Rose's Noodles, Dumplings and Sweets
Phone: (919) 797-2233
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.
Cuisines
- Bakery
- Casual Dining
- Celebrated Cuisine
- Chinese/Mongolian
- Desserts
- Japanese/Sushi/Korean
- Thai/Vietnamese
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
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
Map
Google Rating
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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! -
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. -
Interesting little place - small Asian focused menu with bao, ramen and pho but at the same time serving some amazing pastries. Park across the street at the Brightleaf lot and they will validate for free 2 hours. It’s a little chaotic inside during peak hours but the service is still fairly quick. Enjoy!
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My friend and I had a fantastic time dining at Rose’s. The pastries looked incredibly tempting. We arrived around 12pm on a Saturday, which turned out to be an ideal time for brunch.
Our meal consisted of Ramen, two steam buns, Bahn mi, and a hot and sour noodle dish.
Parking can be a bit tricky if you’re not familiar with the area. However, the large lot next to the restaurant, labeled for Brightleaf, is a great option for parking. Roses even validated our parking for two hours.
The food was delicious, the service was friendly, and the atmosphere was lively yet intimate. It was a perfect dining experience to start the afternoon. -
I visited this restaurant/cafe for the first time after passing by multiple times and decided to stop in around 4-5PM. it was very aesthetically pleasing inside, busy, and the vibes were great. but the seating was not comfortable at all… I understand the seating choice was likely made to fit the very compact size of the restaurant, but the chairs were very little and dug into my skin and I had to hop up into them. as a short person it was very awkward and impractical, and especially since sitting so close to people I felt like I could easily bump into them and knock them over. if you have a wheelchair or use any mobility devices you likely will not be able to sit inside comfortably, probably only outside. the table space was also so compact, with the largest utensil bucket imaginable on a tv tray sized table with a large sized dish, it was a pretty uncomfortable and tricky eating experience. i found myself reaching over, trying not to bump things off my table and others… you get the point!
the meat noodle dish fell flat for me for multiple reasons. maybe it was an off day for them, as the pork belly was far from tender and the 2 small pieces of pork belly I did get in the sauce were super rubbery, almost as if it was reheated or sat out and lost it’s moisture. I also could not tell if this was supposed to be a hot or cold noodle as it was strangely room temperature. the noodle dish packed a lot of acidity (a bit too much to where I was puckering up), and it needed something sweet or mildly salty to balance that. i also did not like that the bellpepper and onions in the dish were just tossed in carelessly, cut very large, & pretty thick. this was not a good combination with the already wide & thick noodles so this was hard to chew. the veggies tasted half cooked, and possibly semi cooked outside of the sauce?? I wish the veggies were able to absorb those flavors.
overall, I really tried to understand and be one with the dish lol. I really did not wanna hate it as much as I did since I was very excited to try this place… but in the end it was very mid. I don’t see myself coming back, but I still enjoyed trying something new. best of luck!
TLDR; seating & table was lackluster, impractical and uncomfortable. noodle dish was overly sour w/ not enough balance and pork belly not tender/rubbery + veg not cooked long enough, but I still enjoyed giving something a try and inside of restaurant has nice music and pretty aesthetics.
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