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Where to meet halfway between Hell's Kitchen and Murray Hill & Kips Bay

Hell's Kitchen and Murray Hill & Kips Bay are about 1.6 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Midtown & Times Square, roughly 0.8 miles from each of you. For a drink, try Bryant Park Café; for coffee, Ten Thousand Coffee.

For drinks

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

  1. Bryant Park Café

    Bar

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~3 min from 5 Av (7 B D F M)MapWebsite

  2. Lantern's Keep

    Speakeasy

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.9 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~4 min from 5 Av (7 B D F M)MapWebsite

  3. Jane Doe Bar & Restaurant

    Cocktail bar

    0.9 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~4 min from 5 Av (7 B D F M)MapWebsite

  4. Gabby O'Haras

    Irish pub

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~4 min from Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R W S)MapWebsite

  5. The Dawson

    Irish pub

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~5 min from 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr (B D F M)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Ten Thousand Coffee

    Coffee shop

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~5 min from Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R W S)MapWebsite

  2. City Cafe

    Café

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~2 min from 5 Av (7 B D F M)MapWebsite

  3. L'OR Porch

    Café

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~2 min from 5 Av (7 B D F M)MapWebsite

  4. Bunny&Bro Coffee

    Coffee shop

    0.9 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~3 min from 5 Av (7 B D F M)MapWebsite

  5. Cook Eatery

    Café

    0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen · 0.9 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay

    ~4 min from Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R W S)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

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

Hell's KitchenManhattan · 143 bars · 42 coffee spotsMurray Hill & Kips BayManhattan · 47 bars · 24 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Hell's Kitchen and Murray Hill & Kips Bay?

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 Midtown & Times Square.

What’s a good first date spot between Hell's Kitchen and Murray Hill & Kips Bay?

Bryant Park Café is 0.8 mi from Hell's Kitchen and 0.8 mi from Murray Hill & Kips Bay. Lantern's Keep is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Ten Thousand 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

Chelsea & Hudson Yards ↔ Hell's Kitchen1.1 mi apart · fair spots in betweenEast Midtown & Turtle Bay ↔ Hell's Kitchen1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenHell's Kitchen ↔ Midtown South, Flatiron & Union Square1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenMidtown & Times Square ↔ Murray Hill & Kips Bay1.0 mi apart · fair spots in betweenEast Village ↔ Murray Hill & Kips Bay1.3 mi apart · fair spots in betweenChelsea & Hudson Yards ↔ Murray Hill & Kips Bay1.4 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).