First date spots in Elmhurst
For a first date in Elmhurst, start with drinks at Upstairs Cocktail Bar or coffee at Quickly 快可立, both a short walk from the subway. The area has 15 coffee spots, 16 bars and 216 restaurants in our map data, so there’s always somewhere to go next. The busiest stretch is around Elmhurst Av (M R).
For drinks
Cocktail bars, wine bars and pubs on busy blocks — easy to find, easy to move on from.
For coffee
A low-key first date: short, daytime, no pressure.
For dinner
When you already know there’s a spark.
For a walk, then a stop
Walk and talk first, then sit down somewhere close by.
Meeting someone from another neighborhood?
Fair spots where you both travel about the same distance.
Questions
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What are good first date spots in Elmhurst?
For drinks, Upstairs Cocktail Bar (cocktail bar) or SAL Y PIMIENTA BAR (bar). For coffee, Quickly 快可立 or Cafe Corona 2000 Express. For dinner, Gorkhali Nepalese Restaurant New york. All of them are on blocks with other spots nearby, so the date can move on easily if it’s going well.
Where should we go for a first date drink in Elmhurst?
Upstairs Cocktail Bar is 3 min from 69 St (7), with 33 other spots within a three-minute walk. SAL Y PIMIENTA BAR is 1 min from 82 St-Jackson Hts (7). Pick somewhere easy to talk in and easy to leave — that matters more on a first date than the drinks list.
Is Elmhurst a good neighborhood for a first date?
Yes for most dates: it has 15 coffee spots, 16 bars and 216 restaurants in our data, with 50 of them within a six-minute walk of Elmhurst Av (M R). For a walk first, Elmhurst Park is right there, and Tanto Dulce Cafe is 2 min from it.
Where can we meet halfway if one of us lives in Elmhurst?
There are fair-spot guides for Elmhurst and Flushing & Willets Point, Jackson Heights, Woodside and East Astoria & Woodside: each lists bars and coffee spots where both of you travel about the same distance. For anywhere else, use the free Meet Halfway tool.
Near Elmhurst
How this list is made: spots are open, independent cafés, bars and restaurants, chosen for being close to the subway and on blocks with plenty of other places nearby. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line and walking times are estimates, so check opening hours before you go. Updated 2026-10-13. Data: Places: Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0); 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas, NYC Department of City Planning (NYC Open Data); MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov); Parks Properties, NYC Parks (NYC Open Data).