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Where to meet halfway between Bushwick and Ridgewood

Bushwick and Ridgewood are about 1.1 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Bushwick, roughly 0.5 miles from each of you. For a drink, try The Bad Old Days; for coffee, Altitude Coffee.

For drinks

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

  1. The Bad Old Days

    Cocktail bar

    0.7 mi from Bushwick · 0.4 mi from Ridgewood

    ~3 min from Seneca Av (M)MapWebsite

  2. Aftermath NYC

    Cocktail bar

    0.7 mi from Bushwick · 0.4 mi from Ridgewood

    ~4 min from Seneca Av (M)MapWebsite

  3. Talon Bar

    Cocktail bar

    0.4 mi from Bushwick · 0.6 mi from Ridgewood

    ~4 min from Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M L)MapWebsite

  4. Zona viva 504

    Bar

    0.6 mi from Bushwick · 0.6 mi from Ridgewood

    ~6 min from Halsey St (L)Map

  5. Aby’s Bar

    Bar

    0.4 mi from Bushwick · 0.7 mi from Ridgewood

    ~2 min from Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M L)Map

For coffee

  1. Altitude Coffee

    Coffee shop

    0.4 mi from Bushwick · 0.6 mi from Ridgewood

    ~2 min from Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M L)MapWebsite

  2. Fair Weather Bushwick

    Coffee shop

    0.4 mi from Bushwick · 0.6 mi from Ridgewood

    ~1 min from Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M L)MapWebsite

  3. Mixtape Bushwick

    Coffee shop

    0.4 mi from Bushwick · 0.7 mi from Ridgewood

    ~3 min from Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M L)MapWebsite

  4. Brooklyn Barista

    Coffee shop

    0.6 mi from Bushwick · 0.6 mi from Ridgewood

    ~5 min from Halsey St (L)MapWebsite

  5. Nha Minh

    Café

    0.6 mi from Bushwick · 0.6 mi from Ridgewood

    ~4 min from Halsey St (L)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 spotsRidgewoodQueens · 27 bars · 21 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Bushwick and Ridgewood?

The two are about 1.1 miles apart as the crow flies. The spots where both of you travel about the same distance are mostly around Bushwick.

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

The Bad Old Days is 0.7 mi from Bushwick and 0.4 mi from Ridgewood. Aftermath NYC is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Altitude Coffee 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 ↔ East Williamsburg1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBushwick ↔ Crown Heights2.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenEast Williamsburg ↔ Ridgewood1.8 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBedford-Stuyvesant ↔ Ridgewood2.3 mi apart · fair spots in betweenRidgewood ↔ Sunnyside2.5 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).