The River Café

About The River Café

The River Café was designed and built in 1977 by visionary restaurateur Michael “Buzzy” O’Keeffe. Located directly underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, the restaurant features the best possible views of the Statue of Liberty, New York harbor and lower Manhattan skyline. When the restaurant was built, the neighborhood of DUMBO (an acronym for Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) was undervalued and mostly uninhabited. Since then, DUMBO has become one of the most desirable neighborhoods, not only in Brooklyn, but in all of New York City. With its Michelin-starred cuisine, The River Café is routinely ranked as one of the most romantic, most beautiful and best restaurants in America.