Restaurants Businesses for Sale.

Restaurants are one of the most complex small business acquisitions you can make, and that complexity creates real opportunity for buyers who know what to look for. Based on real acquisition conversations on Rejigg, the buyers who move confidently tend to focus on three things early: the lease, who's running the kitchen, and where revenue actually comes from. Get clear on those and you'll be well ahead of most buyers.

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Commercial Refrigeration Energy Solutions

Only US-based manufacturer of energy-saving night curtains for the commercial refrigeration industry, with over 200,000 units installed and DOE-mandated demand driving recurring replacement revenue.
Price$4M
Revenue$2.2M
EBITDA$338.8K

Artisan Bakery Café Franchise

Three consecutive years of revenue growth from $2.6M to $2.95M with expanding margins, backed by a globally recognized bakery-café franchise model with thousands of locations worldwide.
Price$1.8M
Revenue$3M
SDE$656K

Hawaiian Artisan Coffee Roaster

Specialty coffee roaster operating two established brands with over twenty-five years of combined history, generating $706k in 2024 revenue with a clear path to $950k through resort contracts and expanded grocery distribution.
Price$500K
Revenue$705.7K
SDE$73.6K

Artisanal Italian Wine Importer

Direct relationships with 30 family-owned Italian wine producers spanning nearly all twenty regions provide a ready-made portfolio for geographic expansion beyond the current single-market footprint.
Price$400K
Revenue$685.2K
SDE($13.4K)

Asian Coffee, Tea, & Dessert Cafe

Asian coffee, tea, and dessert café in southern California generating $480k in revenue with consistent profitability and a trained staff capable of semi-absentee operation.
Price$335K
Revenue$480K
SDE$108.9K

AI Beverage Menu Platform

iPad-based interactive wine list platform deployed in over 30 countries with 60% EBITDA margins, AI-powered recommendation engines, and a monthly SaaS subscription model with annual contracts.
Price$3.5M
Revenue$600K
EBITDA$360K

Fish and Chicken Business

A $30M fast-casual fish and chicken restaurant chain with 32 locations in Michigan generating $3M in annual EBITDA.
Price$18M
Revenue$30M
EBITDA$3M

Craft Brewpub Event Venue

A craft brewery and brewpub with a 17,000 sq ft facility on 1.5 acres and 7,000-barrel production capacity sits in a Georgia college town where a $700M-$800M residential development is bringing 5,000 new residents to the immediate area.
Price$3.2M
Revenue$1.7M
EBITDA($109.3K)

Mexican Food Chain

Eight-location Mexican fast-casual restaurant group in Northern California generating $24.1M in revenue with over 30 years of brand recognition and a loyal regional following.
Price-
Revenue$24.1M
EBITDA$2M

Multi-Unit Specialty Coffeehouse Operator

Eight-location specialty chai and coffee brand with a dedicated commissary kitchen, integrated roastery, and revenue growth from $2.6M in 2022 to $4.2M in 2025.
Price-
Revenue$4.2M
SDE$502.5K

Breakfast and Lunch Diner Franchise

Florida-based breakfast and lunch diner franchisor with over twenty-five years of operating history, 17 locations, and franchisor-level EBITDA near $300k on minimal day-to-day involvement.
Price-
Revenue$588.2K
EBITDA$284.2K

Local American Bar and Grill

Emergency services-themed bar and grill with four consecutive years of revenue growth, reaching $815k in 2023, with real estate included in the sale.
Price$325K
Revenue$815K
EBITDA$118K

Bar & Restaurant

Restaurant and bar in a historic Southern California downtown with four consecutive years of revenue growth, reaching $520k in 2023, plus additional revenue from catering and film location rentals.
Price$469K
Revenue$520K
EBITDA$101.4K

American Restaurant

American cuisine restaurant with seasonal vegan and meat-forward menus generating $3.1M in 2024 revenue from a fully built-out location in prime real estate.
Price$950K
Revenue$2.1M
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Lakeside Marina Resort & Recreation

A houseboat resort and marina on a major Northern California reservoir generating $4.6M in revenue with EBITDA climbing from $242k in 2024 to $765k in 2026, driven by houseboat rentals, watercraft rentals, an RV campground, and marina services.
Price$4M
Revenue$4.1M
EBITDA$242.5K

Korean Restaurant & Cafe

Casual dining Korean restaurant with donuts and coffee clearing 50% EBITDA margins on $660k revenue, with real estate included in the asking price.
Price$1.6M
Revenue$660K
EBITDA$330K

Seafood Distributor

Specialty seafood importer and distributor selling ready-to-heat products into 2,000 grocery stores nationwide with 95% recurring revenue from repeat customers.
Price-
Revenue$5.9M
EBITDA$600K

Fast-Casual Teriyaki Bowl Chain

Made-to-order bowl franchise generating $1M in annual revenue with $270k in seller's discretionary earnings from a single location.
Price$1M
Revenue$1M
SDE$270.1K

Distilling Company

A craft distillery generating $1M in annual revenue at roughly 50% margins, with two trademarked brands, a self-distribution model, and a new RTD product line already gaining traction.
Price-
Revenue$1M
SDE$475K

Bread Producer and Distributor

Scratch bakery generating $3.2M in annual revenue with national distribution to major retailers, natural grocers, and independent restaurants, plus three company-owned restaurants serving direct consumers.
Price-
Revenue$3.2M
EBITDA$250K

Brewery

A craft brewery generating 50% EBITDA margins on $500k in revenue — a rare profitability profile in an industry where most operators struggle to break even.
Price-
Revenue$500K
EBITDA$250K

Craft Beer Distributor & Pub

Craft brewery with two retail locations, a diversified product line spanning beers, wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic offerings, and 75% of volume moving through distributor relationships across the Pacific Northwest.
Price-
Revenue$8.8M
EBITDA$395.2K

Bar & Restaurant

High-volume restaurant and pizzeria generating $1.1M in revenue, located directly across from a state park in a tourist-driven lake community that delivers three-quarters of annual sales between May and September.
Price-
Revenue$1.1M
SDE$300K

Mexican Restaurant

Mexican restaurant and tequila bar operating across multiple locations in Illinois, generating $1.7M in annual revenue with consistent performance and additional catering and event revenue streams.
Price-
Revenue$1.7M
SDE$148.8K

Italian Restaurant

A full-service Italian restaurant and bar generating $3.9M in revenue with over forty years of community loyalty, operating under fully absentee ownership from out of state.
Price-
Revenue$3.9M
SDE$300K
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Due diligence

What to Look For

Practical guidance from hundreds of real acquisition conversations.

Lease Terms and Renewal

Ask to see the full lease before you spend serious time on a deal. You want to understand remaining years, renewal options, rent escalation clauses, and whether the landlord has to approve an assignment. A restaurant with five years left and two five-year options at a fixed escalation rate gives you a lot of runway to build on. Shorter leases or uncertain renewal terms are worth getting comfortable with early, since they'll shape how you think about the purchase price.

Revenue Channel Breakdown

Ask for revenue broken out by dine-in, catering, delivery, and any wholesale. A restaurant doing 25% of revenue from catering or delivery has meaningful protection against a slow dining room, which is exciting. If most revenue comes from covers, it's worth thinking through how exposed the business is to foot traffic, weather, and local competition. That's not necessarily a concern. It just means you'll want to factor it into your plan.

Kitchen Leadership and Staff Stability

Find out who runs the back of house and how long they've been there. A kitchen manager who's been running the line for three years and has recipes documented by weight is exactly what a smooth transition looks like. If the owner is the chef and no one else knows the menu, you'll want to think about how the food quality holds up after the transition. That's a solvable problem, but it helps to know about it early so you can plan for it.

Liquor License and Health Department History

Request the liquor license documents and ask about any violations or suspensions in the last three years. Also pull the health department inspection history. A clean license with a straightforward transfer path and inspection scores above 90 can give you real confidence heading into closing. If there are blemishes, they're worth understanding in context, since some issues resolve easily and others take more work.

Valuation

What Should You Expect to Pay?

2-3x

SDE

Owner-operated

3-6x

EBITDA

With management team

Restaurants span a wide range because owner dependency, lease quality, and revenue diversity each influence where a particular business lands.

What drives a premium

Multiple revenue channels: catering, delivery, or wholesale alongside dine-in

General manager and kitchen manager who run the operation without owner involvement

Clean liquor license with no violations and a clear path to transfer

Standardized recipes, prep lists, and opening/closing procedures that are written down

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Restaurants Business Acquisition

Start with the lease, the kitchen leadership, and the revenue channels. A restaurant with favorable lease terms, a kitchen manager who runs the back of house, and revenue from catering or delivery in addition to dine-in gives you a strong foundation to build on. Browse restaurants for sale on Rejigg to see what's currently available.
Most single-location restaurants sell for 2 to 6 times annual profit. Owner-operated spots with the owner in the kitchen typically trade closer to 2 to 3x SDE. Restaurants with a management team in place and multiple revenue channels can reach 4 to 6x EBITDA. Use the SBA loan calculator to model what a deal at different multiples looks like for your down payment and monthly payments.
Ask for three years of financials and request monthly P&Ls broken out by revenue channel. Look at POS data for daily sales trends, ticket averages, and day-of-week patterns. Walk the kitchen and note equipment condition, especially walk-in coolers, hoods, and ANSUL systems. Pull the health department inspection history and review the lease. Getting familiar with all of these early will help you feel confident about the earnings number.
Ask: What are the lease terms, renewal options, and rent escalations? Who holds the liquor license and what's the transfer process? Is the owner in the kitchen, and who runs things when they're out? What's revenue by channel: dine-in, catering, delivery? What's the food cost percentage and how has it trended? How long has the kitchen manager been there? What's the equipment age and when was the hood last inspected? Are there any health department violations in the last three years?
Rejigg is built for small business acquisitions, including restaurants. You can browse restaurants for sale on Rejigg and connect directly with sellers without a broker in the middle. Listings include financial details and ownership information so you can focus on the deals that actually match what you're looking for.
The lease is one of the most important factors in a restaurant deal. You want enough remaining term to recoup your investment, renewal options you control, and a landlord who will consent to an assignment without repricing the rent. Ask to see the full lease document early, and find out whether there are any landlord approval requirements that could delay or complicate the close. A strong lease can make a good restaurant feel like a great deal, and a weaker one is worth understanding fully before you commit.
Food cost as a percentage of revenue is one of the clearest indicators of operational discipline. Most healthy restaurants run food cost between 28% and 35%. If you see consistent numbers over three years, the kitchen is managing inventory and waste well. If food cost is all over the place or trending up, it's worth digging into whether recipes are standardized, who's ordering, and how inventory is being managed. That kind of variance can point to fixable issues, which could actually be an opportunity for a new owner.