Britney stopped into Hollywood's Mirabelle restaurant for dinner late last night, and left with waiter Michael Marchand.
The two have been quietly dating for a few weeks and are slowly going public.
A source told US magazine Life & Style weekly: "Michael came in a little after midnight, and she came in right after.
"They were being discreet. Forty-five minutes later, they left the restaurant together. He was charming. He made Britney laugh and looked at her with this secret smile. They left in separate cars."
Life & Style reports in its new issue that Britney instantly fell for Michael when she was at Mirabelle in early November, and since then the pair have swopped texts and shared a "date" at the star's mansion.
Enjoy the pic of Britney's bruising as a result of her recent liposuction.
