Restaurants: Sights & Blights

Sights

Superfine
Once an auto-parts warehouse, this lofty Dumbo restaurant charms with gargantuan multipaned windows, a rough-hewn brick interior and quirky light fixtures. 126 Front St

Country
The Rockwell-designed space stands out for its old-fashioned details—a sweeping staircase and a pin-tucked leather bar. The keystone: a Tiffany-inspired glass dome. 90 Madison Ave

Morimoto
Stephen Starr’s Japanese eatery is flush with futuristic design elements, but the toilets, with their heated, pulsating seats, automated bidets and mirrored stalls, are the pièces de résistance. 88 Tenth Ave

Blights

Caliente Cab Company
The faux-retro taxi parked out front; the hideous jumbo margarita jutting from the building. The neighborhood is nice, but this Mexican tourist trap is fugly. 61 Seventh Ave South

Gilt
The stunning wooden floors that lent elegance to predecessor Le Cirque have been defiled with an orange vinyl overlay that could have been imported from the Enterprise. 455 Madison Ave

Gowanus Yacht Club
You’ll be damning those $2 PBRs as you visit the hellhole toilets: The cement floors are always wet with unknown fluids, the stall is dirty plywood, and soap comes in a ketchup bottle. 323 Smith St