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Wine lovers look for restaurants where they can bring their own bottle. Show your corkage fee and reach these customers.

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Why join BYOB?

The BYOB customer does not come to drink the wine on your list. They bring a special bottle — old, rare, a gift, from their own cellar — or they come with their wine society or for a producer tasting. Without BYOB, this customer simply would not have come. The corkage fee and everything they order at the table are extra revenue.

🎁 A gifted bottle or one for a special occasion 🍷 Collector's or cellar-aged wine 🏛️ Wine society and wine club dinners 🧑‍🌾 Producer tastings and wine dinners

➕ Extra revenue, at no costThe corkage fee is pure margin: you don't buy the wine, store it or risk it sitting unsold.

👥 New customersWine lovers looking for a place to open their bottles. BYOB.pt brings them to you — often in groups and on quieter days.

🍽️ Full tables and good foodSomeone bringing a special bottle wants a meal to match: starters, mains, desserts, coffees.

🛡️ Your wine list is protectedBYOB rule: customers may not bring wines that are on your list.

❤️ LoyaltyWine lovers return to places that treat them well — and recommend them to friends and to their wine society.

⭐ Stand outThere are still only a few BYOB restaurants in Portugal. Stand out in your area.

What could it be worth to you?

Corkage fee per bottle (€, incl. VAT) BYOB bottles per week Guests per bottle Average food spend per guest (€)

Net corkage fee per bottle (excl. 23% VAT)—

Corkage revenue per month—

Meal revenue from these customers per month (incl. VAT)—

Total billed to BYOB customers per year—

⚖️ Note: the corkage fee is subject to 23% VAT

The Portuguese Tax Authority treats the corkage fee as a service at the standard rate. A €10 fee leaves the restaurant €8.13; an €8 fee leaves €6.50. The calculator already does this for you. Rates for mainland Portugal; the Azores and Madeira have their own rates.

Source: Portuguese Tax Authority — binding ruling on the corkage fee (PT)

Recommended BYOB rules

Wine not on the list: customers may not bring wines the restaurant sells.
Book ahead, saying you will bring wine.
Fee per opened 75 cl bottle (magnum: amount to be set).
Bottle limit per table, if you wish (e.g. 1 bottle per 2 guests).
Full service: proper glasses, temperature and, on request, decanting.

Reference amounts in Europe: €4 to €8 in traditional restaurants, €15 to €20 in fine-dining restaurants. Each restaurant is free to set its own fee.

How it works for the restaurant

The customer finds your restaurant on the BYOB.pt map
They book using the phone number on your listing and say they are bringing wine
They bring their bottle — a collector's wine, a gift or for a tasting
Your restaurant serves it at the right temperature, in the right glasses
You charge for the meal plus the corkage fee — revenue you wouldn't otherwise have

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Launch period

Free membership

Full listing on the map and in the list
Corkage fee, menu, booking phone and email
“Confirmed by the restaurant” badge
No commitment: you can ask to be removed at any time

Membership is free during the launch of BYOB.pt. If paid conditions are introduced in the future, they will be announced in advance and will only apply if you accept them.

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Contracting entity: BYOB.pt is a project of PROBITAS – Comércio de Computadores e Serviços, Lda. (NIPC 502217189, Alcabideche, Cascais). All memberships, contracts and invoicing are with PROBITAS.

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Already on the map and want to correct your details or be removed? Write to info@byob.pt.