Restaurateur, entrepreneur, and expert in opening and managing restaurant businesses.https://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en-UShttps://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/grill-philosophy-luidze/https://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/grill-philosophy-luidze/How the Luidze concept came together — a grill restaurant in Estepona that combines fire cooking, Georgian culinary tradition, and Mediterranean ingredients. The thinking behind it.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/how-to-open-a-restaurant-in-spain/https://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/how-to-open-a-restaurant-in-spain/Nikolay Nikitenkov shares his firsthand experience of opening a restaurant in Spain as a Ukrainian immigrant — from NIE paperwork to building a team and surviving the first months.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/luini-story-of-the-first-restaurant/https://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/luini-story-of-the-first-restaurant/The story of opening Luini — the Italian restaurant in San Pedro de Alcántara that became the foundation of a hospitality group on the Costa del Sol.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/micro-economics-fine-dining/https://nikolaynikitenkov.com/en/blog/micro-economics-fine-dining/A high average check doesn't mean high profit. We analyze fine dining unit economics with a real example.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT