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Where to meet halfway between Fort Greene and Prospect Heights

Fort Greene and Prospect Heights are about 1.0 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Park Slope, roughly 0.6 miles from each of you. For a drink, try Billboard Lounge; for coffee, Gorilla Coffee.

For drinks

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

  1. Billboard Lounge

    Lounge

    0.6 mi from Fort Greene · 0.5 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~3 min from Bergen St (2 3)MapWebsite

  2. Endswell

    Cocktail bar

    0.3 mi from Fort Greene · 0.7 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Lafayette Av (C)MapWebsite

  3. The Vault at Barclays Center

    Lounge

    0.6 mi from Fort Greene · 0.6 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~3 min from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (2 3 4 5 B D N Q R)MapWebsite

  4. Tumbao At Yayo's

    Bar

    0.6 mi from Fort Greene · 0.6 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~3 min from Bergen St (2 3)MapWebsite

  5. Baby Jane

    Cocktail bar

    0.6 mi from Fort Greene · 0.4 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~2 min from Clinton-Washington Avs (C)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Gorilla Coffee

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Fort Greene · 0.5 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Bergen St (2 3)MapWebsite

  2. Companion

    Café

    0.7 mi from Fort Greene · 0.4 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~1 min from Bergen St (2 3)MapWebsite

  3. Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea 5th Ave. Park Slope

    Café

    0.7 mi from Fort Greene · 0.6 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~3 min from Bergen St (2 3)MapWebsite

  4. Prima Brooklyn

    Café

    0.5 mi from Fort Greene · 0.6 mi from Prospect Heights

    ~3 min from Clinton-Washington Avs (G)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

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

Fort GreeneBrooklyn · 15 bars · 18 coffee spotsProspect HeightsBrooklyn · 19 bars · 17 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Fort Greene and Prospect Heights?

The two are about 1.0 miles apart as the crow flies. The spots where both of you travel about the same distance are mostly around Park Slope.

What’s a good first date spot between Fort Greene and Prospect Heights?

Billboard Lounge is 0.6 mi from Fort Greene and 0.5 mi from Prospect Heights. Endswell is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Gorilla Coffee 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

Fort Greene ↔ Park Slope1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenCarroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus & Red Hook ↔ Fort Greene1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBrooklyn Heights ↔ Fort Greene1.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBedford-Stuyvesant ↔ Prospect Heights1.6 mi apart · fair spots in betweenCrown Heights ↔ Prospect Heights1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenDowntown Brooklyn, DUMBO & Boerum Hill ↔ 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).