Rosewater Kitchen and Bar

What Rosewater Kitchen and Bar does

Rosewater Kitchen and Bar is a New American restaurant located at 110 Park at North Hills St. in Raleigh, North Carolina. The restaurant operates as part of Giorgios Hospitality Group, representing the group's 12th establishment and its first Raleigh location when it opened in 2018. The restaurant serves lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch to local diners and visitors to the North Hills mixed-use district, with private dining accommodations available for events of up to 120 guests.

The restaurant's core product is a New American menu executed under Executive Chef Lam Nguyen. Operations are supported by a small management team led by General Manager Hannah Rowe and Assistant General Manager Corinne Terry. Digital infrastructure consists of HRPOS Heartland for online ordering and a website powered by BentoBox, with no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or unique platform architecture disclosed in the input.

The business model is direct-to-consumer restaurant revenue: dine-in service across three dayparts, takeout orders processed through HRPOS Heartland, gift card sales, and an event-driven private dining segment. The restaurant is privately held under Giorgios Hospitality Group with no public funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investor disclosures in the input data. Third-party recognition includes Best Restaurants in Raleigh 2022, Top 12 Brunch 2024, and 10 Best Brunch 2024.

Name

Rosewater Kitchen and Bar

Legal name

Rosewater Kitchen and Bar

Website

https://rosewaterraleigh.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rosewater Kitchen and Bar is a New American restaurant in Raleigh, NC serving lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch, plus private events for up to 120 guests, and operating as part of Giorgios Hospitality Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Dining

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

Keywords

• New American cuisine
• Farm-to-table dining
• Private event venue
• Craft cocktail bar
• Restaurant and bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Service: Traditional restaurant revenue from food and beverage sales during lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch service hours
2. Private Dining Events: Revenue from hosting private events including weddings, corporate celebrations, rehearsal dinners, and other milestone occasions. Offers full restaurant buyout option for up to 120 guests.
3. Online Ordering: Direct online food ordering through HRPOS Heartland platform for takeout and delivery
4. Gift Cards: Gift card sales through the HRPOS Heartland platform

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rosewater Kitchen and Bar is a New American restaurant in the North Hills district of Raleigh, North Carolina, serving dine-in dinner, Saturday lunch, and Sunday brunch, complemented by craft cocktails and a curated wine program, with private dining events, online ordering, and gift cards as additional offerings.

Product overview

Rosewater Kitchen and Bar is a New American restaurant offering a single unified dining experience centered on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients. The core offering consists of dinner service, Saturday lunch, and Sunday brunch menus featuring entrees, starters, salads, and accompaniments. The restaurant's product portfolio also includes a craft cocktail program, curated wine selection, and desserts. Additional services encompass private dining for up to 120 guests, online ordering for takeout, and gift card purchases. The restaurant is part of Giorgios Group, a hospitality collection of 11 restaurants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dinner Service
• Saturday Lunch
• Sunday Brunch
• Private Dining
• Online Ordering
• Gift Cards

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized as one of 25 best restaurants in Raleigh 2022 by Raleigh Magazine
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Giorgios Hospitality GroupcoreOthersParent company ownership group operated by internationally recognized restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias. Rosewater is the 12th restaurant for the group, marking their first Raleigh location. The group operates 11 other restaurants in the Triangle area including bistros, tavernas, brasseries, and steakhouses, all maintaining fresh and locally sourced ingredients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Stanbury: A well-regarded independent Raleigh restaurant known for seasonal, locally-sourced cuisine. Closest non-portfolio comparable to Rosewater in menu philosophy and Raleigh neighborhood positioning.
• Local 22 Kitchen & Bar: A scratch-kitchen American concept within the Giorgios Hospitality Group. Comparable full-service farm-to-table positioning and price-point profile, used by the parent as a Durham-side companion to Rosewater's Raleigh position.
• Parizade Durham: Mediterranean fine-dining concept also under Giorgios Hospitality Group. Comparable full-service restaurant positioning, similar price tier, and shared parent procurement/marketing infrastructure with Rosewater.
• Kipos Chapel Hill: Hellenic/Mediterranean concept under Giorgios Hospitality Group. Sibling restaurant in the same portfolio sharing procurement and operating infrastructure; useful sibling comp for Rosewater's unit economics.
• Second Empire Restaurant: An independent fine-dining restaurant in downtown Raleigh with a long history of upscale prix-fixe and wine-paired dining. Most relevant independent peer to Rosewater in the Raleigh fine-dining category.
• Osteria Georgi: Italian fine-dining sister concept within Giorgios Hospitality Group. Same ownership, similar full-service format, comparable price points and curated-wine philosophy as Rosewater.
• Vin Rouge Restaurant: A French/European-inspired sister concept under the Giorgios Hospitality Group. Directly comparable as a fine-dining restaurant within the same ownership umbrella, sharing procurement, brand platform, and operating playbook with Rosewater.
• Bin54 Chapel Hill: Contemporary American restaurant under Giorgios Hospitality Group in Chapel Hill. Comparable full-service format, similar curated-wine and locally-sourced orientation within the same parent portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Angus Barn: A legendary Raleigh steakhouse and premium-event venue with similar price points and event-driven revenue mix. Comparable as a long-standing Raleigh fine-dining incumbent, though anchored on steak rather than farm-to-table cuisine.

Emerging players

• The Cortez: A craft-cocktail-anchored, ingredient-driven Raleigh concept with comparable neighborhood positioning. Useful emerging comp for measuring Rosewater's pricing power and programming cadence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rosewaterkitchen
• Instagraminstagram.com/rosewaterkitchen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rosewater-kitchen-and-bar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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