Harold Black

Name

Harold Black

Legal name

Harold Black

Website

https://haroldblackdc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cocktail Bar and Restaurant

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Cocktail Bars & Lounges (CRANACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beverage Services (Bar Catering, Mixology, Beverage Programs) (THAHAKAJ), Bar & Beverage Catering (Mobile Bar, Bartending) (HSACAGAF), Cocktail Experiences (Mixology Classes, Cocktail Tours) (THAJAGAG)

Keywords

• Craft cocktail bar
• Bar and restaurant
• Private dining events
• Happy hour venue
• Annapolis nightlife

Headquarters

HQ city

Annapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Others, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from food menu items, hand-crafted cocktails, and beverage sales. Customers order at the establishment during operating hours (Wednesday-Saturday evenings). Additional revenue from private dining room reservations and full bar buyouts for events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Harold Black operates a single-location craft cocktail bar and restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland, serving hand-crafted cocktails, a food menu, and happy hour offerings to walk-in guests Wednesday through Saturday evenings. The establishment additionally hosts private dining events for up to 16 guests and offers full bar buyouts, supported by an in-house events team. Gift cards and online ordering complement the on-premises service.

Product overview

Harold Black is a single-location cocktail bar and restaurant in Annapolis, MD. The establishment operates as a unified hospitality venue offering hand-crafted cocktails, a food menu, happy hour specials, and private event hosting. The business does not operate a technology product platform; it is a traditional brick-and-mortar bar and restaurant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harold Black Bar (Cocktail Bar and Restaurant)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Acqua Al 2: Washington, DC Italian restaurant and bar with hand-crafted cocktails. Linked to Harold Black through shared ownership/operations (joint copyright and shared Toasttab careers domain), making it the closest operating peer and likely platform for any expansion.
• Level Small Plates Lounge: Annapolis upscale small-plates and craft cocktail lounge. Comparable concept—evening-only, cocktails-led, walk-in plus reservations—operating in the same downtown Annapolis market.
• Carrol's Creek Cafe: Annapolis waterfront restaurant and bar with a full cocktail program. Targets a similar tourist and local clientele on special occasions and evenings, overlapping with Harold Black's use cases.
• Preserve: Annapolis farm-to-table restaurant with a focused bar and craft cocktail offering. Competes for the same upscale, locally minded diners and cocktail enthusiasts in the historic district.
• Vin 909 Winecafe: Eastport/Annapolis wine-and-cocktail concept with small-plate dining. Comparable casual-upscale positioning and evening-driven customer base in the broader Annapolis market.
• Columbia Room: Washington, DC craft cocktail bar recognized for serious cocktail program and reservations-driven service. Closest craft-cocktail operator in the broader Mid-Atlantic market; useful comp for premium cocktail economics.
• The Choptank: Historic Annapolis seafood/raw-bar restaurant with a strong cocktail and happy hour program. Competes directly for evening and weekend dining traffic in the same downtown Annapolis catchment.

Broad incumbents

• Bar Mini by José Andrés: DC cocktail bar from the José Andrés restaurant group. Larger, better-resourced operator with an overlapping cocktail-forward offering and event/private booking capabilities.

Regional players

• Boatyard Bar & Grill: Eastport/Annapolis casual bar and grill serving boaters, locals, and tourists. Overlaps on cocktail and food service in the same Annapolis market but at a more casual price point and broader daypart coverage.

Others

• OpenTable: Reservation and guest-management platform used by Harold Black. Not a competitive bar but a key distribution/infrastructure partner that drives demand and provides customer data for the venue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/haroldblackannapolis
• Instagraminstagram.com/haroldblackannapolis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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