meal.
2. Who uses it: A customer base that provides both high-volume cash flow and brand validation:
- The volume drivers (students & office workers): These groups are price-sensitive but high-frequency diners. They populate the restaurant during lunch and post-work/school hours. The locations are specifically chosen in "dense student-and-office foot traffic areas" to capture this demographic.
- The margin contributors (families): Likely the core weekend demographic.
- The validation group (Korean expats): Popular among Korean expats and their patronage validates the "authenticity" claim, which is a powerful marketing tool to attract the local Thai mass market.
3. How: Customers utilize this business as a high-frequency dining staple rather than a special-occasion luxury.
- Price positioning: The business operates at mainstream price points and competitive price positioning.
- Recurring traffic: The business drives recurring traffic without reliance on margin-eroding discounts. This suggests customers use the service habitually (e. g. , weekly or bi-weekly team lunches or family dinners)
- Efficiency: The "MOU labor pipeline" suggests the business model is built for speed and volume, allowing customers to get a full service experience without the bottlenecks of understaffed venues.
■ Three fully operating branch setup with management in-place.
■ All fit-outs and core systems included (grills, exhaust/smoke extraction, air-con, kitchen + dining assets).
- Brand asset.
■ An 8-year Korean BBQ buffet brand with established recognition and goodwill.
■ Existing customer base across three branches.