For buyers looking at a restaurant or café for sale in Dubai
Every business for sale in Dubai has a story. The numbers tell you whether it is true.
A running restaurant saves you the fit-out. It can also hand you the owner’s losses. We test the business you have found and give you an independent verdict: Go, Go with Conditions, or Don’t Go.
Fifteen minutes with the founder, no obligation. Studies at one fixed, published price from USD 999, about AED 3,670.
Every study ends in one word.
No vague reports and no flattery. When the numbers say no, we say it plainly, before the market says it for you after the lease is signed.
What the study does for you
Six questions the study answers before you pay the asking price.
See yourself here? This was built for you.
Pick your situation and watch its film in under a minute.
What you receive
Not paper for a drawer. A financial model you open and test yourself.
These are pages from a real study, published in full. They are not marketing mock-ups.
- Sales forecast day by day: seats, turns, average spend.
- Capital required line by line, with break-even and payback.
- Five years of profit and loss, tested against the worst cases.
- The verdict, with next steps and the Thesis that explains the logic behind every number.
A real feasibility study: look through six pages
Tap any page to enlarge it.
The same mistake, at two prices.
Three steps, and it starts with a call.
The Verdict
For food trucks, kiosks, delivery-only cloud kitchens and small quick-service outlets.
About AED 3,670
Delivered in three working days
Order the Verdict Or talk to Ralph firstThe Proof
For full restaurants and cafés, one location. A complete financial model to put in front of a partner or a lender.
About AED 7,340
Delivered in seven working days
Order the Proof Or talk to Ralph first
“I opened my first restaurant at fifteen. Three hundred projects and six Gulf markets later, I know where the mistakes hide. I want you to see them on paper, not in your bank account.”Ralph Homer, Founder and CEO, Praxis Model
Ran restaurants and a consultancy turning over AED 150 to 180 million a yearProjects in all six Gulf markets50 years of life in the Gulf
AED 60 million raised for his own ventures in four rounds in under two years: 80% from investors and 20% from financial institutions. All of it on financial studies and business plans he prepared himself.
And if the numbers say no? Ralph sits with you and shows you what has to change: the size, the location, the rent, the concept or the budget. With us, a no is advice. It is not the end of the road.
This site does not list businesses for sale. It checks the one you found.
You will not find adverts here. You will find the step before the payment: an independent look at whether the restaurant or café you are considering is worth what is being asked. Find the business on a listing site or through a broker, then come to us before you transfer anything. We cover restaurants, cafés and other hospitality businesses only.
Why is the business for sale?
Every seller has a reason: relocation, a partner dispute, another venture. Some are true. The most common reason is never in the advert, which is that the business does not make money. Your job before paying is to tell a good restaurant sold for a personal reason from a losing one looking for someone to carry the loss. The decor will not tell you. The seller will not tell you. The numbers will.
Due diligence checklist for a restaurant in Dubai
| Ask for | Why |
|---|---|
| Twelve months of sales | From the point-of-sale system or bank statements, not a typed summary. |
| The lease | Years left, the next rent increase, and whether the landlord agrees to transfer it to you. |
| The equipment list | Age, condition, and what is owned, leased or financed. |
| Staff and supplier commitments | Anything that passes to you on day one. |
| Licences | Whether they are valid and how they transfer. Confirm with the authority concerned. |
| Delivery app accounts and reviews | Ratings and order history are part of what you are buying. |
Have a lawyer review the contract and the transfer. Our part is the financial question: does this business, at this price, pay you back?
Send us the business you found. We give you a verdict in days.
Book a free consultationWhat does the study cost?
At Praxis Model the price is fixed and published. It does not change from client to client:
| Study | Price | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| The Verdict, for small formats | USD 999, about AED 3,670 | Three working days |
| The Proof, one location | USD 1,999, about AED 7,340 | Seven working days |
| The Proof, two locations | USD 2,999, about AED 11,010 | Seven working days |
Timing runs from your completed questionnaire. AED figures are approximate at 3.6725 to the dollar. The Verdict is a full study with real numbers; it costs less because it is built for small formats.
Where we work
Praxis Model prepares feasibility studies for restaurants and food businesses in all six Gulf countries: the United Arab Emirates (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and Jeddah), Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. Every study is built on the local currency, rents and costs. See how we work in Dubai.
Common questions
Do you list businesses for sale in Dubai?
No. We are not a listing site or a broker, and we take no commission from any seller. We check, with numbers, the business you have found.
The seller will not share sales figures. What now?
Treat that as information. The study can still be built on what can be measured: location, footfall, rent and capacity. It will tell you what the business would have to sell to be worth the asking price.
Do you check businesses other than restaurants?
No. We work only on restaurants, cafés, cloud kitchens, food trucks and other hospitality concepts.
Do you study every kind of business?
No. We work only on restaurants, cafés, cloud kitchens, food trucks and other hospitality concepts, in the six Gulf markets.
What does a study cost and how long does it take?
The price is fixed and published. The Verdict is USD 999 and is delivered in three working days. The Proof is USD 1,999 for one location and is delivered in seven working days. Timing runs from your completed questionnaire.
Which countries do you cover?
The six Gulf markets: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Every study is built on the currency, costs and habits of its own market.
Can I talk to someone before I order?
Yes. Book a free 15-minute consultation with the founder, or message us on WhatsApp. No obligation.
What if the study says Don’t Go?
That is the most valuable answer you can get. A no on paper keeps your capital whole, and it shows you which number has to change before the concept can work.
Make every mistake on paper.
Never with your money.
Talk to the founder for fifteen minutes, free, and find out where to start.