Now piloting in Dallas–Fort Worth

Your kitchen,
off the clock.
Their business, on the rise.

Restaurant Roommate introduces DFW restaurant operators with idle kitchen hours to food entrepreneurs who need licensed commercial space. List, match, and share — without the overhead of a new lease.

List
Free for hosts
Apply
Free for makers
Match
Pay only when we connect you
Sun-drenched professional restaurant kitchen at off-peak hours

How it works

Three steps from idle to income.

01 — List

Post your downtime.

Add photos, equipment, and the hours your kitchen sits empty. Free, takes about 10 minutes.

02 — Match

Talk to the right people.

Tenants browse by neighborhood, equipment, and schedule, then message you directly through Restaurant Roommate.

03 — Agree

Close the deal off-platform.

Use our attorney-reviewed templates or your own counsel. Sign, share keys, and start cooking.

Built for

Operators who keep their lease working twice as hard.

For hosts

Restaurants with hours nobody is using.

Breakfast spots that close at 2pm. Dinner-only kitchens dark every weekday. Bars with a code-compliant line and no daytime menu. Turn the off-hours into a second tenant.

For tenants

Caterers and packaged-goods makers ready to scale.

Tamale companies, hot-sauce bottlers, supper-club hosts, ghost kitchens. You need a licensed commercial kitchen for a few sessions a week — not a five-year lease.

How we earn

Free until we connect you.

Listing is free for hosts. Applying is free for makers. Restaurant Roommate charges a match fee only when we connect a host and a tenant — the rental agreement itself stays between you and your match, on terms you set.

FAQ

Questions, before you list.

Still curious? Email hello@restaurantroommate.com.

The kitchen's not going anywhere.
Why should the income?

Join the DFW operators turning closed hours into recurring revenue — or the makers finally getting out of their home oven.