Simple Café Setup with Event Potential – Easy to Run, Big on Opportunity

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Turnkey Café & Event Space – Prime Waterfront Location, Kingston Foreshore

A rare opportunity to own a flexible hospitality venue in one of Canberra’s most sought-after waterfront precincts. Ideal for someone who loves food, entertaining, and creating memorable experiences, this space combines a simple café operation with the potential to host high-margin private functions, workshops, and creative events.

Key Highlights:

Versatile 190 m² floorplan: 40 indoor seats and 50 outdoor seats with stunning lake and waterfront views. Capacity to seat 220 for those wanting to expand.

Flexible, open-plan layout: Easily transforms from daily café trade to cocktail parties, product launches, corporate functions, or creative workshops.

Turnkey & low-complexity operation: Simple menu requiring minimal training—ideal for first-time operators or someone wanting easy daily management.

Event-ready design: Dedicated zones for private functions, pop-up retail, creative activations, and small gatherings.

Liquor licence potential: Unlock premium cocktail events, high-margin evening functions, and exclusive client experiences, elevating revenue and venue profile.

Strong location & foot traffic: Daily trade from residents, offices, tourists, and the wider Kingston community, combined with high visibility and a vibrant precinct reputation.

Perfect for creative operators: A canvas for someone who loves hosting, curating experiences, and experimenting with food and beverage offerings.

Upside opportunities: Evening events, corporate bookings, workshops, and pop-ups provide multiple high-margin revenue streams beyond day café trade.

Easy to step in and start trading: Everything is in place to run a simple, manageable café while leveraging the space for events and experiences.

Strong financial performance: Adjusted net profit of 26%, showing the business is profitable and provides a solid return.

This is a truly unique opportunity to own a flexible, experience-driven café and event venue in Canberra’s premier waterfront precinct—offering consistent day trade and the potential to scale high-margin events for strong growth.

Your chance to own a flexible hospitality & events venue is here. Enquire today and unlock the potential.

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Note to buyers: This business is being sold by the owner with our support from GSE through our Six Steps to Sale Program this means that you will be dealing directly with the seller. 

GSE will send out information about the business for you and if you wish to view the business this will be arranged directly with the seller.

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