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Where to meet halfway between Bushwick and Crown Heights

Bushwick and Crown Heights are about 2.1 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Bedford-Stuyvesant, roughly 1.1 miles from each of you. For a drink, try Simplicity Wine Bar; for coffee, Milk & Pull.

For drinks

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

  1. Simplicity Wine Bar

    Wine bar

    1.1 mi from Bushwick · 1.1 mi from Crown Heights

    ~6 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  2. Therapy Wine Bar

    Wine bar

    1.0 mi from Bushwick · 1.2 mi from Crown Heights

    ~9 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  3. LunÀtico

    Cocktail bar

    1.2 mi from Bushwick · 1.0 mi from Crown Heights

    ~9 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  4. Turtles All The Way Down

    Dive bar

    0.9 mi from Bushwick · 1.2 mi from Crown Heights

    ~10 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  5. Lucky's Cocktail Lounge

    Cocktail bar

    1.3 mi from Bushwick · 1.0 mi from Crown Heights

    ~11 min from Kingston-Throop Avs (C)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Milk & Pull

    Coffee shop

    1.1 mi from Bushwick · 1.0 mi from Crown Heights

    ~4 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  2. Rita & Maria

    Café

    1.1 mi from Bushwick · 1.0 mi from Crown Heights

    ~8 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  3. Żabka Café

    Café

    1.0 mi from Bushwick · 1.1 mi from Crown Heights

    ~9 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  4. Bread Love

    Café

    1.2 mi from Bushwick · 1.0 mi from Crown Heights

    ~4 min from Utica Av (A C)MapWebsite

  5. Ikhofi Café

    Café

    0.9 mi from Bushwick · 1.3 mi from Crown Heights

    ~12 min from Gates Av (J Z)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

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

BushwickBrooklyn · 78 bars · 58 coffee spotsCrown HeightsBrooklyn · 38 bars · 34 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Bushwick and Crown Heights?

The two are about 2.1 miles apart as the crow flies. The spots where both of you travel about the same distance are mostly around Bedford-Stuyvesant.

What’s a good first date spot between Bushwick and Crown Heights?

Simplicity Wine Bar is 1.1 mi from Bushwick and 1.1 mi from Crown Heights. Therapy Wine Bar is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Milk & Pull 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

Bedford-Stuyvesant ↔ Bushwick1.3 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBushwick ↔ Ridgewood1.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBushwick ↔ East Williamsburg1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBedford-Stuyvesant ↔ Crown Heights1.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenCrown Heights ↔ Prospect Heights1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenClinton Hill ↔ Crown Heights1.7 mi apart · fair spots in between

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).