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The NY Post gives date suggestions for where to take girls, whether they be trend surfer, a highbrow glamour-puss or a proud bohemian" - apparently proud bohemian also means "cheap date." (And it seems like the Post doesn't think the Olive Garden is a good date option. D'oh!) Some of the usual suspects are named: Sumile, The Sanctum at Tribeca Grand, the new cafes at the Met. But, if you want to show someone a Gothamist good time, our top picks are:
- Watching Jerry Orbach do scenes for an episode of Law & Order
- Crawling onto the High Line.
- Watching Law & Order film one of its three incarnations while perched on the High Line.
- Wandering around Central Park or the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, or visiting the Great Whale at the Museum of Natural History
- Wine and snacks at Otto
- Movie (preferably at an arthouse movie theater not the Angelika)
- Dinner at the Mermaid Inn or Blue Hill or, on a weekday, Daisy May's take-out
- Music at Southpaw
- Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory ice cream on the Brooklyn promenade or cupcakes from Magnolia in the Village
- A nightcap at one of these bars
And obviously, if someone wanted to take Gothamist for a sit-down at Peter Luger's or gave us a gift of some tri-color cookies, Gothamist wouldn't object.
Gothamist on some dating dealbreakers.
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A great first date local is Moto in B'lyn (the undeveloped part of Billyburg) inexpensive incredibly tasty food, good ambience, usually non-conversation intruding live music and a good wine list. Did I mention the homemade donuts?
As it seems that I date indecisive guys, I usually suggest the place, I am quite partial to the soppressetta/feta/mint/cucumber appetizer.
Does this mean that Gothamist is back on the market?
(as a side note, there are those who would argue that undeveloped and Brooklyn (particularly Williamsburg), in the same sentence is a tautology... but most of those people live in Manhattan)
Gothamist represents the thoughts of not just one devastatingly attractive young urban woman but also of the whole editorial staff, which includes the rather less appealing Jake and Justin. Offers to engage Gothamist as a group will not be entertained (unless Anthony Bourdain and Toni Senecal want to take us out - Tony 'n' Toni, let us know about that!). We're just giving dating suggestions for anyone taking out that special someone who has similar interests to Gothamist. But move quickly! We expect that anyone as cool as we are (or even basking in our reflected cool by reading Gothamist regularly) will be off the market before you can say 'I hate Lauren Weisberger'.
i am wondering why there aren't 'gothamist personals'... you know, for intelligent and clever folks [not cynical or jaded enough for 'gawker personals']... i'm personally not on the market, but i have quality gothamist-reading friends who are...
make-or-break first date place: Great Jones Cafe.
(i.e. first ... and LAST date, or first of many, many dates).
I was hedging around saying "the not yet hipster infused" part of Willaimsburg- perhaps that is a better explanation.
Maybe our next Happy Hour should be speed dating night...
Jen is hot, I'd buy her numerous multi-colored cookies, Luger steaks, tight t-shirts, lollipops, ResFest tickets, stuffed bears, Law&Order DVDs... Whatever she wants! ;^)
Barring that, I'm also in the market for the illegitimate twin sister of Uma Thurman. Rowrrrr...
Rice pudding anyone? This place in Soho, Rice to Riches is a RICE PUDDING BAR that has like 20 flavors.
I must say that it ranks high on my personal first date list. Good wholesome fun. It's cute in a "let's go steady" kinda way. For a second or third date, get the rice pudding to go...
I always take first dates to Upright Citizens Brigade. If she doesn't like it, I know to drop her off at Uptight Citizens Brigade and head home alone.
I just discovered the hard way that going to a show can be a dicey first blind date. (Yikes.) I went to Yo La Tengo last Friday and it was one of the longest evenings in recent memory. I wore boots with heels which 1) make me feel cranky after standing for three hours and 2) made me taller than my date (I'm 5'3" and the heels were 2"--do the math). Then there was his "Elaine Benes" dancing. And there also was his "drumming" on my shoulder, dangerously close to the breast.
I wanted to run--maybe pretend I was going to the bathroom and leave (or watch the rest of the show from the back--I mean it's not like he'd be able to see me, right?). But if I left, I'd miss a band I really like (And I overpaid for my ticket. I gave him a $20 for the ticket--because I'm a neurotic even stevenser--and found out later the tickets were $13. It's not the $7, it's the point.) and I didn't feel like trying to figure out how to get back to the L.
I'm not normally so cranky. This is one of the few comically bad dates I've had in my life. (The Yo La and the pierogies were good, so it wasn't a total washout.) Here's to the next date being full of woo.
I just discovered the hard way that going to a show can be a dicey first blind date. (Yikes.) I went to Yo La Tengo last Friday and it was one of the longest evenings in recent memory. I wore boots with heels which 1) make me feel cranky after standing for three hours and 2) made me taller than my date (I'm 5'3" and the heels were 2"--do the math). Then there was his "Elaine Benes" dancing. And there also was his "drumming" on my shoulder, dangerously close to the breast.
I wanted to run--maybe pretend I was going to the bathroom and leave (or watch the rest of the show from the back--I mean it's not like he'd be able to see me, right?). But if I left, I'd miss a band I really like (And I overpaid for my ticket. I gave him a $20 for the ticket--because I'm a neurotic even stevenser--and found out later the tickets were $13. It's not the $7, it's the point.) and I didn't feel like trying to figure out how to get back to the L.
I'm not normally so cranky. This is one of the few comically bad dates I've had in my life. (The Yo La and the pierogies were good, so it wasn't a total washout.) Here's to the next date being full of woo.