Date Spots in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Dating in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale dating often starts with coffee. You can meet at Colada Cuban Cafe, Pura Vida Miami, Café Bastille Fort Lauderdale, Circle House Coffee, Wells Coffee Company, CAO Bakery & Cafe, Wild Rooster, Rose's Coffee Bar, The Bread & The Cup, or A Family Fort Lauderdale. From there, a culture date might mean NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Museum of Discovery and Science, Bonnet House, Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Historic Stranahan House Museum, or Old Dillard Museum. Outdoors, Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Snyder Park, Holiday Park, Middle River Terrace Park, George English Park, Jungle Queen Riverboat, Osswald Park, Richard E Giusti Heart Park, and Wimberly Fields Park offer easy places to stroll. In Las Olas, Vinos on Las Olas is a drinks stop, while Middle River Terrace has Middle River Terrace Park for a green break.

Evening dates can move to dinner at Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show, 15th Street Fisheries, Sushi One, Hollywood Donuts, Pummarola Pizza Napoletana, Red Door Asian Bistro, The Katherine, Boathouse At The Riverside, Doc B's Fresh Kitchen, or Darios Fort Lauderdale. Cuisines range from Polynesian and seafood to sushi, donut, Italian pizza, Asian, American, Cuban, French, barbecue, and Argentinian. After dinner, drinks could be at The Funky Buddha Brewery, Poorhouse, Dicey Riley's Irish Pub, Vinos on Las Olas, Invasive Species Brewing, Roxanne's Liquor Bar & Kitchen, Elbo Room, Waxy's Irish Pub, Paradise Tiki Bar & Grill, or Sparrow. For entertainment, try Savor Cinema Fort Lauderdale, Parker Playhouse, The Classic Gateway Theater, or Thunderbird Drive-in. Riverside has Boathouse At The Riverside for a dinner stop, and Las Olas has Vinos on Las Olas for a drink.

Neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale

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

• Las Olas Vinos on Las Olas is a listed drinks spot, making it a natural stop for a casual drink date.
• Riverside Boathouse At The Riverside is a listed dinner venue, so the area has a sit-down meal option.
• Middle River Terrace Middle River Terrace Park is a listed outdoor space, good for a relaxed daytime walk.