Restaurant Realty

10/29/2026

Find the Right Restaurant Opportunity, in the Right Market. Restaurant Realty Company makes it easy to search available restaurant, bar, and related hospitality opportunities throughout California.

See latest featured listings here:
https://restaurantrealty.com/featured-newsletter/

Know someone considering a restaurant acquisition or expansion?
We welcome referrals and the opportunity to work collaboratively with you and your clients.

With decades of restaurant brokerage experience and opportunities throughout the state, Restaurant Realty Company is a valuable resource for professionals advising buyers, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs

California's Largest Restaurant Brokerage: Sales, acquisitions & leasing of restaurants, bars & clubs

10/22/2026

The menu just changed. So did the prices.
Restaurant Realty Company has just added new restaurant listings across California, along with newly reduced asking prices on select businesses.

Whether you're expanding your portfolio, launching your next concept, or looking for a smart acquisition, your next great business opportunity might already be on the menu.

https://restaurantrealty.com/price-reduced-and-new-newsletter/

10/22/2026

Episode 53: Discover how Amici's co-founder Peter Cooperstein built a lasting pizza brand through restaurant leadership, innovation, food quality, and customer loyalty.

In this episode of the Restaurant Dealmaker Show, host Steve Zimmerman sits down with Peter Cooperstein, co-founder of Amici's East Coast Pizzeria, to explore the entrepreneurial journey behind one of the San Francisco Bay Area's longstanding pizza brands.

From his early career in the computer industry to launching Amici's in 1987 with business partner Mike Forder, Peter shares the lessons learned from building and operating a multi-location restaurant business. He discusses the importance of finding the right business partner, developing a strong company culture, maintaining food quality, and making strategic decisions during challenging times.

From how Amici's has adapted to the rise of third-party delivery platforms, virtual restaurant brands, online ordering, and changing consumer dining habits. Peter explains why smaller restaurant footprints, customer relationships, and operational flexibility are increasingly important in today's restaurant environment.

CONNECT:
Peter Cooperstein
Co-Founder, Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
Email: [email protected]

Steve Zimmerman
Restaurant Realty Company
Email: [email protected]

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10/16/2026

Hey Chef! 👨‍🍳 Ready for your next big move?
Taking your food truck to a brick-and-mortar location? Launching a new concept? Opening location #2 (or #10)?

We've got some prime restaurant opportunities with your name on them.
🔥 Check out our latest featured listings:
https://restaurantrealty.com/featured-newsletter/

See something you like? Sign an NDA, and our team will send over the deets.
Your next big thing might be one click away.

10/08/2026

The Restaurant Dealmaker Show Celebrates a Major Milestone. When we launched The Restaurant Dealmaker Show, our goal was simple: create a place where restaurant professionals could speak candidly about the deals, decisions, challenges and relationships that shape this extraordinary industry.

More than 50 episodes later, the show has reached over 1.2 million viewers and continues to connect restaurant owners, operators, investors and industry leaders throughout California and beyond.

Hosted by Steve Zimmerman, founder and principal broker of Restaurant Realty Company, each episode offers an engaging, one-on-one conversation with someone who understands the restaurant business from firsthand experience. Guests have included successful restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, consultants, brokers, attorneys, accountants, lenders, marketing professionals and other experts whose work helps restaurants open, operate, grow and transition to new ownership.

READ MORE HERE👇
https://restaurantrealty.com/50-episodes-one-powerful-restaurant-community/

When we launched The Restaurant Dealmaker Show, our goal was simple: create a place where restaurant professionals could speak candidly about the deals, decisions, challenges and relationships that shape this extraordinary industry.

10/08/2026

We're back! New and Price Reduced listings are right here delivered every other week. See our latest listings: https://restaurantrealty.com/price-reduced-and-new-newsletter/

Restaurant Realty has a successful track record helping over 3600 clients in selling/leasing over 1800 F&B industry businesses. Here to help!

10/01/2026

Find the Right Restaurant Opportunity, in the Right Market

For brokers, advisors, attorneys, CPAs, consultants, and other professionals working with restaurant owners and buyers, access to the right opportunities can make all the difference.

Restaurant Realty Company makes it easy to search available restaurant, bar, and related hospitality opportunities throughout California by region and interactive map.

Whether your client is focused on the Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, or another California market, our map-based search allows you to quickly identify listings in the geographic areas that matter most.

Explore current listings by region and map:
https://restaurantrealty.com/search-listing-by-map/

Know someone considering a restaurant acquisition or expansion?
We welcome referrals and the opportunity to work collaboratively with you and your clients.

With decades of restaurant brokerage experience and opportunities throughout the state, Restaurant Realty Company is a valuable resource for professionals advising buyers, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs.

09/24/2026

Thinking about selling your restaurant? 🍽️🔑 The best time to prepare isn’t when you’re ready to put it on the market—it’s well before.

A successful restaurant sale starts with making sure the business is attractive not just from the dining room, but on paper. Buyers want to understand the financial performance, lease, equipment, operations, staffing, and the systems that will allow the restaurant to continue running after ownership changes.

Before you sell, focus on the fundamentals:

📊 Get your financial records organized and easy to understand.
📑 Review your lease, including the remaining term and transfer requirements.
🔧 Address equipment, maintenance, and other issues that could become negotiating points.
👥 Build systems and processes that don’t depend entirely on you.
💰 Understand what your restaurant may realistically be worth in today’s market.
🔒 Have a plan for protecting confidentiality throughout the sale.

Preparation matters even more in a selective market, where buyers are paying close attention to profitability and the quality of a restaurant’s financials.

You’ve spent years building your business. When it’s time for your next chapter, make sure you’re preparing to exit with the same care you put into building it.

▶️ Watch the reel for important steps to consider when preparing your restaurant for sale.

Ready to explore what selling your restaurant could look like? Connect with Restaurant Realty Company for a confidential conversation.re restaurants for sale

09/24/2026

Michael Pauwels | RRC Agent, Orange County | Ep #52🎙
The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

Welcome to Episode 52 of the Restaurant Dealmaker Show featuring Michael Pauwels, a chef-turned-broker with 40 years in hospitality. Michael shares his journey from starting one of Europe’s first Tex-Mex restaurants to becoming a broker, and discusses preparing businesses for sale, valuation methods, confidentiality issues, automation trends, cost control, and the importance of people in hospitality.

Michael emphasizes planning sales in advance, cleaning up financials, maintaining operations, and using smart equipment and streamlined workflows to manage rising costs. He also stresses the value of working with specialized brokers when buying or selling food and beverage businesses.

LIVE EVERYWHERE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS
Watch the show on Facebook & YouTube. Podcasts are now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio and wherever you get your podcasts! Join the 1.2 Million+ views of our 52 Episodes.

09/23/2026

We enjoyed connecting with fellow brokers, lenders, and industry professionals at this year’s CABB Annual Conference in San Diego.

The conversations reinforced what matters in every successful transaction: sound preparation, trusted relationships, and a clear understanding of each buyer’s and seller’s goals. For Restaurant Realty Company, it was a valuable opportunity to exchange perspectives and strengthen connections across California’s brokerage community.

Thank you to the California Association of Business Brokers for bringing everyone together. We look forward to continuing the conversations and putting those connections to work for restaurant owners and buyers throughout California.

Honored to share these moments with some of my favorite Restaurant Realty team members Simpson and Totah