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Where to meet halfway between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights

Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights are about 1.6 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Fort Greene, roughly 0.8 miles from each of you. For a drink, try Stonehome Wine Bar & Restaurant; for coffee, Connecticut Muffin.

For drinks

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

  1. Stonehome Wine Bar & Restaurant

    Wine bar

    0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.8 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Fulton St (G)MapWebsite

  2. Mullane's

    Bar

    0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.8 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Fulton St (G)MapWebsite

  3. Fritz

    Cocktail bar

    0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.7 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Fulton St (G)Map

  4. Endswell

    Cocktail bar

    0.9 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.7 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Lafayette Av (C)MapWebsite

  5. Karasu

    Cocktail bar

    0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.9 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~5 min from Fulton St (G)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Connecticut Muffin

    Café

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.8 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Fulton St (G)MapWebsite

  2. Kofee cafe

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.8 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~2 min from Fulton St (G)MapWebsite

  3. BAMcafé

    Café

    0.7 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.8 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~3 min from Fulton St (G)MapWebsite

  4. Nostrand Coffee Roasters

    Coffee shop

    0.9 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.8 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~5 min from Clinton-Washington Avs (G)MapWebsite

  5. Bittersweet

    Coffee shop

    0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill · 0.9 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~6 min from Fulton St (G)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 spotsProspect HeightsBrooklyn · 19 bars · 17 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights?

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 Fort Greene.

What’s a good first date spot between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights?

Stonehome Wine Bar & Restaurant is 0.8 mi from Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill and 0.8 mi from Prospect Heights. Mullane's is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Connecticut Muffin 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 ↔ Lower East Side1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBedford-Stuyvesant ↔ Prospect Heights1.6 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).