Lighthorse Tavern

What Lighthorse Tavern does

Lighthorse Tavern is a privately held, single-location full-service restaurant operating at 199 Washington Street in the Paulus Hook neighborhood of Jersey City, NJ. The establishment serves modern American cuisine across four distinct meal periods: lunch (Tuesday–Friday), a tavern/bar menu, dinner (seven days), and weekend brunch, with a strong emphasis on a raw bar featuring same-day delivered Fisher's Island oysters and a broader menu of appetizers, entrees (burgers, sandwiches, fish, steaks, lobster), and house-made desserts.

The business generates revenue from dine-in restaurant sales, private event hosting (ranging from intimate cocktail receptions to large gala events), online ordering and delivery through UberEats, and digital gift card sales. Pricing is itemized at the higher end of casual-to-fine dining, with sides starting around $6, entrees ranging $17–$49, and premium raw bar platters up to $60. The restaurant manages reservations through OpenTable and phone, and accepts standard card payments.

The company operates with a small team of approximately 14 employees and maintains a marketing presence via Facebook, Twitter, and its own website. The brand is built around the historical legacy of Henry Lee III ("Light Horse Harry"), the Revolutionary War cavalryman who led a notable raid in Paulus Hook. No ownership, investor, management team, or financial data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Lighthorse Tavern

Legal name

Light Horse Tavern

Website

https://lighthorsetavern.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lighthorse Tavern is a privately held, single-location modern American restaurant in Jersey City's Paulus Hook neighborhood, serving lunch, dinner, brunch, and tavern menus to local diners and private event guests, with online ordering via UberEats.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-Service Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Full-service restaurant
• Modern American cuisine
• Raw bar seafood
• Private event catering
• Brunch and tavern dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from food and beverage service across lunch, dinner, brunch, and tavern menu periods. Multiple revenue centers including raw bar, appetizers, entrees, and desserts.
2. Private Events: Catering to small intimate cocktail receptions to large gala events with customized arrangements
3. Online Ordering and Takeout: Takeout and delivery orders through UberEats platform and direct restaurant pickup
4. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards available for purchase through secure online system with standard mail delivery

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lighthorse Tavern is a single-location, full-service modern American restaurant in Jersey City, NJ offering dine-in service across multiple meal periods (lunch, dinner, brunch, and tavern menu) with a focus on raw bar, fresh seafood, and locally-sourced seasonal ingredients. The restaurant also provides private event hosting, online delivery via UberEats, gift card sales, and online reservations through OpenTable.

Product overview

Lighthorse Tavern is a modern American cuisine restaurant located in Jersey City, NJ, offering a single unified dining experience across multiple meal periods. The core product is full-service dining with distinct menus for dinner, lunch, brunch, and tavern/bar fare, all featuring local and seasonal ingredients with a focus on raw bar selections (oysters, clams, shrimp). The restaurant operates complementary services including online reservations via OpenTable, third-party delivery through UberEats, private event hosting, and gift card sales. The various menus (dinner, lunch, brunch, tavern, desserts, seasonal specials) share common elements like the signature raw bar and burger offerings while offering period-specific items.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dinner Service
• Lunch Menu
• Brunch Menu
• Tavern Menu
• Desserts
• Private Events
• Gift Cards
• Online Ordering and Delivery

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• OpenTableminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party online reservation platform partnership. Light Horse Tavern uses OpenTable for managing table reservations through their website.
• UberEatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party delivery platform partnership for takeout and delivery orders. Allows customers to order food for pickup or delivery.
• Fisher's Island OystersminorOthersSupplier partnership for same-day oyster deliveries. Fisher's Island oysters are pulled from water and sent to restaurant same day for maximum freshness.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Battello: Upscale Italian waterfront restaurant in Jersey City, NJ, offering full-service dining with a similar Paulus Hook/ Liberty Harbor adjacency, premium seafood-forward menu, and private event capability — directly comparable in cuisine tier, daypart model, and local-market positioning.
• Maritime Parc: Full-service waterfront restaurant in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, with private event space, raw-bar offerings, and a similar upscale-casual positioning serving the same Jersey City dining and corporate-event customer base.
• Eventide Oyster Co. Portland, Maine oyster bar known for its signature brown-butter oyster and raw-bar-led menu in a tavern setting — directly comparable raw-bar-forward concept and casual-upscale tavern dining model.
• Liberty House Restaurant: Jersey City waterfront fine-dining restaurant with private event rooms, seasonal menus, and a similar Paulus Hook / Liberty State Park customer base — directly competing for upscale diners and private event bookings.
• The Mermaid Inn: NYC oyster bar and seafood restaurant with multiple locations, offering raw bar, fish entrees, and tavern-style service — closely comparable raw-bar-centric menu architecture and casual-upscale positioning.
• Grand Banks: Oyster bar aboard a historic schooner in Tribeca, NYC, focused on fresh shellfish, raw bar, and waterfront casual-upscale service — a strong menu and concept analogue for Light Horse's raw-bar-led, oyster-focused positioning.
• Maison Premiere: Williamsburg, Brooklyn oyster bar and cocktail lounge offering an extensive raw bar, seafood-focused menu, and full bar program in a tavern-style setting — directly comparable raw-bar-led concept and full-service tavern format.
• Cull & Pistol Oyster Bar: Chelsea, NYC oyster and seafood restaurant with raw bar, full dinner service, and private dining — comparable in fresh-seafood focus, premium check averages, and full-service tavern-adjacent format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lighthorsetav
• Facebookfacebook.com/lighthorsetavern
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lighthorse-tavern

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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