King Street Oyster Bar

What King Street Oyster Bar does

King Street Oyster Bar is a privately held, multi-location restaurant group specializing in fresh oysters, seafood, weekend brunch, and cocktails across the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Founded in 2014 by Rick Allison (Managing Member Operations) and Jorge Esguerra (Managing Member Finance), the company opened its first location in Historic Downtown Leesburg, Virginia on May 5, 2016, and has since expanded to five sites spanning Loudoun County VA, Middleburg VA, NoMa DC, City Ridge DC (temporarily closed), and Potomac MD. Its core proposition is a tightly curated oyster program offering 10-12 varieties daily, sourced within 24 hours of harvest from the East Coast and 48 hours from the West Coast, complemented by weekend brunch service and a daily happy hour that has been recognized regionally.

The company operates a traditional restaurant GTM centered on physical dine-in experiences, supplemented by online ordering and reservations through the Toast Tab platform, eGift Cards, a loyalty rewards program with a $5 sign-up bonus, and private-event catering with pre-defined packages (Chesapeake, St Lawrence) and à la carte options. Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-time food and beverage transactions at the point of sale, with secondary streams from catering, gift cards, and the loyalty program. Technology is limited to the third-party Toast Tab stack for POS, online ordering, and reservations, plus an Ecolonial parking reservation integration at the NoMa DC location; there is no proprietary software, no mobile app, and no AI/ML capability. Distribution is exclusively through owned restaurant locations in VA, MD, and DC, with catering extending to off-premise events.

The customer base is fragmented across the general DC Metro dining public, with a secondary segment of corporate and event-planning clients purchasing catering services. Brand recognition is supported by Virginia Living Magazine (Best of Virginia 2018) and Washington City Paper (Best Happy Hour in the Washington Metropolitan Area), and the company participates in the Shell Recycling Alliance and Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program as a sustainability differentiator. The business is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

King Street Oyster Bar

Legal name

King Street Oyster Bar

Website

https://kingstreetoysterbar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

King Street Oyster Bar is a privately held multi-location oyster bar and seafood restaurant group operating five sites across the DC Metro area (VA, MD, DC), serving local diners, brunch and happy hour crowds, and private-event catering clients with fresh oysters sourced from both U.S. coasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Oyster bar restaurant
• Seafood dining
• Private event catering
• Weekend brunch service
• Happy hour bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Leesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from selling oysters, seafood, brunch, and cocktails to walk-in and reservation customers at restaurant locations.
2. Online Ordering/Takeout: Online ordering through Toast Tab platform for takeout orders at all active locations.
3. Catering Services: Private event catering offered at all locations with pre-defined packages (Chesapeake, St Lawrence) and à la carte options. Minimum 24-hour advance notice required.
4. Gift Cards: eGift cards sold for use at all locations.
5. Loyalty Program: Loyalty rewards program offering $5 sign-up bonus and earn/redeem structure to drive repeat visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

King Street Oyster Bar is a multi-location oyster bar and seafood restaurant group that sources fresh oysters within 24-48 hours of harvest and offers a rotating daily selection of 10-12 raw oyster varieties, crudos, seafood towers, fish entrées, salads, and sandwiches. The concept also operates a full bar with daily happy hour, weekend brunch service, and an integrated private event catering program for groups of 10-200 guests.

Product overview

King Street Oyster Bar is a multi-location oyster bar and seafood restaurant group operating 4 active locations (Leesburg VA, Middleburg VA, NoMa DC, and Potomac MD) with 1 temporarily closed location (City Ridge DC). The core offering consists of fresh oysters sourced from both East Coast (within 24 hours of harvest) and West Coast (within 48 hours of harvest) along with seafood dishes, specialty cocktails, brunch, and happy hour services. Additional services include catering for private events, a loyalty program, eGift Cards, and online ordering/reservation systems. The company positions itself as offering one of the best oyster bars west of DC according to Virginia Living Magazine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Dinner Service Full-service dine-in dinner offering raw oysters, crudos, seafood towers, fish entrées, salads, and sandwiches for restaurant guests across all five locations.
• Weekend Brunch Service Weekend brunch offering with a dedicated brunch menu of seafood and classic brunch dishes, served at the group's restaurants.
• Daily Happy Hour Daily happy hour with discounted drinks and bar snacks, anchored by the raw bar and full bar program.
• Private Event Catering Catering service for private events of 10-200 guests offering customizable seafood and oyster menus, bar service, and professional event staff for on-site or off-premise events.
• Online Ordering Digital ordering channel via Toast Tab that allows customers to place takeout and delivery orders from the company's website.
• eGift Cards Digital gift cards sold online and redeemable across the restaurant group's five locations.
• Cappy Hour Rewards Loyalty Program Loyalty rewards program that rewards repeat visits and spending across King Street Oyster Bar's restaurants.
• Table Reservations Online table reservation system allowing guests to book tables at King Street Oyster Bar locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-12 oyster varieties available daily
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Oyster Recovery Partnership / Shell Recycling AllianceminorOthersMember of the Shell Recycling Alliance. Participates in the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program, a collaborative community restoration program that collects waste oyster shell from businesses and diverts it back into Chesapeake Bay for oyster reef restoration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Kingstoysterbar
• Facebookfacebook.com/kingstreetoysterbar
• Instagraminstagram.com/kingstreetoyster
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/king-street-oyster-bar-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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