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Where to meet halfway between Clinton Hill and Crown Heights

Clinton Hill and Crown Heights are about 1.7 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Bedford-Stuyvesant, roughly 0.8 miles from each of you. For a drink, try Wu Lou Lounge; for coffee, Bagel Story.

For drinks

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

  1. Wu Lou Lounge

    Cocktail bar

    0.8 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.9 mi from Crown Heights

    ~3 min from Franklin Av (C S)MapWebsite

  2. Endless Life Brewing

    Brewery

    0.9 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.8 mi from Crown Heights

    ~5 min from Franklin Av (C S)MapWebsite

  3. Vodou Bar

    Lounge

    0.9 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.8 mi from Crown Heights

    ~3 min from Nostrand Av (A C)MapWebsite

  4. Glorietta Baldy

    Cocktail bar

    0.7 mi from Clinton Hill · 1.0 mi from Crown Heights

    ~1 min from Franklin Av (C S)MapWebsite

  5. Doris

    Cocktail bar

    0.6 mi from Clinton Hill · 1.0 mi from Crown Heights

    ~2 min from Franklin Av (C S)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Bagel Story

    Café

    0.9 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.8 mi from Crown Heights

    ~2 min from Nostrand Av (A C)MapWebsite

  2. Mocha Pride

    Café

    0.9 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.8 mi from Crown Heights

    ~3 min from Nostrand Av (A C)MapWebsite

  3. SEED Brklyn

    Café

    0.8 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.9 mi from Crown Heights

    ~4 min from Franklin Av (C S)MapWebsite

  4. Le Paris Dakar

    Café

    0.9 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.8 mi from Crown Heights

    ~1 min from Nostrand Av (A C)MapWebsite

  5. Tea Spot

    Café

    1.0 mi from Clinton Hill · 0.7 mi from Crown Heights

    ~1 min from Nostrand Av (A C)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

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

Clinton HillBrooklyn · 19 bars · 12 coffee spotsCrown HeightsBrooklyn · 38 bars · 34 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Clinton Hill and Crown Heights?

The two are about 1.7 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 Clinton Hill and Crown Heights?

Wu Lou Lounge is 0.8 mi from Clinton Hill and 0.9 mi from Crown Heights. Endless Life Brewing is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Bagel Story 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 ↔ Clinton Hill1.2 mi apart · fair spots in betweenClinton Hill ↔ Park Slope1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenClinton Hill ↔ Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill1.2 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBedford-Stuyvesant ↔ Crown Heights1.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBushwick ↔ Crown Heights2.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenCrown Heights ↔ Prospect Heights1.4 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).