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Where to meet halfway between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Lower East Side

Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Lower East Side 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 Olympia Wine Bar; for coffee, The K9 Butcher.

For drinks

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

  1. Olympia Wine Bar

    Wine bar

    0.6 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Lower East Side

    ~3 min from York St (F)MapWebsite

  2. Basso

    Bar

    0.6 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Lower East Side

    ~6 min from York St (F)MapWebsite

  3. Love Local Brews

    Bar

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Lower East Side

    ~8 min from York St (F)MapWebsite

  4. Bar56

    Wine bar

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Lower East Side

    ~8 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. The K9 Butcher

    Café

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.9 mi from Lower East Side

    ~5 min from York St (F)MapWebsite

  2. One Girl Cookies

    Coffee shop

    0.6 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Lower East Side

    ~6 min from York St (F)MapWebsite

  3. FEED Shop & Cafe

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Lower East Side

    ~7 min from High St (A C)MapWebsite

  4. Smile To Go

    Café

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 1.0 mi from Lower East Side

    ~8 min from High St (A C)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 spotsLower East SideManhattan · 126 bars · 36 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Lower East Side?

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 Lower East Side?

Olympia Wine Bar is 0.6 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and 1.0 mi from Lower East Side. Basso is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, The K9 Butcher 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

Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill ↔ Financial District & Battery Park City1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenCarroll 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 ↔ Prospect Heights1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenLower East Side ↔ SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square1.1 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).