Around The Gaf West
3 stops, all within a short walk
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0.3 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
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7:00 PMDinner
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8:30 PMNightcap
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A night out in Midtown Manhattan
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 27 activities in Midtown Manhattan. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Nights people planned here
Published date nights with a stop on this list.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around RPM Underground
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
< 0.1 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
2
0.7 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMNightcap
Around Sardi's
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.5 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
2
0.5 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMNightcap
Activities in Midtown Manhattan
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
The Gaf West
4.9(16)Midtown Manhattan · $
RPM Underground
4.8(13)Midtown Manhattan · $$$$
Sardi's
4.6(15)Midtown Manhattan
Bowlmor
4.6(7)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Greenacre Park
4.5(19)Midtown Manhattan · $
Central Park
4.5(15)Midtown Manhattan · $
SUMMIT One
4.5(4)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Intrepid Museum
4.4(25)Midtown Manhattan · $$
ART Rooftop Bar at Arlo Midtown
4.4(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
4.4(5)Midtown Manhattan
Beer Culture
4.3(17)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Break Bar
4.3(14)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Bryant Park’s Winter Village
4.3(13)Midtown Manhattan · $$
The Hack Shack
4.2(24)Midtown Manhattan
Don’t Tell Mama
4.0(22)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Frames Bowling Lounge
3.9(18)Midtown Manhattan
Columbus Circle
Midtown Manhattan · $
Ana Tzarev Gallery
Midtown Manhattan
Dewitt Clinton Park
Midtown Manhattan · $
Empire State Building
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Booth Theatre
Midtown Manhattan
Carnegie Hall
Midtown Manhattan
Nederlander Theatre
Midtown Manhattan · $$$$
Broadway Theatre
Midtown Manhattan · $$$$
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Good to know
- What's the best activity in Midtown Manhattan for a date?
- Our top pick is The Gaf West, rated 4.9 out of 5. RPM Underground and Sardi's round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable activities in Midtown Manhattan?
- Yes — The Gaf West, Bowlmor and Greenacre Park are all $$ 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.
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