The Best Date Spots in Bushwick in New York

Climb up to the rooftop at Cherry on Top, a natural wine bar with an especially long list of orange wines. Rooftop seating is first come, first served. Inside, the small room is covered in hand-drawn details, with live jazz on Wednesdays and Sundays. Snacks are limited to pickles, salami, cheese and bread and butter, and it takes cards only. Casual dates and small groups tend to fill the room at happy hour.

Curry In Handi is an Indian restaurant on Bushwick Avenue with a quiet room, modern decor and comfortable seating. The cozy setting suits intimate dates or groups. The menu is known for goat curry and kheer. The bar is halal, with halal wine and alcohol-free drinks. A lunch discount is listed, so check before you go.

FUKUROU Brooklyn is a cozy ramen spot in Bushwick, where candlelit tables, soft music, and hanging plants create an intimate setting for a dinner date. The rustic, contemporary space is perfect for enjoying a comforting bowl of ramen together. Bring your favorite bottle of wine to share, as the restaurant is BYOB with no corkage fee. Vegan-friendly options and mocktails are also available.

Lou's Athletic Club is a Bushwick bar with sleek design. Comfortable booths give the two of you somewhere to settle in over drinks. A pool table gives you a game to play between rounds. Outside food is allowed. Bring cash, since the bar is cash only.

Dinner and a movie happen under one roof at Syndicated, a Bushwick bar, restaurant and working movie theater. The cinema is a 60-seat dine-in room at the back, while a bar anchors the big open room up front. The kitchen cooks seasonal American food and upgraded bar snacks, with craft beer and cocktails to go with them.

Goldenrod lighting and a cozy, sleek interior make Tabaré Bushwick a romantic pick for date night. The restaurant is Uruguayan, with seating indoors and out. We recommend the Chivito Completo, Uruguay's national sandwich, along with empanadas stuffed with caramelized onion, gruyere and fontina. Happy hour runs every day from 5 to 7pm.

The Ten Bells Brooklyn is a natural wine bar in Bushwick, the second location of a Lower East Side favorite and a place to share a carafe over happy hour oysters. Stop in at happy hour, when oysters, glasses of wine and carafes are all discounted.

Laugh together at The Tiny Cupboard, a stand-up comedy club in Bushwick that also has a board game bar. The club is small, with cozy seating close to the comedians, so the two of you are right in the show. Come early or stay after the set to visit the board game bar.

The team behind the BabySips wine bar opened Bodega Nights, a Brazilian-style wine bar and restaurant that keeps its menu short. The room is industrial and double-height, with a garage door. A table by the door is the spot, with a carafe of natural wine on draft to split. We recommend starting with the salt cod fritters, called bolinhos de bacalhau, dipped in fresno hot sauce, then the bread, which is warm and comes with lemony butter. It works for a first date as well as a relaxed after-work stop.

Bossa Nova Civic Club is a Bushwick club on Myrtle Avenue with tropical palm-tree decor and techno DJs. It suits couples who prefer dancing to a quiet dinner, and it appeals to music fans too. Doors open at night and stay that way into the early hours, which leaves plenty of time to dance together.