Date spots
Date Spots in San Antonio, TX
60 mapped venues for coffee, dinner, drinks, outdoor time, culture and entertainment, all drawn from OpenStreetMap.
Dating in San Antonio
San Antonio dating can feel easygoing and spread out, with plenty of ways to start slow. Meet for coffee at CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery, Merit Coffee, Estate Coffee, Bright Coffee, The Honey Bean Coffee & Tea Co., Niche Coffee Co., Kulture Kafe, Philo Coffee, Extra Fine, or Boba Tea. From there, a walk through Brackenridge Park, Main Plaza, Piazza Italia Park, Veterans Memorial Plaza, Madison Square Park, Labor Street Park, Crockett Park, Maverick Park, Berkley V. & Vincent M. Dawson Park, or Florida Park gives you room to talk. If you want culture early, The Witte Museum, Artpace, San Antonio Museum of Art, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Fire Museum, Centro de Artes, Briscoe Western Art Museum, and San Angel Folk Art are all listed options.
Dinner can shift the mood, whether you choose Gallery On the Park, Toro Kitchen and Bar, The Dakota East Side Ice House, Brasserie Mon Chou Chou, Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, Paesanos Riverwalk, Landry's Seafood House, Schilo's Delicatessen, or Bombay Bicycle Club. Cuisines include seafood, Spanish, French, Mexican, Italian, sandwich, burger, American, coffee shop, and bubble tea. Afterward, drinks at The Esquire Tavern, Mad Dogs British Pub, Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar, Jaime's Place, The Base Line, Sugartime Shot Bar, Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, Midtown Lounge SA, Tucker's Kozy Korner, or Joey's keep the night going. For a show, try Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Aztec Theater, Beethoven Maennerchor, Alameda Theatre, Majestic Theatre, Arneson River Theatre, Cameo Theatre, El Progresso, San Pedro Playhouse, or Sunken Garden Theater.
By type
Browse date spots by type
Six mapped categories. Counts and example names come from the OpenStreetMap extract for this city.
Coffee & Cafes
10 mapped venues
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery, Merit Coffee, Estate Coffee
Dinner
10 mapped venues
Gallery On the Park, Toro Kitchen and Bar, The Dakota East Side Ice House
Drinks
10 mapped venues
The Esquire Tavern, Mad Dogs British Pub, Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar
Outdoors
10 mapped venues
Brackenridge Park, Main Plaza, Piazza Italia Park
Culture
10 mapped venues
The Witte Museum, Artpace, San Antonio Museum of Art
Entertainment
10 mapped venues
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Aztec Theater, Beethoven Maennerchor
Shortlist
A shortlist to start
A small, unranked selection of listed venues across the six types. Listing is not an endorsement, and no venue pays to appear.
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery
Gallery On the Park
The Esquire Tavern
Brackenridge Park
The Witte Museum
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Merit Coffee
Toro Kitchen and Bar
Neighborhoods in San Antonio
These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.
- East Side The Dakota East Side Ice House is listed here, giving the area a casual ice-house stop.
- Riverwalk Paesanos Riverwalk is the listed dinner spot that carries the Riverwalk name.
- Midtown Midtown Lounge SA is listed here for drinks, making it a straightforward night-out anchor.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What are some good coffee spots for a casual date in San Antonio?
You can choose from CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery, Merit Coffee, Estate Coffee, Bright Coffee, The Honey Bean Coffee & Tea Co., Boba Tea, Niche Coffee Co., Kulture Kafe, Philo Coffee, or Extra Fine. These are all listed coffee or bubble tea options, so they work well for a low-pressure first meet.
Where should we go for dinner if we want variety?
The dinner list includes Gallery On the Park, Toro Kitchen and Bar, The Dakota East Side Ice House, Brasserie Mon Chou Chou, Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, Paesanos Riverwalk, Landry's Seafood House, Schilo's Delicatessen, and Bombay Bicycle Club. Cuisines include seafood, Spanish, French, Mexican, Italian, sandwich, burger, and American.
What outdoor spots work for a date in San Antonio?
Consider Brackenridge Park, Main Plaza, Piazza Italia Park, Veterans Memorial Plaza, Madison Square Park, Labor Street Park, Crockett Park, Maverick Park, Berkley V. & Vincent M. Dawson Park, or Florida Park. These are the outdoor places listed, and they can pair with a coffee or dinner stop.
What about drinks and entertainment for a night out?
For drinks, the list includes The Esquire Tavern, Mad Dogs British Pub, Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar, Jaime's Place, The Base Line, Sugartime Shot Bar, Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, Midtown Lounge SA, Tucker's Kozy Korner, and Joey's. For entertainment, you can look at Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Aztec Theater, Beethoven Maennerchor, Alameda Theatre, Majestic Theatre, Arneson River Theatre, Cameo Theatre, El Progresso, San Pedro Playhouse, or Sunken Garden Theater.
Where does the San Antonio venue data come from?
Venue names, addresses and map links come from OpenStreetMap and are published under the Open Database License (ODbL). Listings are independent venues. No venue pays to appear, and no ratings, reviews or prices are added.
How current is this San Antonio date spot list?
The venue data for this page was retrieved on 2026-09-13. OpenStreetMap is updated by contributors, so a venue may open, close or change details after the data was retrieved. Check the venue's own website or call ahead before you travel.
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