🫶 First date, low stakes

Stylish neighborhood bar, cocktails and small plates, roomy enough to actually talk.

Cozy wine bar with wine cocktails and a funky-fancy food menu for lingering.

Intimate wine bar with a string-lit, foliage-draped back patio and great pours.

Candlelit cave-like wine bar down an alley, made for quiet conversation.

Warehouse wine bar with shared plates from a sommelier couple, easy and unfussy.

Cabin-like wine bar with cheese boards and tinned sardines, cozy and low-key.

Laid-back wine bar with a tight list and good pizzas for an easy night.

Moody, skylight-lit wine bar with records and shareable food.

Natural wine bar and poetry bookstore with tinned fish, charmingly offbeat.

Japanese-inspired cocktail bar with rare whiskeys and cozy wingback chairs.

Breezy New England-style bar with botanicals and well-made cocktails.

Tiny ski-lodge spot with a suspended fireplace and top-notch cocktails.

Old-school saloon with proper cocktails and a relaxed bar to settle into.

Glossy French wine bar with forgiving lighting, easy for a first drink.

Skylit bar with great drinks plus snacks and full plates, also good in daylight.

Cocktail bar with elevated drinks plus cheese and charcuterie.

Low-lit leather booths and rich pasta, built for prolonged eye contact.

Wine bar with live music and a bottomless food-and-drink deal.

Neighborhood low-intervention wine bar and shop, casual and easy.

Natural wine bar and bottle shop, mellow spot for a glass and chat.

Two-story natural wine bar made for dates and easy people-watching.

Mid-century-modern room with excellent small plates and natural wines.

Quiet Parisian wine bar with tiny tables and a parklet for snacks and champagne.

Tiny wine bar with a few tables and housemade pasta, never too loud to talk.

Warm dark-wood bar pairing creative cocktails with seasonal small plates, good for talk.

Inventive cocktail bar from the Lazy Bear team with great bar food.

Craft-cocktail mainstay, intimate enough for a low-key drink and chat.