A new restaurant and cafe offering all-day brunch is coming to downtown Little Rock at 221 W. 2nd St. in the Pyramid Place building. The space once housed Wicked Taco Factory, which closed in 2022.
R&M Coffee Bar & Cafe
will be the second restaurant from chef
MaryAnn Strange
and
Ryan Williams
of the
R&M Eatery Group
. The group also operates a restaurant in downtown Conway called R&M Southern Eatery at 1018 Oak St.
The group’s website describes the Conway location’s food as Southern “home-style dishes that taste just like Mama used to make.”
You might remember Stephanie Smittle’s
2022 profile of MaryAnn Strange
in the
Arkansas Times
, after Strange’s then-restaurant YGFBF Kitchen won “Best Fried Chicken Around Arkansas” for its Conway location in our annual Readers Choice Awards.
R&M Coffee Bar & Cafe plans to offer “all day brunch, that’s scratch-made, soul-filled and totally extra — just how you like it,”
according to description on the company’s website
.
Think loaded pancakes, waffles stacked high, and French toast drippin’ in cookie butter, peach cobbler, and more. This is Southern comfort with a sweet twist—and yes, it’s unapologetically over the top.
Pair that with savory staples like slow-braised collard greens, creamy mac & cheese, and candied yams that taste like home, and you’ve got a brunch lineup worth clearing your schedule for.
In addition to the all-day brunch offerings,
R&M’s Facebook page
says the cafe will be a “cozy coffee bar in the morning offering lattes, fresh pastries, breakfast favorites and a place to ease into the day.” In the evenings, “We turn up the vibe with a bar menu, cocktails and live music to make any night special.”
Moses Tucker Partners
made an announcement in June
about the new eatery on social media. The real estate firm’s post says that the restaurant will transform “into a lively, 25-plus lounge after 3 p.m. on the weekends.” According to the post, the restaurant is slated to open in August.
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