How to Open and Operate a Restaurant: A comprehensive guide to opening and operating a successful restaurant - Softcover

Douvis, Vlassis

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798198923348

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to opening and operating a successful restaurant based on the author's 20+ years of experience managing restaurants across multiple dining styles and scales.

The book covers everything from developing a restaurant concept and conducting market research to securing financing, navigating legal requirements, training staff, and managing day-to-day operations.

The author emphasizes both strategic planning and hands-on operational knowledge, drawing on personal successes and failures to provide practical, actionable advice for aspiring restaurant owners.

I've managed, worked, eaten, mopped floors, run bars, learned to repair equipment mid-shift on a Saturday night, hired, fired, trained, and checked stock in some of the best (and worst) restaurants in the world.

I've worked and owned ultra-fine dining, fast food, catering, and everything in between.

I've overseen dining rooms that sat 30 and catered events that fed 5,000 diners in a single day.

Each of these experiences is different, but the core principles of running a restaurant transcend size, location, or dining style—they're universal restaurant truths. This book brings all that hard-won knowledge directly to you.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798198923348
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 516