Tuxedo Hospitality

What Tuxedo Hospitality does

Tuxedo Hospitality is a privately held New York City-based hospitality group that operates four restaurant and bar venues: Chinese Tuxedo in Chinatown, The Tyger in SoHo, Opera House, and Soso's in South SoHo. The group's food-and-beverage program centers on modern Chinese, dim sum, and pan-Asian cuisine with a parallel cocktail bar program, and it runs an attached private-events business accommodating gatherings from 10 to 300 guests.

The group runs reservations across all four locations through a SevenRooms integration, with the marketing site hosted on BentoBox. Each venue has an on-site general manager, head chef, head bartender, and service manager reporting into a central operations function led by a Director of Operations. The marketing strategy is anchored by earned-media coverage in The New York Times, Vogue, GQ, Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out New York, Eater NY, and DuJour, supplemented by direct private-event inquiry handling through the company website and an Instagram presence.

Tuxedo Hospitality generates revenue primarily through direct food and beverage sales at its four venues and through private-event bookings that include weddings, brand launches, corporate events, fashion shows, and holiday parties. The company is founder/operator-owned, with Managing Director Andrew Lam Govada, Operating Partner Eddy Buckingham, and Partner Jeff Lam leading the group since 2016-2017. The firm reported no external investors, parent company, or disclosed financial data. WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance is the only disclosed certification.

Name

Tuxedo Hospitality

Legal name

Tuxedo Hospitality

Website

https://tuxedohospitality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tuxedo Hospitality is a private NYC restaurant group operating four upscale Asian-cuisine venues—Chinese Tuxedo, The Tyger, Opera House, and Soso's—plus a private events business serving upscale diners, corporate clients, and brand-event organizers for gatherings of 10 to 300 guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Hospitality Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL), Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Restaurant hospitality
• Pan-Asian dining
• Cocktail bar operations
• Private event venues
• Fine dining restaurants

Headquarters

HQ city

West New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from four restaurant and bar venues: Chinese Tuxedo, The Tyger, Opera House, and Soso's serving Pan-Asian cuisine and cocktails.
2. Private Events and Catering: Revenue from hosting seated dinners, standing cocktail receptions, and dance parties. Accommodates intimate dinners for 10 to celebrations for 300 guests including weddings, brand launches, birthdays, corporate events, fashion shows, and holiday parties.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tuxedo Hospitality operates a portfolio of four owned-and-operated restaurant and bar venues in New York City — Chinese Tuxedo, The Tyger, Opera House, and Soso's — serving modern Chinese, Pan-Asian, and dim sum cuisine alongside craft cocktails. The group also offers private events and experiences, hosting seated dinners, standing cocktail receptions, and dance parties for 10 to 300 guests covering weddings, brand launches, birthdays, corporate events, fashion shows, and holiday parties. Reservations across all venues are managed via SevenRooms.

Product overview

Tuxedo Hospitality operates a portfolio of four distinct restaurant and bar venues in New York City: Chinese Tuxedo (modern Chinese cuisine in Chinatown), The Tyger (pan-Asian restaurant and bar in Soho), Opera House (restaurant with focus on dim sum), and Soso's (South Soho bar and restaurant). The company also offers private events and experiences at its venues, hosting everything from intimate dinners to large celebrations for up to 300 guests. The venues share a reservation system (SevenRooms) and are managed by a centralized operations team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chinese Tuxedo: Modern Asian restaurant located in New York's Chinatown area, featuring Chinese cuisine with contemporary influences
• The Tyger
• Opera House
• Soso's

Products and services

• Chinese Tuxedo Modern Chinese restaurant in New York's Chinatown offering a refined take on traditional Chinese cuisine with contemporary presentation and cocktails; serves dine-in guests at the venue.
• The Tyger Pan-Asian restaurant and bar in SoHo offering Asian-inspired cuisine, large-format cocktails, and a vibrant nightlife dining experience.
• Opera House Restaurant venue operated by the Tuxedo Hospitality group offering Chinese cuisine with a focus on dim sum and contemporary dishes.
• Soso's South SoHo bar and restaurant offering cocktails, food, and event space; recognized by The New York Times as 'The Perfect First Date Bar'.
• Private Events & Experiences Event hosting service at Tuxedo Hospitality venues offering seated dinners, standing cocktail receptions, and dance parties for 10–300 guests, covering weddings, brand launches, birthdays, corporate events, fashion shows, and holiday parties.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SevenRoomscoreTechnology or IntegrationReservation management platform integration used across all four Tuxedo Hospitality venues for booking tables. Customers can make reservations through SevenRooms for Chinese Tuxedo, Opera House, Soso's, and The Tyger.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mr Chow: Iconic upscale Chinese fine-dining chain founded in London with NYC presence. Comparable as a high-end Chinese cuisine operator with celebrity clientele and event hosting.
• Major Food Group: NYC-founded multi-brand hospitality group operating Carbone, Catch, Dirty French, and other upscale restaurants with global expansion. Closely comparable multi-venue, multi-concept upscale dining model in NYC with strong press profile.
• Tao Group Hospitality: Multi-venue upscale dining, nightlife, and events operator with restaurant, bar, and event-space formats across major US cities. Most directly comparable in terms of multi-brand Pan-Asian/Asian-inspired venues and a heavy private-events business.
• Catch Hospitality Group: Multi-location upscale dining and nightlife operator with NYC roots. Similar multi-venue, multi-format upscale hospitality model with private events.
• EMM Group: NYC hospitality group behind ABC Kitchen, abcV, Upland, and other upscale Manhattan venues. Comparable multi-venue, multi-cuisine upscale restaurant operator with events and press profile.
• LDV Hospitality: NYC-based multi-venue restaurant and events operator (Scarpetta, American Cut, The Seville). Similar scale of multi-venue upscale dining with an integrated private-events book.
• Altamarea Group: NYC multi-venue upscale restaurant group behind Marea, Osteria Morini, and Ai Fiori. Comparable multi-venue, upscale Manhattan dining operator with high check averages and event programs.
• Hakkasan Group: Global upscale Pan-Asian dining and nightlife operator with venues in NYC, Las Vegas, London, and beyond. Direct comparator on Asian-cuisine fine dining format and bar/lounge programming.
• Mercer Street Hospitality: NYC multi-venue restaurant group. Operates multiple upscale dining and bar concepts in Manhattan, comparable in portfolio structure and event-driven demand.

Broad incumbents

• Union Square Hospitality Group: Established NYC hospitality group led by Danny Meyer (Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Maialino, Shake Shack lineage). Broader incumbent with deeper capital and longer operating history but a comparable multi-venue NYC upscale dining model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tuxedohospitality

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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