Date Spots in Little Rock, AR

Dating in Little Rock

Dating in Little Rock often starts with coffee, and the city gives you plenty of easy openings. Meet at Fidel & Co Downtown, Fidel & Co Coffee Roasters East Village, Mugs Cafe | Heights, Pettaway Coffee, Dave's Place, 7 Brew Coffee, Nexus Coffee and Creative, or Dark Side Coffee Company. From there, dinner can stay casual with pizza at The Pizzeria or U.S. Pizza Co. -Heights, Mexican at Baja Grill | Little Rock or Heights Taco & Tamale Co, barbecue at H.B.'s Bar-B-Q, sandwiches at Jimmy's Sandwhiches, chicken at Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken, or American plates at Cotham's in the City or EJ's Eats and Drinks. Shiply's Donuts can finish the night on a sweet note.

For a second or third date, Little Rock shifts nicely into drinks, outdoors, culture, and entertainment. Grab a drink at The White Water Tavern, Brewski's Pub and Grub, Cannibal & Craft, Vino's Brewpub, Willy D's Rock & Roll Piano Bar, or Stone's Throw Brewing Stifft Station Taproom. If you want fresh air, Riverview Park, University Park, Faucette Brothers Park, William J Clinton Presidential Park, Allsopp Park, Boyle Park, Kanis Park, Riverfront Park, and Cheetam Park are all on the list, plus the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center. Culture dates can mean the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, Historic Arkansas Museum, William J Clinton Presidential Library, Old State House, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Fellowship Hall Sound, Daisy Bates House, Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts, Joseph Taylor Robinson House, or Museum of Discovery. End with Robinson Center, Birdies Cabaret and Lounge, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, McCain Mall Stadium, Weekend Theatre, The Studio Theatre, or Ron Robinson Theater.

Neighborhoods in Little Rock

These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.

• Downtown Fidel & Co Downtown anchors the area for coffee, and the city's broader dinner, culture, and entertainment options give you plenty to pair with it.
• East Village Fidel & Co Coffee Roasters East Village gives this area a coffee-roaster stop that works well for a low-key first meet.
• Heights Mugs Cafe | Heights, U.S. Pizza Co. -Heights, and Heights Taco & Tamale Co put coffee, pizza, and Mexican options in one named area.
• Pettaway Pettaway Coffee is the clear coffee-shop anchor here, easy to pair with a casual bite elsewhere in the city.
• Stifft Station Stone's Throw Brewing Stifft Station Taproom gives the area a brewery taproom for a relaxed drink date.