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Where to meet halfway between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Financial District & Battery Park City

Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Financial District & Battery Park City are about 1.6 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill, roughly 0.8 miles from each of you. For a drink, try 7 Old Fulton; for coffee, Neighbors.

For drinks

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

  1. 7 Old Fulton

    Wine bar

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.9 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~8 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  2. 1 Rooftop Garden & Bar

    Pub

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.9 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~9 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  3. Lavatera Grill Dumbo

    Bar

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~8 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  4. Bar56

    Wine bar

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~8 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  5. Love Local Brews

    Bar

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~8 min from York St (F)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Neighbors

    Café

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.9 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~9 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  2. FEED Shop & Cafe

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~7 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  3. Smile To Go

    Café

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~8 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  4. Kaigo Coffee Room

    Coffee shop

    0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.1 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City

    ~13 min from Clark St (2 3)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

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

Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum HillBrooklyn · 44 bars · 29 coffee spotsFinancial District & Battery Park CityManhattan · 85 bars · 48 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Financial District & Battery Park City?

The two are about 1.6 miles apart as the crow flies. The spots where both of you travel about the same distance are mostly around Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill.

What’s a good first date spot between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Financial District & Battery Park City?

7 Old Fulton is 0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and 0.9 mi from Financial District & Battery Park City. 1 Rooftop Garden & Bar is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Neighbors 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 ↔ Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenChinatown & Two Bridges ↔ Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill1.3 mi apart · fair spots in betweenClinton Hill ↔ Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill1.2 mi apart · fair spots in betweenDowntown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill ↔ Lower East Side1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenDowntown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill ↔ Prospect Heights1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenFinancial District & Battery Park City ↔ SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square1.2 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).