Culinary Arts Group

What Culinary Arts Group does

Culinary Arts Group is a privately held hospitality and food services company headquartered in Singapore that operates, manages, and develops a portfolio of fine dining restaurants across two markets: Singapore and Dubai. The group runs six distinct restaurant brands — Revolver Singapore and Revolver Dubai (modern Indian grill concepts), Hamamoto (a Michelin-starred sushi-kappo by Chef Kazuhiro Hamamoto), Araya (the world's first Michelin-starred Chilean restaurant by Chefs Francisco Araya and Fernanda Guerrero), Maison Dali (a Mediterranean-Japanese brasserie led by three-Michelin-starred Chef Tristin Farmer), and Bar Dali (a speakeasy bar within Maison Dali). The portfolio spans Indian, Japanese, South American, and Mediterranean cuisines with chef-led concepts and theme-driven interiors, including Dali-inspired surreal environments. The company targets affluent diners seeking innovative, boundary-pushing culinary experiences and operates an exclusively direct-to-consumer model with no disclosed B2B, licensing, franchise, or delivery-only revenue streams. Marketing is brand-led and concentrated on Instagram, with each of the six restaurants maintaining its own account (e.g., @revolver_sg, @maisondali_dubai). The group is privately held, has 51–100 corporate employees per firmographic data (likely excluding restaurant-level FOH/BOH staff), and does not publicly disclose pricing, revenue, ownership, or financial performance on its website. No technology platform, proprietary software, app, API, or AI/ML capabilities have been disclosed.

Name

Culinary Arts Group

Legal name

Culinary Arts Group

Website

https://culinaryartsgroup.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Culinary Arts Group is a privately held Singapore-headquartered hospitality company that operates and develops a portfolio of six fine dining restaurant brands across Singapore and Dubai, including multiple Michelin-recognized concepts led by celebrity chefs and serving affluent diners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Hospitality

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD), Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurants
• Restaurant operations
• Hospitality management
• Culinary concepts
• Upscale dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Revenue: Fine dining restaurant operations generating revenue through per-customer dining experiences at multiple restaurant concepts across Singapore and Dubai, including Michelin-starred establishments.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Culinary Arts Group owns and operates a portfolio of upscale, chef-led restaurants across Singapore and Dubai, including Michelin-starred Indian, Japanese, Chilean, and Mediterranean dining concepts. The group generates revenue by serving diners directly at its six restaurant establishments, combining innovative gastronomy with branded hospitality experiences. It does not sell third-party products, license its concepts, or franchise its brands.

Product overview

Culinary Arts Group is a hospitality company operating a portfolio of distinct restaurant brands across Singapore and Dubai. The portfolio includes Revolver (modern Indian grill concepts in both Singapore and Dubai), Hamamoto (Michelin-starred Japanese sushi-kappo), Araya (Michelin-starred Chilean-Japanese fusion), Maison Dali (three-Michelin-starred Mediterranean-Japanese brasserie), and Bar Dali (a speakeasy bar within Maison Dali). These six brands collectively form the group's dining establishment network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revolver Singapore: A bold grill restaurant combining Indian sensibilities and world-class produce.
• Revolver Dubai
• Hamamoto
• Araya
• Maison Dali
• Bar Dali

Products and services

• Revolver Singapore A bold grill restaurant in Singapore combining Indian sensibilities with world-class produce, operated by Culinary Arts Group as part of its fine dining portfolio.
• Hamamoto An intimate Michelin-starred sushi-kappo restaurant in Singapore by Chef Kazuhiro Hamamoto, offering Japanese omakase-style dining under the Culinary Arts Group portfolio.
• Araya The world's first and only one-Michelin-starred Chilean restaurant, led by Chefs Francisco Araya and Fernanda Guerrero, marrying South American heritage with Japanese ingredients and techniques, located in Singapore.
• Revolver Dubai A modern Indian grill restaurant in Dubai by Chef Jitin Joshi where flame-kissed flavours meet innovative culinary techniques in a dynamic atmosphere.
• Maison Dali A modern brasserie in Dubai led by three-Michelin-starred Chef Tristin Farmer that intertwines Mediterranean flavours, Japanese precision, and quirky service in a surreal, Dali-inspired setting.
• Bar Dali A speakeasy-style bar hideaway located within Maison Dali in Dubai, pairing elevated tapas-style bites with curated cocktails in a surreal, intimate setting.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hakkasan Group: Global luxury Asian-dining operator (Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Ling Lung) under Qatar-based conglomerate. Comparable as a globally scaled operator of premium Asian and chef-led dining venues across multiple regions.
• JUMBO Group: SGX-listed Singapore seafood and Asian dining chain operating multiple brands (JUMBO Seafood, TungLok, etc.). Comparable as a large Singapore multi-brand restaurant operator, though broader and more mass-market than Culinary Arts Group's fine-dining focus.

Direct peers

• Lo & Behold Group: Singapore-based hospitality group operating Atlas Park (Michelin-recognized), The Lime, 15 Stamford, and other curated restaurant/lifestyle concepts. Comparable as a Singapore multi-restaurant operator pursuing destination-led premium dining.
• Sunset Hospitality Group: Dubai-based hospitality group operating multiple premium restaurants and venues. Comparable as a multi-concept Dubai-based operator in the upscale/luxury dining segment.
• Les Amis Group: Singapore-based hospitality group operating Les Amis (3 Michelin stars), braci, Bar-Roque Grill and other upscale concepts. Highly comparable as a Singapore-rooted operator of multiple Michelin-credentialed fine dining venues targeting affluent patrons.
• Black Sheep Restaurants: Hong Kong-founded hospitality group operating Michelin-credentialed venues (Carbone, Ho Lee Fook, etc.) across Hong Kong and Singapore. Directly comparable as an Asian multi-restaurant operator with strong chef-led concepts targeting affluent diners.
• Gates Hospitality: Dubai hospitality group operating concepts such as Sucre, Reif Japanese Kushiyaki, and others. Comparable as a Dubai-rooted multi-restaurant operator with chef-led premium concepts.
• Atelier House Hospitality: Dubai-based hospitality operator running multiple upscale F&B venues. Comparable as a Dubai-based multi-concept fine dining operator serving similar affluent consumers and aiming for international culinary recognition.
• Unlisted Collection: Singapore hospitality group operating Odette (3 Michelin stars), Cloudstreet, Thevar, and other distinctive restaurants. Directly comparable as a Singapore operator of multi-concept Michelin-starred fine dining venues with curated chef partnerships.

Emerging players

• Spa Esprit Group: Singapore hospitality/lifestyle group operating F&B concepts such as Tippling Club and other curated restaurants. Comparable as a Singapore-based hospitality group with chef-driven upscale concepts serving the same affluent base, though smaller scale than Culinary Arts Group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/revolver_sg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/culinary-arts-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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