Rose Marie, from the team behind the beloved neighborhood taco spot Yellow Rose, is a laidback joint on Lorimer Street that trades tacos and margs for sandwiches, frozen drinks and generous slices of cake. Pickled green tomatoes and Carolina rice make an appearance, but overall, the menu leans more “comfort” than “Southern.”

Cozy and casual, with a never-fussy menu featuring hit after hit, this might be one of the best date-night spots in Williamsburg. Come for the bar snacks and a couple of rounds of cocktails, then linger over a patty melt and a pork chop.

A crispy, buttery patty melt, a pork chop almost as big as your head and a chicken cutlet, its richness cut with a cool cabbage-and-cucumber slaw—the menu could easily go over-the-top if it wasn’t handled with such elegant restraint.

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