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Where to meet halfway between Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook are about 1.2 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook, roughly 0.6 miles from each of you. For a drink, try June; for coffee, Cafe Pedlar.

For drinks

Ordered so neither of you has the longer trip by much. Miles are as the crow flies.

  1. June

    Wine bar

    0.7 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.6 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~4 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  2. Camp

    Bar

    0.7 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~1 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  3. Char No. 4

    Whiskey bar

    0.7 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~2 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  4. Congress Bar

    Bar

    0.6 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~4 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  5. Bee's Knees Provisions

    Cocktail bar

    0.8 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.6 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~3 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Cafe Pedlar

    Coffee shop

    0.6 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~4 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  2. Cafe Luluc

    Café

    0.8 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.6 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~4 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  3. Saturn Road

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.5 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~6 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  4. Cafe Volkan

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.8 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~1 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  5. Fare & Folk

    Coffee shop

    0.6 mi from Brooklyn Heights · 0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook

    ~10 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

If one of you doesn’t mind the trip, each neighborhood has its own list.

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook?

The two are about 1.2 miles apart as the crow flies. The spots where both of you travel about the same distance are mostly around Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook.

What’s a good first date spot between Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook?

June is 0.7 mi from Brooklyn Heights and 0.6 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook. Camp is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Cafe Pedlar works for both of you.

Why meet in the middle for a first date?

Neither person carries the whole trip, so it reads as considerate rather than convenient for one side. Suggest the place with both travel times in mind, and offer to swap it if it doesn’t suit them.

More places to meet halfway

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).