First date spots in Murray Hill & Kips Bay
For a first date in Murray Hill & Kips Bay, start with drinks at OneOneFour or coffee at ARVACI Coffee East, both a short walk from the subway. The area has 24 coffee spots, 47 bars and 264 restaurants in our map data, so there’s always somewhere to go next. The busiest stretch is around 33 St (6).
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.
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What are good first date spots in Murray Hill & Kips Bay?
For drinks, OneOneFour (cocktail bar) or Albert’s Bar (cocktail bar). For coffee, ARVACI Coffee East or Lucid Cafe. For dinner, Abumi Sushi. 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 Murray Hill & Kips Bay?
OneOneFour is 1 min from 33 St (6), with 53 other spots within a three-minute walk. Albert’s Bar is 3 min from Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S). Pick somewhere easy to talk in and easy to leave — that matters more on a first date than the drinks list.
Is Murray Hill & Kips Bay a good neighborhood for a first date?
Yes for most dates: it has 24 coffee spots, 47 bars and 264 restaurants in our data, with 92 of them within a six-minute walk of 33 St (6). For a walk first, St. Vartan Park is right there, and Mr B bar is 3 min from it.
Where can we meet halfway if one of us lives in Murray Hill & Kips Bay?
There are fair-spot guides for Murray Hill & Kips Bay and Midtown & Times Square, East Village, Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea & Hudson Yards and Greenwich Village: 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 Murray Hill & Kips Bay
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).