One If By Land Two If By Sea   

Looking to make a beeline to your honey's heart? One if by Land, located on quiet Barrow Street in Aaron Burr's old carriage house, has been voted 'Most Romantic' by critics and commoners alike in every restaurant poll known to New Yorkers for years. This love shack crackles with the excitement of questions being popped and twinkles with diamond rings reflecting candlelight through champagne. The room is designed to put you in the mood for love, with two roaring fireplaces, abundant fresh flowers and a piano man tickling the ivories in the background. And the menu, which changes seasonally, is always full of aphrodisiacs like raw oysters, caviar and chocolate. While the high cost of the meal may dampen your spirits, One if by Land is usually reserved for nights when money is no object. The kitchen is particularly praised for its beef Wellington, a dish that's not so popular anymore, but who's to argue with the ghost of Aaron Burr? We all know what happened to Alexander Hamilton. -- Erin Franzman