Brewery Bhavana - Downtown
Restaurant · Fayetteville Street
218 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Highlights
Brewery, bookstore, flower shop, and dim sum restaurant
Brewery, bookstore, flower shop, and dim sum restaurant
"A highly regarded brunch-and-brew destination described as a 'Bhavana nirvana' for its combination of food, floral-market atmosphere, and beverage program." - Eater Staff
"I also associate Bounsanga with Brewery Bhavana, another Raleigh restaurant that earned early critical acclaim but later faced controversy when employees raised concerns and held management accountable for abuse of power; again, Bounsanga was not named in the reporting." - Erin Perkins
"Bida Manda and Brewery Bhavana in Raleigh faced a scandal involving a manager's racist comment, leading to the exposure of sexual assault allegations. This scandal resulted in the ousting of the entire top-level management team." - Matt Lardie
"Another acclaimed Raleigh establishment singled out by reporting for fostering an atmosphere of misbehavior, abuse of power, and inappropriate sexual conduct, raising concerns about workplace culture." - Amanda Kludt
"In declaring Brewery Bhavana — a motley, ambitious mashup of a brewery, restaurant, florist, and bookstore in one vast, airy space — one of 2017’s best new restaurants, then-Bon Appétit restaurant editor Andrew Knowlton wrote, 'I started to believe in whatever this thing was. It wasn’t a concept or even a vision, it was simply an eclectic group of family and friends who decided to open a place together, each bringing their passions to the table.'" - Matt Lardie
