Date Spots in Cambridge, MA

Dating in Cambridge

A Cambridge date can start simply over coffee. You could meet at 1369 Coffee House, Andala Coffee House, Flour Bakery + Cafe, Pavement Coffeehouse, Coco Leaf, Zaruma Gold, CSCA Cafe, mister Q. Cafe, or Revival Cafe + Kitchen, with coffee shop, arab, bubble tea, or sandwich options in the mix. From there, dinner might mean The Mad Monkfish, Charlie's Kitchen, Oleana, Mr. Bartley’s Gourmet Burgers, Santarpio's Pizza, Veggie Galaxy, Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, Yume Wo Katare, Naco Taco, or Amelia's Trattoria. The spread covers sushi, american, pizza, diner, ramen, mexican, and turkish, so a first date stays low-pressure and a longer date is easy to extend.

Later, drinks can carry the evening at McCarthy's, The Plough and Stars, Cantab Lounge, The Deck on Lansdowne, Cambridge Common, The Dooliner, Bukowski Tavern, Tavern At the End of the World, Cheers Beacon Hill, or Shojo, with irish pub energy in the mix. For daylight dates, Boston Public Garden, Charles River Esplanade, Peters Park, Hastings Square, Underground at Ink Block, or Puddingstone Park give you room to walk and talk. Culture and entertainment fill rainy days or nights: Museum of Science, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, USS Constitution, Simons Theatre, Central Square Theater, Brattle Theatre, Coolidge Corner Theatre, or Somerville Theater.

Neighborhoods in Cambridge

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

• Central Square Central Square Theater is here, so it works for an entertainment-focused date.
• Beacon Hill Cheers Beacon Hill is a drinks spot here, so it fits a pub or tavern date.
• Coolidge Corner Coolidge Corner Theatre is here, making it a straightforward movie-date area.
• Ink Block Underground at Ink Block is an outdoor option here for a walk-and-talk date.
• Hastings Square Hastings Square is an outdoor spot here for a simple stroll.