01To verify
An extraction that reshapes the project
Roof duct, co-ownership approval: the technical point that turns a great space into an impossible build. To confirm before you invest.
Geomarketing, AI & feasibility studies — restaurants, franchises & food trades.
Studies, geomarketing & AI to open in the right place.
AvantBail secures your location decisions before you sign, buy or start works. We cross catchment data, competition, footfall, lease, premises constraints and technical signals — extraction, surface, works — with AI-assisted analysis and our restaurant domain rules. Start with an address.
A structured read from an address — markers and points to verify, no commitment.
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Field expertise before signing
We assess the address, concept, lease context, commercial environment and technical constraints before any commitment.
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A data-enhanced reading
Footfall, competition, customer base, visibility, extraction, surface, risks and potential are combined to reveal the real decision points.
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A concrete next step if the site is viable
If the opportunity deserves to move forward, GastroShip can support the next phase: kitchen, equipment, budget, plans and opening preparation (gastroship.com).
The one detail that changes everything — before it costs you.
A space can look perfect and hide the point that tips the whole deal. Our analysis surfaces it before you sign — while there's still time to negotiate, adjust, or walk away.
02To examine
A rent to test against the market
The asked rent, placed against the benchmarks available for the area: are you paying the right price, or one too many?
03To verify
A lease that holds surprises
Sensitive clauses, missing lease or goodwill documents: what you negotiate now, not after signing.
Spot what surrounds your premises before committing
See what surrounds your future premises.
The map shows the real environment around your premises — competition, footfall, access — live public data, free in seconds. AvantBail's AI reads those signals in the report and surfaces the points to watch. You decide with a clear picture, before you sign.
Analysis radius
Activity type around the premises
Analysing the neighbourhood…
Public proximity data. Qualified opportunities and commercial follow-up stay reserved for the full reports.
The practice's method
A multi-criteria analysis engine, AI-assisted.
AvantBail crosses catchment data, competition, footfall, lease and premises constraints with our restaurant domain rules, then ranks the signals through AI-assisted analysis. Map, score, competition, points to verify and the diagnostic steps: a whole address read, in one place.
AvantBail internal tool, used by our teams to analyse each address. A decision aid — scores, markers and points to verify, not a fixed prediction.
Who we work for
One method, many profiles.
From the first unit to rolling out a network, every location decision deserves the same rigour.
Project owners & restaurateurs
IndependentsFirst opening or a move: securing the choice of premises before you commit.
Groups & multi-site networks
Multi-siteComparing several addresses and standardising opening criteria across the network.
French & international franchises
NetworksValidating each site, harmonising criteria and supporting expansion in France.
Investors & real-estate agents
TransactionObjectifying a unit's restaurant potential before a transaction or a listing.
Our services
From address to opening, a single thread.
Too many restaurant projects discover their constraints only after signing. AvantBail helps you decide before signing, then supports the project through to opening. One logic, step by step.
A franchise or a network? Every opening deserves a documented go / no-go. Discuss network development
The journey
The living report
Not just a PDF. A decision space.
Scores, maps, competition, technical alerts and recommendations: open a sample report and browse each section — what the analysis reveals, and what still needs an on-site check.
Indicative pricing
What depth of analysis to secure your decision?
From the free pre-diagnostic to the full report, AvantBail documents an address before you commit: signing a lease, buying, fit-out or financing. For an in-depth implantation study or a network rollout, the support is handled by GastroShip.
Address pre-diagnostic
A first read, free of charge.
Free
- A read of the area around the address
- Markers and points to verify before going further
AvantBail report
The structured location report, delivered fast.
€799 excl. VAT
- Geomarketing, competition & catchment
- AI-assisted analysis: footfall, rent, constraints
- Points to verify & recommendations
- Delivered within 24 business hours
Resources
Resources to help you decide.
Concrete markers to assess a unit, a lease or a restaurant project.
Market & Opportunities
Restaurants: why so many are closing in 2026 — and what we can learn before opening
Nearly 9,400 business failures in the accommodation and food-service sector in 2026, a level 39% above the historical average. This isn't inevitable: every cause of closure is a variable that could have been checked before signing.
2026-07-01 · 7 min
Lease & signing
Commercial lease (bail commercial): the questions to ask before signing
The sensitive points to clarify before you sign.
2026-06-25 · 3 min
Extraction & ventilation
Kitchen extraction: the points to check
What to examine before any kitchen project.
2026-06-25 · 4 min
Checklists
The points to check before you commit.
Opening a restaurant, taking over an existing business, or launching a kitchen with no dining room: each project has its points to validate — authorisations, lease, safety, hygiene, extraction. These checklists help you spot them and prepare your steps. Informational content — validate with the relevant professional.
Restaurant traditionnel
Checklist ouverture restaurant traditionnel
Avant d’ouvrir un restaurant en France, vérifiez les autorisations, le bail, l’ERP, l’hygiène, la licence alcool, l’extraction, la terrasse, la façade, les travaux et les risques du local.
Open the checklist
Reprise de restaurant
Checklist reprise de restaurant
Avant de reprendre un restaurant existant, vérifiez le type de cession (fonds, bail, titres), le bail en cours, les dettes du fonds, les autorisations à transférer et le passif social.
Open the checklist
Dark kitchen / cuisine centrale
Checklist dark kitchen et cuisine centrale sans salle
Avant d'ouvrir une dark kitchen ou une cuisine centrale sans salle, vérifiez la destination du local, l'agrément sanitaire, l'extraction, les obligations de livraison et le régime hors ERP applicable.
Open the checklist
The right location, before you commit.
Start an analysis from your address — markers and points to verify, no commitment.
