Articles
How Restaurant Valuation Works in Spain – What Really Sets the Price
“What is my restaurant worth?” is the question every seller asks – and “is this price fair?” is the question every buyer should. In Spain the answers confuse newcomers, because two venues of similar size on the same street can be listed at €70,000 and €400,000 and both be correctly priced. The explanation is that […]
Read more →
What to Check Before Buying a Bar in Spain – The 12 Checks That Save Buyers
Bars are the entry point of the Spanish hospitality market: lower traspaso prices than full restaurants, simpler operations, and – on the coast – an endless supply of dreamers ready to buy one. That last part is the problem. Because demand from first-time foreign buyers is constant, the bar market attracts more optimistic pricing, more […]
Read more →
Traspaso vs Freehold – What’s the Difference When Buying a Restaurant in Spain?
Browse restaurants for sale in Spain and you will immediately meet a word that has no clean English translation: traspaso. Some listings say “traspaso €90,000”, others “freehold €790,000” – for what can look like similar venues. Understanding the difference is the single most important piece of knowledge for anyone entering the Spanish hospitality market, because […]
Read more →
How to Buy a Restaurant in Spain – The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Buying a restaurant in Spain is one of the most exciting moves you can make – and one of the easiest to get wrong if you treat it like buying a house back home. The Spanish hospitality market runs on its own logic: most venues change hands as a traspaso (a lease and business transfer) […]
Read more →
Traspaso Explained: A Guide for Foreign Restaurant Buyers in Spain
A traspaso is how most restaurants and bars change hands in Spain. Here is what it actually means and what you are paying for when you sign one.
Read more →