Five years after opening Texan staple Yellow Rose in the East Village, Krystiana and Dave Rizo opened the Southern-inspired Rose Marie in Williamsburg. Yellow Rose fans know that some of its best offerings are the seasonally focused specials; Rose Marie doubles down on that with an ever-changing menu. It isn’t about reinventing the wheel but guaranteeing that you can stop in whenever for something reliable and still very good.
Rose Marie is a versatile, low-frills spot with something for everyone, whether you’re craving an acid-heavy green salad or a big plate of fried cheese curds. This is a room where you won’t have to yell to hear each other or pull out the phone light to see. Catch up with your parents here, or split a patty melt with a date before doing a bar crawl down Grand Street.
Yellow Rose makes some of the best cakes in the city. Pastry chef Young Cho developed the desserts here, too, usually a semolina cake with seasonal fruit.