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Date night in East Village / LES
Where to eat, drink and end the night in East Village / LES.
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Planning a date night in East Village / LES? We track 104 spots here — places for dinner, bars and things to do outdoors — and the best-rated of them are below, editors' picks first.
For one kind of night, the East Village / LES guides plan the whole evening: rooftop bars, speakeasies, wine bars, cocktail bars, live music venues, special-occasion restaurants and arcades & games, each with dinner and a last stop within walking distance.
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The best date spots in East Village / LES
Editors' picks first, then by rating · the top 24 of 104.
Wine BarGomi Korean Wine Bar
5.0(23)East Village / LES · $$
CafeCoffee Project
5.0(16)East Village / LES · $
RestaurantOmakase By Tento
5.0(16)East Village / LES · $$$
RestaurantEdo Ya Sushi
5.0(8)East Village / LES · $$$$
BarAccidental Bar
4.9(19)East Village / LES
Wine BarSomm Time
4.9(18)East Village / LES · $$$
RestaurantAquarelle NYC
4.9(9)East Village / LES · $$$
ActivityPaint N Pour Lower East Side
4.9(9)East Village / LES · $$
Cocktail BarBateman's
4.9(7)East Village / LES · $$
Community GardenCreative Little Garden
4.8(23)East Village / LES · $
Cocktail BarBanzarbar
4.8(8)East Village / LES · $$$$
Wine BarArt Laboratory Wine Bar
4.8(5)East Village / LES · $$
BarMcSorley’s Old Ale House
4.8(5)East Village / LES · $
Wine BarRuffian
4.7(25)East Village / LES · $$$
Art GalleryAngel Orensanz Center
4.7(19)East Village / LES
RestaurantCafe Habana
4.7(18)East Village / LES · $$
Sake BarHard to Explain
4.7(18)East Village / LES · $
Cocktail BarAmor y Amargo
4.7(14)East Village / LES · $$
RestaurantSzechuan Mountain House
4.7(13)East Village / LES · $$
Karaoke BarBaby Grand
4.7(11)East Village / LES · $
BarMotel No Tell
4.7(11)East Village / LES · $$
Cocktail BarPineapple Club
4.7(9)East Village / LES · $$
Restaurant7th Street Burger
4.6(26)East Village / LES · $
BarNuyorican Poets Cafe
4.6(26)East Village / LES · $
Good to know
- What are the best date spots in East Village / LES?
- Our top pick is Gomi Korean Wine Bar, rated 5.0 out of 5. Coffee Project and Omakase By Tento are close behind.
- Where should we eat in East Village / LES?
- Try Omakase By Tento, Edo Ya Sushi and Somm Time for dinner.
- Where can we get a drink in East Village / LES?
- Try Aquarelle NYC, Paint N Pour Lower East Side and Bateman's for cocktails.
- What's the most romantic spot in East Village / LES?
- Banzarbar is the most romantic on this list.
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