Caffè Italiano grand café interior vision

Alexis Nihon · Montréal

Caffè
Italiano.

The next generation of the Italian café in Montréal—where exceptional espresso, pastry and community become a scalable flagship.

Explore the vision $1.4M–$1.6M stabilized sales target
16MAnnual visitors
7.7MAtwater métro entries
60KNearby students
600KSq. ft. office space

The spatial experience

Three expressions.
One Italian soul.

Move across each concept to explore depth. Select a space to reveal its details.

Selected concept 01

La Galleria

1

Marble espresso bar

2

Artisan pastry vitrine

3

Lounge seating

4

Italian brand wall

Transformation

From today to
la dolce vita.

Finished Caffè Italiano concept
Current Alexis Nihon location
Current space Caffè Italiano

The opportunity

An urban crossroads
built for frequency.

Directly connected to Atwater métro, Alexis Nihon brings commuters, students, office workers, residents and shoppers through one high-density ecosystem.

Atwater connection

Morning and evening commuter rhythm

Mixed-use density

Office, retail and residential demand

60,000 students

Social visits and accessible indulgence

Repeat ritual

Daily coffee with loyalty potential

Focused operating formula

Coffee + Pastry +
Dessert + Grab-and-Go
Coffee & beverages55–60%
Pastries & desserts25–30%
Retail & take-home10–15%
Target average transaction $9–$10

Investor model

Four paths to
performance.

Selected annual sales
$1.54M
Transactions/day450
Average ticket$9.50
Monthly sales$128K
$0$1.98M annual

Five-year trajectory

$0.9M
Y1
$1.2M
Y2
$1.45M
Y3
$1.6M
Y4
$1.75M
Y5

$6.9M cumulative projected revenue

Target start-up capital

$285K
Renovation & design$60K
Working capital$50K
Espresso equipment$30K
Counter & millwork$25K
Lease & legal$20K
Other opening costs$100K
Illustrative EBITDAat $1.45M revenue 23% · $333.5K

All financial figures are management projections and illustrative planning assumptions, not historical sales. Results depend on final lease, staffing, supplier quotations and customer-count data.

Recurring revenue

Beyond the daily
espresso.

Caffè Italiano Club

A daily ritual.
A monthly relationship.

One qualifying coffee per day, pastry discounts, member promotions and birthday rewards.

$29/mo 300 members
$104.4K annual potential
Corporate catering

Meetings, moments
& office rituals.

Coffee boxes, pastry trays, subscriptions, dessert boxes and corporate gifting.

20 clients at $500/month
$120K annual opportunity

Expansion roadmap

01

Prove

Alexis Nihon flagship: demand, menu, unit economics and loyalty.

02

Expand

Downtown, Griffintown, Westmount, Mile End, Laval and Longueuil.

03

Scale

A standardized format for Québec, Canada and international markets.

Investor inquiry

Build Montréal’s
next Italian icon.

A focused flagship. Multiple revenue streams. A format designed to travel.

CAFFÈ. CULTURA.
COMUNITÀ.

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