The Best First Date Spots in Denver

Explore Denver Art Museum together for an evening with plenty to look at and discuss. One ticket covers all three buildings, and The Ponti restaurant gives you an option for dinner too.

Tuesday hours extend until 8pm; the museum is closed Wednesdays.

Keep a first date simple with a free walk through Cheesman Park in the center of Denver. The short, shaded trail is easy to talk along, and the park's graveyard history gives you something else to discuss.

Try a first outing at Lakeside Amusement Park, a vintage park known as a first-time hangout, with retro neon and seasonal gardens. Ride the Wild Chipmunk roller coaster, Ferris wheel, or steam train around Lake Rhoda, with funnel cakes and carnival food nearby.

The park operates in summer, so check that it is open before heading over.

Break the ice over indoor mini golf at Holey Moley, with a full bar and pizza when you want a pause between rounds.

Glow-in-the-dark courses use sound effects, motion sensors, and LED lighting. Your cocktail comes in a trophy mug, so you can share it as you play.

Work through a puzzle together at EscapeWorks Denver, an indoor escape-room venue. Teams of 2 to 12 have 60 minutes to solve a themed room such as Blackbeard's Brig, Egyptian Tomb, or Casino Heist.

Rooms range from beginner to advanced, so choose a level that suits you both. Book online.

Settle into a relaxed dinner at Somebody People, where a bright, tropics-inspired room accompanies a vegetable-forward menu. The zero-waste menu is joined by boozy and zero-proof cocktails.

For a longer meal, try the six-course Sunday Supper for $42. The restaurant opens at 5pm Monday through Thursday and 4pm Friday through Sunday.

Browse plants after coffee at Dandy Lion Coffee, a cafe with an attached plant shop. Expect Kyoto-style iced coffee, lavender lattes, and Huckleberry beans at a cafe that bridges Eastern and Western coffee traditions.

The Park Hill cafe does not take reservations, so you can simply show up.

Find a vintage couch for a daytime date at Weathervane Cafe, an Uptown coffee shop in an 1896 carriage house. Seating spans two levels and a front patio, with no wifi to encourage conversation.

The seasonal pumpkin spice latte uses house pumpkin syrup and is available until Thanksgiving. Daily hours are 8am to 3pm.

Meet over a Denver-specific cocktail menu at Death & Co Denver inside RiNo's Ramble Hotel, where plush chairs give you somewhere to settle in. There is a Garden too, and Suite 6A is a small, intimate lounge for a quieter spot.

The bar opens daily at 3pm, closing at 11pm Sunday through Thursday and 12:30am Friday and Saturday.

Have a comfortable, intimate first-date drink at Union Lodge No. 1, a cocktail bar inspired by the pre-Prohibition era. Tables go to whoever arrives first, so you may wait a little.

The bar opens at 5pm, with closing times of 11pm Sunday through Wednesday and 1am Thursday through Saturday.