Bar Louise

On our lists of the best romantic restaurants and cozy restaurants in New York.

From the team behind Pasta Louise, this Park Slope cocktail bar swaps the neighborhood's usual family-friendly rooms for a back dining room designed by Caroline Ward, its walls papered in flowers under a cluster of flower-shaped lamps. The kitchen sends out miso octopus with squash purée, deviled eggs topped with salmon roe, and a branzino sized for sharing, while the bar pours cocktails alongside a full wine list and a few mocktails. Reservations run through Resy, with walk-ins seated at the front bar and happy hour starting at 3:30pm. Designed for grown-ups without kids in tow, it fills a gap neighbors felt after a nearby restaurant, Parish, closed.