NYC Dates

Sports may be my love language, but my interests go beyond the scoreboard. So courtside or curtain call, which ticket are we grabbing first?

• Arts & Culture
  • Ballet, Jazz or Opera show (Lincoln Center, Upper West Side)
  • Broadway show (Theater District)
  • Comedy Cellar (Greenwich Village)
• Couples Spa
  • Ancient Aire Baths (Upper East Side or Tribeca)
  • QC Spa (Govenor’s Island)
• Sporting
  • Baseball: Mets (Queens) or Yankees (The Bronx)
  • Basketball: Knicks (Midtown) or Nets (Brooklyn)
  • Football: Giants or Jets (New Jersey)
  • Hockey: Rangers (Midtown)

These are the restaurants people cross oceans for, but we just have to cross town. The kind of plates worth the waitlist with every bite made better by who’s across the table.

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• Eleven Madison Park (Flatiron)
• Jungsik (Tribeca)
• Le Bernardin (Midtown)
• Masa (Columbus Circle)
• Per Se (Columbus Circle)

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• Atomix (Korean, NoMad)
• Aska (Scandinavian, Williamsburg)
• Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (Seafood, Midtown West)
• Gabriel Kreuther (French, Midtown)
• Saga (Contemporary, FiDi)

Some tables set the scene, while others spark the conversation. The right one does both. Let’s choose where the menu isn’t the only thing worth savoring.

• Caviar Russe (Seafood, UES)
• Clover Hill (American, Brooklyn)
• Daniel (French, UES)
• COTE (Korean steakhouse, Flatiron)
• Hav & Mar (Seafood, Chelsea)
• Il Buco (Italian, NoHo)
• La Tete d’Or (French steakhouse, Flatiron) 
• Manhatta (American, FiDi)
• Monkey Bar (American, Midtown)

The night doesn’t have to end when the lights dim, it just changes the mood. Stronger drinks, softer lights, and the perfect excuse to linger.

• Apotheke (Lounge, Chinatown & NoMad)
• Bar Goto (Japanese Cocktails, LES)
• Bemelens Bar (Piano Lounge, UES)
• Employees Only (Speakeasy, West Village)
• Harriet’s Rooftop (Lounge, Brooklyn)
• Hudson VU (Rooftop, Midtown West)
• Ophelia Lounge (Rooftop, Midtown East)
• The Box (Cabaret, LES)
• The Champagne and Caviar Bar (Lounge, Meatpacking)
• The Jazz Club (Live Jazz, Midtown)

Some nights deserve more than a goodbye on the sidewalk. These keys open doors to mornings worth sleeping in late for.