Rose's menu of East Asian-inspired dishes and housemade pastries is perfect for an afternoon or evening with friends. Order a few steaming noodle bowls and some veggies and dumplings to share, and save room for dessert. Seriously, the miso gingersnap ice cream sandwich tops quite a few lists and has been included in numerous national magazine articles about Durham. Hungry for brunch? Rose’s has you covered there as well.
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Hours:
Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
This is my new favorite spot in Durham! Rose’s Noodles, Dumplings & Sweets is hands-down one of my favorite places to eat in the area. The food is creative, comforting, and full of bold flavors — you can really taste the care that goes into every dish. The dumplings are delicate and perfectly seasoned, the handmade noodles have great texture, and the desserts are absolutely incredible (don’t skip them!).
I came here for the first time and ordered a steamed meat bun, the winter sweet potato salad, the House Iced Jasmine Tea and for dessert I got the citrus upside down cake. The food and dessert were fantastic, but the jasmine tea was not my favorite, but that does not mean it was bad. It was just not my favorite flavor.
The staff is friendly, the atmosphere feels warm and inviting, and everything is clearly made with love. Whether you’re out for a casual dinner or a special night with friends, you can’t go wrong with Rose’s. By the way, the restroom is beautiful and clean.
The only small issue is parking. There is no street parking, but there is a public paid parking lot about a block from it.
Overall, highly recommend!
Linh Tran
Jan 30, 2026
3
TLDR: Dessert is great. Food is really really salty.
Me and my boyfriend tried 6 items here in total. The pork bun, the roasted chicken spring rolls, chicken belt noodle, vegetarian belt noodles, passionfruit tres leches and the apple cider mochi cake.
If I'm being honest, I would only ever come back here for the bakery. Everybody needs to try their passionfruit tres leches! It's literally the best cake I have eaten in a long time! The apple cider mochi cake has good texture, flavor is alright.
Onto the 2 belt noodles dishes, noodles and vegetable texture are great, but they are so salty to the point of inedible. Like they dropped a package of salt and then added ocean water on top of yhem salty. If I had two kidneys working properly before eating their noodles, now I have one - and even that one is on overdrive. Seriously, I paid 40$ for these noodles, do better!
Jason Hail
Jan 3, 2026
5
Another little gem we found driving around near Downtown Durham, this place does great Chinese buns and handmade noodles. The ramen was a hit, but so was the trout Onigiri and the pork steamed bun. Be sure to stay for or at least have a peek at the baked goods, they are as delightful to look at as to taste. We'll definitely be going back.
Abby
Dec 9, 2025
5
Rose's is an exceptional restaurant - perhaps my favorite after eating across the world and Asia in particular. Words can't really express how good it is - it is GOOD food without being pretentious - the menu changes seasonally and constantly, which is a sign of a healthy, creative restaurant. The dishes are Asian-inspired and somehow both authentic and creative at the same time?! Chefs are always experimenting and coming up with new things, but keeping the classics on the menu. Literally everything on the menu here is good, especially the noodle dishes. And you can't forget the ice cream sandwiches! Rose's will always have a special place in my heart - it's the reason we stop by Durham when we're back home in the States - I hope it continues on forever and ever!
John Lawler
Dec 5, 2025
5
I love Roses noodles. It’s a staple local Durham joint serving exceptionally warm and cozy food. The flavor on their broths are always excellent - thick and savory homemade noodles. My favorite are their belt noodles - best I ever had. Love the bar style seating. Only true locals appreciate this place for what it is, and it hits the spot every time. No other place does baked pastries with home made noodles so well together. They’ve perfected the formula of the food they serve - 10 out of 10 every time.
NSA
Nov 29, 2025
3
Ehh.
The dumplings were super tasty
However we saw that our food arrived another table first , then they took it back to our table after it was touched.
Our drink was kinda forgotten
It's a little hard to hear
The noodle soup was good but so tangy
The katsu sandwich was a bit bare but ok . Overcooked a little
The lemon meringue pie was Great.
Reservations are super recommended
Karla Gia
Nov 29, 2025
4
This is a cute restaurant/bakery! The seating situation is a bit confusing if you've never been there. It you want to sit inside, sit at one of the open tables and the server will come take your order. If sitting outside I think you have to order at the cashier and then take a number outside with you.
The food came out within a reasonable time period. I got the pork/mushroom ramen. It's good, but definitely different than ramen you'd have in Japan. It doesn't have that traditional miso flavor. But I was impressed with the soft boiled egg! It was perfection.
Ryan Pileski
Oct 12, 2025
5
Absolutely masterful. I don't know what these low reviews are about. I've been about three times now since April and each time has been amazing. Appetizers, spot on. Main course, delicious. The pulled noodles are just beautiful. I don't know about their sandwiches.... I always get the noodles. Pork were the best so far. Desserts... I can't really put into words how good. It can often be very busy so a reservation is probably required and even then we often have to wait ten minutes. But for a deliciously spicy and unique meal this is the place. And the pieces are amazing for the food you get. We just buy so much of it that it's way too much for a standard meal
Allan Robison
Oct 11, 2025
5
I have seen this place from the outside but never thought about going in. OMG, it was good. Food made fresh and full of flavor. This is going in my regular visit list.
