THE RIVER CAFé

Your easily unimpressed boyfriend is still a little bitter that airport security made him toss his Kiehl’s moisturizer. You, on the other hand, make bitter better and book a table at The River Café. Every table in the almost ship-like restaurant has views of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline. This old-school Brooklyn classic (there is a jackets-only rule for men) serves traditional American food with waiters wearing tuxedos and a pianist tinkling the ivories. Plan it right and you can dine as you watch the sun go down, leaving your dinner date to question the true severity of his former cosmetic casualty.