Lavender Lake (53 Broadway), an understated bar with elevated food, opened last month in Williamsburg after relocating from Gowanus.
Owners Mandy and Adam Sober told Greenpointers that Lavender Lake was open in Gowanus for 11 years, but their success took a turn when the neighborhood was rezoned. The block Lavender Lake occupied was torn down to build condos, something Greenpointers are all too familiar with.Â
“We tried to stay local but had a really hard…
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