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Where to meet halfway between East Village and SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

East Village and SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square are about 1.1 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Greenwich Village, roughly 0.5 miles from each of you. For a drink, try 310 Bowery Bar; for coffee, Cafe Studio NYC.

For drinks

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

  1. 310 Bowery Bar

    Cocktail bar

    0.6 mi from East Village · 0.5 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~4 min from Bleecker St (6 B D F M)MapWebsite

  2. Bar Kabawa

    Cocktail bar

    0.5 mi from East Village · 0.6 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~3 min from 2 Av (F)MapWebsite

  3. Von

    Cocktail bar

    0.6 mi from East Village · 0.5 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~4 min from Bleecker St (6 B D F M)MapWebsite

  4. Lobby Bar

    Cocktail bar

    0.5 mi from East Village · 0.5 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~3 min from 2 Av (F)MapWebsite

  5. Yawning Cobra

    Cocktail bar

    0.5 mi from East Village · 0.6 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~5 min from Bleecker St (6 B D F M)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Cafe Studio NYC

    Café

    0.6 mi from East Village · 0.5 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~4 min from 2 Av (F)MapWebsite

  2. The Smile

    Coffee shop

    0.6 mi from East Village · 0.5 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~3 min from Bleecker St (6 B D F M)MapWebsite

  3. Honeybrains

    Café

    0.6 mi from East Village · 0.5 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~3 min from Bleecker St (6 B D F M)MapWebsite

  4. Kona Coffee and Company

    Coffee shop

    0.4 mi from East Village · 0.6 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~4 min from 2 Av (F)MapWebsite

  5. Sonnyboy

    Café

    0.6 mi from East Village · 0.6 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square

    ~5 min from Delancey St-Essex St (F M J Z)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

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

East VillageManhattan · 236 bars · 57 coffee spotsSoHo, Little Italy & Hudson SquareManhattan · 88 bars · 67 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between East Village and SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square?

The two are about 1.1 miles apart as the crow flies. The spots where both of you travel about the same distance are mostly around Greenwich Village.

What’s a good first date spot between East Village and SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square?

310 Bowery Bar is 0.6 mi from East Village and 0.5 mi from SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square. Bar Kabawa is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Cafe Studio NYC 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

Chinatown & Two Bridges ↔ East Village1.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenEast Village ↔ Murray Hill & Kips Bay1.3 mi apart · fair spots in betweenEast Village ↔ Midtown South, Flatiron & Union Square1.3 mi apart · fair spots in betweenEast Village ↔ Tribeca & Civic Center1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenLower East Side ↔ SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square1.1 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).