A night out in Tribeca →
3 stops, all within a short walk
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0.2 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
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0.4 mi
7:00 PMDinner
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8:30 PMNightcap
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Best activities for a date in New York
Something to do first, then dinner to talk about it.
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Doing something together beats sitting across a table, at least to start: a shared activity gives you something to react to, and it takes the pressure off the conversation. This list runs the whole range — a gallery or a show, a kayak or a climbing wall, a comedy set, the zoo — and every one of them sets up dinner afterwards. Check hours and booking before you go; the popular ones sell out on weekends.
This guide ranks 150 activities in New York, from Park Slope / Gowanus to Astoria / Long Island City and Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
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Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
A night out in Park Slope / Gowanus →
3 stops, all within a short walk
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0.2 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
2
0.8 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMNightcap
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Pier 25 at Hudson River Park Mini-Golf
5.0(26)Tribeca · $
The Owl Farm
5.0(12)Park Slope / Gowanus · $
Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
4.9(25)Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill · $$
Freddy’s Bar
4.9(22)Park Slope / Gowanus · $$
Welling Court Mural Project
4.9(19)Astoria / Long Island City · $
The Gaf West
4.9(16)Midtown Manhattan · $
Zen Astoria
4.9(12)Astoria / Long Island City · $$$
Shipwrecked Miniature Golf
4.8(25)Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill · $
Mess Hall
4.8(24)Harlem · $
Barcade Brooklyn
4.8(22)Williamsburg · $
Noguchi Museum
4.8(20)Astoria / Long Island City
Skylark
4.8(20)Park Slope / Gowanus · $$
Iona
4.8(17)Williamsburg · $$$$
Monro Pub
4.8(17)Park Slope / Gowanus · $
RPM Underground
4.8(13)Midtown Manhattan · $$$$
Bob's Your Uncle
4.8(12)Upper West Side · $
Tarallucci e Vino @ Cooper Hewitt Museum
4.8(10)Upper East Side · $$
Public Records
4.8(5)Park Slope / Gowanus · $$$$
Nancy Whiskey Pub
4.8(5)Tribeca · $
Ryan's Daughter
4.8(5)Upper East Side · $
Movement Gowanus & Brooklyn Boulders
4.8(4)Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill · $$
Brooklyn Bowl
4.7(26)Williamsburg · $$
Uncle Barry's
4.7(25)Fort Greene · $
Rosemary’s
4.7(24)Bushwick / Ridgewood · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best activity in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is Pier 25 at Hudson River Park Mini-Golf in Tribeca, rated 5.0 out of 5. The Owl Farm and Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best activities?
- Park Slope / Gowanus (5), Astoria / Long Island City (3) and Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill (3) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable activities in New York?
- Yes — Pier 25 at Hudson River Park Mini-Golf, The Owl Farm and Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night out: something to do, then dinner, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.
Activities by neighborhood
Midtown ManhattanWilliamsburgAstoria / Long Island CityEast Village / LESPark Slope / GowanusBushwick / RidgewoodCarroll Gardens / Cobble HillUpper West SideFlatiron / GramercyChelsea / Hell's KitchenTribecaWest Village / Greenwich VillageHarlemSoHo / NoHo / NolitaDUMBO / Brooklyn HeightsUpper East Side