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

Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook and Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill are about 1.4 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook, roughly 0.7 miles from each of you. For a drink, try Camp; for coffee, Cafe Pedlar.

For drinks

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

  1. Camp

    Bar

    0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~1 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  2. Char No. 4

    Whiskey bar

    0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~2 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  3. Congress Bar

    Bar

    0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~4 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  4. Sample

    Wine bar

    0.8 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.6 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~1 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  5. Bee's Knees Provisions

    Cocktail bar

    0.6 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~3 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Cafe Pedlar

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~4 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  2. Cafe Volkan

    Coffee shop

    0.8 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.6 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~1 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  3. Cafe Luluc

    Café

    0.6 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~4 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  4. Tekoá

    Café

    0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~7 min from Bergen St (F G)MapWebsite

  5. Saturn Road

    Coffee shop

    0.5 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook · 0.9 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill

    ~6 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.

Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red HookBrooklyn · 62 bars · 48 coffee spotsDowntown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum HillBrooklyn · 44 bars · 29 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

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

The two are about 1.4 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 Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook and Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill?

Camp is 0.7 mi from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook and 0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill. Char No. 4 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

Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook ↔ Park Slope1.2 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBrooklyn Heights ↔ Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook1.2 mi apart · fair spots in betweenCarroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook ↔ Fort Greene1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenCarroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook ↔ Sunset Park2.0 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBay Ridge ↔ Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook3.9 mi apart · fair spots in betweenDowntown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill ↔ Financial District & Battery Park City1.6 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).