Rosewater Kitchen & Bar

Rosewater is a restaurant and bar on Park at North Hills Street in Raleigh. The intention behind it is to be a center of the community, a room where people gather to celebrate over honest food that is meant to be shared. Celebration is the point, whether the occasion is a big one or a small one.

The owners describe the place as their interpretation of a never-ending, always-evolving garden party, inspired by European romance, the nourishing garden and the intimacy of slow-cooked food. It reads as a mood as much as a menu.

What to know

• The kitchen works in the style of the new American kitchen.
• The menu is built on local partnerships and perennial ingredients.
• The restaurant credits the gardeners, farmers, fishermen and foragers who supply it.
• Craft cocktails and a carefully curated wine selection round out the offering.