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The NYC subway stops with the most first-date spots within a 3-minute walk

Delancey St-Essex St (F M J Z) on the Lower East Side has more bars and cafés within a 3-minute walk than any other NYC subway stop: 33. The leaders in other boroughs are Jefferson St (L) in Bushwick (Brooklyn) and 30 Av (N W) in Astoria (Queens). Of the 445 stations we mapped, 161 have none at all.

445 stations mapped161 with no bar or café within 3 minutesUpdated 2026-10-13

The top 25

Ranked by bars and cafés within a 3-minute walk of the station.

  1. Delancey St-Essex St (F M J Z)

    33 bars and cafés (28 bars, 5 cafés) · 64 restaurants · Lower East Side

    Try: Tigre (cocktail bar) · Rex (coffee shop)

  2. Bowery (J Z)

    31 bars and cafés (24 bars, 7 cafés) · 43 restaurants · Lower East Side

    Try: Pietro Nolita (cocktail bar) · Café Integral (coffee shop)

  3. Christopher St-Stonewall (1)

    29 bars and cafés (18 bars, 11 cafés) · 80 restaurants · West Village

    Try: The Four-Faced Liar (cocktail bar) · Do Not Feed Alligators (coffee shop)

  4. 57 St-7 Av (N Q R W)

    29 bars and cafés (20 bars, 9 cafés) · 30 restaurants · Midtown & Times Square

    Try: Tanner Smith's (cocktail bar) · Ines (coffee shop)

  5. Spring St (6)

    27 bars and cafés (12 bars, 15 cafés) · 56 restaurants · SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    Try: The Crosby Bar (cocktail bar) · THE ELK on Mott (coffee shop)

  6. 28 St (R W)

    26 bars and cafés (20 bars, 6 cafés) · 68 restaurants · Midtown South, Flatiron & Union Square

    Try: Igloo Bar NYC (cocktail bar) · Patent Coffee (coffee shop)

  7. 2 Av (F)

    26 bars and cafés (23 bars, 3 cafés) · 42 restaurants · East Village

    Try: Amigo by Nai (cocktail bar) · The Lazy Llama Coffee Bar (coffee shop)

  8. 50 St (C E)

    24 bars and cafés (23 bars, 1 cafés) · 64 restaurants · Hell's Kitchen

    Try: Sir Henry’s (cocktail bar) · Tiny Dancer Coffee (coffee shop)

  9. 7 Av (E B D)

    23 bars and cafés (20 bars, 3 cafés) · 39 restaurants · Midtown & Times Square

    Try: Tanner Smith's (cocktail bar) · Heaven on 7th Marketplace (café)

  10. 51 St (6 E F)

    22 bars and cafés (14 bars, 8 cafés) · 56 restaurants · East Midtown & Turtle Bay

    Try: Bar Bastion (cocktail bar) · Eclair Bakery (coffee shop)

  11. Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R W S)

    22 bars and cafés (15 bars, 7 cafés) · 29 restaurants · Midtown & Times Square

    Try: The Independent (cocktail bar) · About Time Coffee (coffee shop)

  12. 34 St-Herald Sq (B D F M N Q R W)

    20 bars and cafés (17 bars, 3 cafés) · 33 restaurants · Midtown South, Flatiron & Union Square

    Try: The Ragtrader Bo Peep NYC (cocktail bar) · Toast Cafe Brasserie (café)

  13. Canal St (6 J Z N Q R W)

    20 bars and cafés (10 bars, 10 cafés) · 30 restaurants · SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    Try: The Blond (cocktail bar) · Deploy Coffee (coffee shop)

  14. Chambers St (1 2 3)

    19 bars and cafés (18 bars, 1 cafés) · 63 restaurants · Tribeca & Civic Center

    Try: Monk McGinns (cocktail bar) · Kiva Cafe (café)

  15. 49 St (N R W)

    19 bars and cafés (14 bars, 5 cafés) · 40 restaurants · Midtown & Times Square

    Try: The Rum House (cocktail bar) · Masseria Caffé & Bakery (café)

  16. 28 St (1)

    19 bars and cafés (13 bars, 6 cafés) · 36 restaurants · Midtown South, Flatiron & Union Square

    Try: La Noxe (cocktail bar) · Kilogram (coffee shop)

  17. Bleecker St (6 B D F M)

    19 bars and cafés (10 bars, 9 cafés) · 21 restaurants · Greenwich Village

    Try: Botanica Bar (cocktail bar) · Cha Cha Matcha (NoHo) (coffee shop)

  18. Spring St (C E)

    18 bars and cafés (11 bars, 7 cafés) · 46 restaurants · SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    Try: Lola Taverna (cocktail bar) · Haraz Coffee House (coffee shop)

  19. 50 St (1)

    18 bars and cafés (17 bars, 1 cafés) · 46 restaurants · Midtown & Times Square

    Try: Haswell Green's (cocktail bar) · Tiny Dancer Coffee (coffee shop)

  20. 1 Av (L)

    18 bars and cafés (14 bars, 4 cafés) · 40 restaurants · East Village

    Try: Motel No Tell (cocktail bar) · Cafe Joah (café)

  21. Jefferson St (L)

    18 bars and cafés (15 bars, 3 cafés) · 26 restaurants · Bushwick

    Try: Kato Sake Works (brewery) · Wyckoff Starr Coffee Shop (coffee shop)

  22. Wall St (4 5)

    18 bars and cafés (5 bars, 13 cafés) · 24 restaurants · Financial District & Battery Park City

    Try: Cat Sports Pub (pub) · Cafe Rumi (coffee shop)

  23. 28 St (6)

    17 bars and cafés (16 bars, 1 cafés) · 69 restaurants · Midtown South, Flatiron & Union Square

    Try: Roof at Park South (cocktail bar) · Bread & Butter NYC (café)

  24. Fulton St (2 3 4 5 A C J Z)

    17 bars and cafés (9 bars, 8 cafés) · 39 restaurants · Financial District & Battery Park City

    Try: Hide Rooftop (cocktail bar) · Suited (coffee shop)

  25. W 4 St-Wash Sq (A C E B D F M)

    16 bars and cafés (12 bars, 4 cafés) · 56 restaurants · West Village

    Try: The Four-Faced Liar (cocktail bar) · Saltwater Coffee (coffee shop)

Top 5 in Manhattan

  1. Delancey St-Essex St (F M J Z)

    33 bars and cafés (28 bars, 5 cafés) · 64 restaurants · Lower East Side

    Try: Tigre (cocktail bar) · Rex (coffee shop)

  2. Bowery (J Z)

    31 bars and cafés (24 bars, 7 cafés) · 43 restaurants · Lower East Side

    Try: Pietro Nolita (cocktail bar) · Café Integral (coffee shop)

  3. Christopher St-Stonewall (1)

    29 bars and cafés (18 bars, 11 cafés) · 80 restaurants · West Village

    Try: The Four-Faced Liar (cocktail bar) · Do Not Feed Alligators (coffee shop)

  4. 57 St-7 Av (N Q R W)

    29 bars and cafés (20 bars, 9 cafés) · 30 restaurants · Midtown & Times Square

    Try: Tanner Smith's (cocktail bar) · Ines (coffee shop)

  5. Spring St (6)

    27 bars and cafés (12 bars, 15 cafés) · 56 restaurants · SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    Try: The Crosby Bar (cocktail bar) · THE ELK on Mott (coffee shop)

Top 5 in Brooklyn

  1. Jefferson St (L)

    18 bars and cafés (15 bars, 3 cafés) · 26 restaurants · Bushwick

    Try: Kato Sake Works (brewery) · Wyckoff Starr Coffee Shop (coffee shop)

  2. Bedford Av (L)

    15 bars and cafés (9 bars, 6 cafés) · 34 restaurants · Williamsburg

    Try: Ebbs Brewing Co. (brewery) · KIJITORA mini (coffee shop)

  3. Nassau Av (G)

    13 bars and cafés (10 bars, 3 cafés) · 43 restaurants · Greenpoint

    Try: The Hidden Pearl (cocktail bar) · Botbar Coffee (coffee shop)

  4. Union St (R)

    13 bars and cafés (11 bars, 2 cafés) · 16 restaurants · Park Slope

    Try: Finback Brooklyn (brewery) · Beanmonger Coffee (coffee shop)

  5. Bergen St (F G)

    12 bars and cafés (10 bars, 2 cafés) · 25 restaurants · Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    Try: Bar Tabac (cocktail bar) · Cafe Volkan (coffee shop)

Top 5 in Queens

  1. 30 Av (N W)

    9 bars and cafés (4 bars, 5 cafés) · 14 restaurants · Astoria

    Try: Irish Whiskey Bar (pub) · The Coffee Pot (coffee shop)

  2. Broadway (N W)

    8 bars and cafés (8 bars, 0 cafés) · 22 restaurants · Astoria

    Try: Sek'end Sun (cocktail bar)

  3. 61 St-Woodside (7)

    8 bars and cafés (6 bars, 2 cafés) · 14 restaurants · Woodside

    Try: The Dugout (bar) · Cornerstone Cafe NY (café)

  4. 82 St-Jackson Hts (7)

    6 bars and cafés (5 bars, 1 cafés) · 24 restaurants · Jackson Heights

    Try: SAL Y PIMIENTA BAR (bar) · 969 NYC Coffee (coffee shop)

  5. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av (7)

    6 bars and cafés (4 bars, 2 cafés) · 23 restaurants · Long Island City & Hunters Point

    Try: Domaine Wine Bar (wine bar) · Black Star Bakery & Kitchen (café)

Top 5 in Staten Island

  1. Stapleton (SIR)

    5 bars and cafés (3 bars, 2 cafés) · 6 restaurants · Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Clifton & Fox Hills

    Try: 1847 International (bar) · Americano Cafe (café)

  2. Tompkinsville (SIR)

    3 bars and cafés (2 bars, 1 cafés) · 8 restaurants · Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Clifton & Fox Hills

    Try: The Flagship Brewing Company (brewery) · Sandela Cafe (café)

  3. Grant City (SIR)

    3 bars and cafés (2 bars, 1 cafés) · 3 restaurants · New Dorp & Midland Beach

    Try: Metropolis Steak & Seafood (winery) · Caffe and Dolce (café)

  4. Great Kills (SIR)

    2 bars and cafés (1 bars, 1 cafés) · 17 restaurants · Great Kills & Eltingville

    Try: Talk of the Town Tavern (pub) · Brew Bar (coffee shop)

  5. Annadale (SIR)

    2 bars and cafés (2 bars, 0 cafés) · 6 restaurants · Annadale, Huguenot, Prince's Bay & Woodrow

    Try: District (bar)

Top 5 in Bronx

  1. 149 St-Hostos (2 4 5)

    4 bars and cafés (2 bars, 2 cafés) · 2 restaurants · Mott Haven & Port Morris

    Try: Sam's Soul Food Restaurant Bar & Lounge (bar) · Sunlight (café)

  2. 231 St (1)

    3 bars and cafés (2 bars, 1 cafés) · 18 restaurants · Kingsbridge & Marble Hill

    Try: Keenan's Bar (bar) · Godwin Coffee (café)

  3. Buhre Av (6)

    3 bars and cafés (2 bars, 1 cafés) · 16 restaurants · Pelham Bay, Country Club & City Island

    Try: Shamrock Inn (irish pub) · Malsori Coffee Bar (café)

  4. 161 St-Yankee Stadium (4 B D)

    3 bars and cafés (3 bars, 0 cafés) · 8 restaurants · Concourse & Concourse Village

    Try: Papa Juan Cigar Room Bronx (lounge)

  5. 238 St (1)

    3 bars and cafés (2 bars, 1 cafés) · 5 restaurants · Kingsbridge & Marble Hill

    Try: Bronx Alehouse (pub) · Mon Amour Coffee & Wine (café)

How this was made

So you can check it, or use it.

  • Stations: every NYC subway station complex in the MTA’s station list (445 with a mapped neighborhood).
  • Spots: open bars and cafés from Overture Maps place data. Chains, duplicates and places with low confidence in the data are left out.
  • “Within a 3-minute walk” means within 185 meters in a straight line: 3 minutes at a normal walking pace, allowing for the street grid.
  • Restaurants are counted and shown, but the ranking uses bars and cafés, the usual first-date choices.
  • Map data has gaps. A new spot may be missing and a closed one may linger, so treat the counts as a guide.

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Questions

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Which NYC subway stop has the most first-date spots nearby?

Delancey St-Essex St (F M J Z) on the Lower East Side: 28 bars and 5 cafés within a 3-minute walk. Bowery (J Z) is next with 31.

What about Brooklyn and Queens?

In Brooklyn, Jefferson St (L) in Bushwick leads with 18 bars and cafés within a 3-minute walk. In Queens, it’s 30 Av (N W) in Astoria, with 9.

How were the stops ranked?

For each of 445 subway stations, we counted the open, independent bars and cafés within about 185 meters in a straight line, roughly a 3-minute walk. Chains are left out. Restaurants are counted and shown, but don’t affect the ranking.

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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).