ABOUT US

Bittersweet is a terribly wonderful cocktail, dessert and coffee lounge with an all-natural, local, seasonal menu. We are a place where you can get bourbon with your pie, champagne with your cake and Irish whiskey in your coffee. After over 8 years in business, our menu contains several classic favorites but also changes four times a year to highlight local produce and celebrate the season.

Bittersweet offers a seasonal and classic cocktail menu, with an emphasis on gin cocktails. We have over 80 different gins—many unique and rare in this state. Our bartenders are happy to tell you about anything on our shelves you may not be familiar with. We believe high-quality ingredients lead to a high-quality experience for our guests. Our wine selection reflects our love of bubbles—champagne, cava, prosecco—our motto is champagne saved is champagne wasted.

We have a full coffee and espresso menu with beans from our pals over in Durham, Counter Culture Coffee. The best espresso martini is made with freshly ground and pulled espresso--accept no substitute!

Desserts are baked in-house daily by our pastry chefs, from chef-owner Kim Hammer’s recipes—many going back almost 20 years from Kim’s early days with her original pastry company, bittycakes. We believe high-quality, fresh and beautiful desserts are the only way to show true hospitality to our devoted dessert lovers. 

We do not take reservations and highly recommend that larger parties visit us early as we do get very busy in the evening--but we’re super chill and even when we have a line we’re gonna chat drinks and dessert and get you in as soon as possible. We also now are able to offer some cocktails and desserts to-go--please inquire! 

Looking forward to seeing you!

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