Acclaimed Downtown Flagstaff Restaurant Opportunity
Business Description
Acclaimed Downtown Flagstaff Restaurant Opportunity
Established in 2021, Foret is a highly successful French-inspired bistro that has quickly become one of Flagstaff's most popular breakfast and lunch destinations. Located in downtown Flagstaff with the world's largest contiguous Ponderosa pine forest at the city's edge, this 1,500 square foot establishment attracts both locals and tourists who regularly line up for an exceptional dining experience.
Financial Performance:
- Annual Revenue: $975,900
- Cash Flow (SDE): $188,500
- Strong year-over-year growth with 2024 producing highest numbers to date
- Currently operating only 5 days per week for breakfast and lunch service
Key Business Highlights:
- Menu crafted by James Beard award-nominated culinary curator
- Established customer base with proven demand exceeding current capacity
- Prime downtown location with exclusive full parking lot
- Must-have exterior patio for additional dining capacity
- Assumable lease at exceptional rate for the market
- Efficient kitchen layout maximizing limited footprint
- Recent improvements enhance both aesthetics and functionality
Growth Opportunities:
Significant expansion potential through extended hours and additional service days. Current sales volume suggests strong demand for full-day, seven-day operations. The business can be operated hands-on or semi-absentee with an already perfected menu system in place.
What's Included:
- Complete FF&E package
- All inventory
- Tradename and leaseholds
- Training by award-winning chef (negotiable)
- Covenant not to compete
Seller Financing Available
Reason for Sale: Owner relocating
This turnkey operation represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a thriving restaurant with established systems, proven profitability, and substantial room for growth in one of Arizona's premier mountain destinations.
Established in 2021, Foret is a highly successful French-inspired bistro that has quickly become one of Flagstaff's most popular breakfast and lunch destinations. Located in downtown Flagstaff with the world's largest contiguous Ponderosa pine forest at the city's edge, this 1,500 square foot establishment attracts both locals and tourists who regularly line up for an exceptional dining experience.
Financial Performance:
- Annual Revenue: $975,900
- Cash Flow (SDE): $188,500
- Strong year-over-year growth with 2024 producing highest numbers to date
- Currently operating only 5 days per week for breakfast and lunch service
Key Business Highlights:
- Menu crafted by James Beard award-nominated culinary curator
- Established customer base with proven demand exceeding current capacity
- Prime downtown location with exclusive full parking lot
- Must-have exterior patio for additional dining capacity
- Assumable lease at exceptional rate for the market
- Efficient kitchen layout maximizing limited footprint
- Recent improvements enhance both aesthetics and functionality
Growth Opportunities:
Significant expansion potential through extended hours and additional service days. Current sales volume suggests strong demand for full-day, seven-day operations. The business can be operated hands-on or semi-absentee with an already perfected menu system in place.
What's Included:
- Complete FF&E package
- All inventory
- Tradename and leaseholds
- Training by award-winning chef (negotiable)
- Covenant not to compete
Seller Financing Available
Reason for Sale: Owner relocating
This turnkey operation represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a thriving restaurant with established systems, proven profitability, and substantial room for growth in one of Arizona's premier mountain destinations.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 4
- Facilities & Assets
- Ground level storefront suite located within multi-tenant historic building with a full kitchen, coffee bar, dine-in seating, private exterior patio, on-site parking, and award-winning ownership.
- Website
- https://www.foretflagstaff.com/
- Market Outlook / Competition
- Opened in 2021, this quaint yet bustling cafe has quickly established itself as one of the most popular breakfast and lunch spots in the city, with locals and tourists alike lining its doorsteps for a taste of the sublime. With a menu sculpted by its James Beard award nominated culinary curator, the richness of the cuisine can correlate into a richness of return for any restauranteur looking to capitalize on a niche already carved.
- Opportunities for Growth
- Only serving breakfast and lunch and open only five days/week but with sales numbers suggesting full day, 7 day/week operations, the baseline of this business opportunity has been established, providing the type of ease of transition and blue-sky to appease the savviest of investors. Potential to be operated as a hands-on enterprise or semi-absentee while expanding days/hours, with a perfected menu in place.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Leased
- Building Sq. Ft.
- 1,500
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Relocating
- Transition Support
- Training provided; negotiable.
- Financing Options
- Cash; SBA; OMC; Submit
Listing Info
- ID
- 2353398
- Listing Views
- 864
Business Location
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