{"id":60627,"date":"2018-06-15T12:35:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T16:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=60627"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:28:19","slug":"expert-advice-the-best-summer-date-ideas-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/60627\/expert-advice-the-best-summer-date-ideas-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Advice: The Best Summer Date Ideas in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer’s sultry breezes and languid evenings leave little excuse to not get out and enjoy all the romantic nooks, top-notch dining spots, bougie bars and all-around awesome outdoor activities that New York City has to offer.<\/p>\n

We’ve asked six of New York City’s best travel writers to let us in on their favorite summer date secrets. These writers have traveled the world over and know where to find the best of everything abroad and at home, so their advice is anything but chopped liver.<\/p>\n

Even the most jaded New Yorker should be be impressed with these options. \u00a0Get ready to swipe right for a great summer date in New York City and beyond.<\/p>\n

An urban oasis: Governors Island<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meredith Rosenberg’s top pick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Governors

Governors Island<\/a> is one of my favorite summer date spots since the car-free island feels like such an escape from the city. There are hammocks, cute shops in historic homes and plenty of cool food trucks. And since the entire island is just 172 acres, it\u2019s the perfect place for renting bikes. The best part? Governors Island is just a five-minute ferry ride from Manhattan or Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

We at oM are excited that it’s now open until 10 p.m. on Fridays plus the new ice skating rink is a beauty.<\/p>\n

Meredith<\/strong>\u00a0Rosenberg<\/strong> is a freelance travel writer whose work appears online for CNN Travel, the Travel Channel, Conde Nast Traveler and more. You can view her portfolio at\u00a0www.meredithlrosenberg.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

Romantic bars and restaurants<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Laura Manske’s top picks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Swanky

My husband and I lead busy professional lives \u2014 so we very much like to rendezvous for a special romantic treat at the end of each week \u2014 by going to a sophisticated, swanky NYC lounge to have our favorite cocktails, bar foodie-nibbles, and warm conversation. It always feels very sexy to sit on high stools at a bar (with a chair back, if possible), closely together, sharing stories. Among our best hot spots are Bemelmans Bar<\/a> at the Carlyle Hotel; King Cole Bar<\/a> at The St. Regis Hotel; the\u00a0NoMad Bar and\u00a0the Library Bar at the NoMad Hotel<\/a>; and the Drunken Munkey<\/a>. In the summertime, we add the Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar at the Conrad Hotel and the bar at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park.<\/p>\n

Laura Manske<\/strong>, travel journalist, editor, photographer, and contributor to Forbes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Pilot: A bar\u00a0floats in Brooklyn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kelsy Chauvin’s top pick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Pilot

Kelsy Chauvin<\/strong> is a travel writer Brooklyn. She co-authors the Fodor\u2019s NYC and Brooklyn guidebooks contributes regularly to\u00a0Fodors.com<\/u><\/a>, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler, Passport Magazine, Rand McNally, and other publications.<\/p>\n

A Hudson Heights rendezvous<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kyle McCarthy’s top pick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Tapas

In summer, my perfect date night is an outdoor caf\u00e9 in another country, so we go north to Hudson Heights. We have drinks over sunset at La Marina, a Hudson River-view bar with palm trees and rattan couches that reminds us of Negril. Then we walk along Dyckman Street to Mamajuana, a stylish Dominican-Argentine tapas bar which transports guests to Santo Domingo in seconds. The large outdoor caf\u00e9 is packed with bling-draped rapper types and curvaceous women sipping sangria or Bacardi, some smoking hookahs. The food is fabulous and the longer you linger, the more you relax into the intoxicating tropical rhythm of Inwood. Although most couples arrive in gold SUVs, showy Italian sportscars or noisy Zero\u2019s, you can sneak in from the Dyckman Street A train stop just a block away.<\/p>\n

Kyle McCarthy<\/strong> is editor at FamilyTravelForum.com<\/a> and relishes all aspects of New York\u2019s multiculturalism.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0romantic ride on the Cyclone: Coney Island<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brandon Schultz’s top pick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Cyclone

Coney Island was once a top summer destination and guess what–it’s still there, and perfect for a date. Grab a pair of Nathan’s Famous hot dogs, take a ride on the historic Cyclone, and sip a couple of beers at Coney Island Brewery<\/a>, all while enjoying the summer sun over lapping waves bathing the sand along the recently upgraded boardwalk.<\/p>\n

Brandon Schultz<\/strong> is a freelance travel writer and advice columnist based in New York City. Follow him on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bannerman Castle: Explore the Hudson Valley<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Serena Norr’s top pick<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bannerman

Serena Norr<\/strong> is a mom of 3 and the founder of\u00a0Weekend Jaunts<\/a>, a site dedicated to travel and adventures in NYC, Westchester and beyond.<\/p>\n

Images credits: Serena Norr, Terence Lim, Mark, Nestor Rivera Jr, Duncan PJ and Pilot<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer’s sultry breezes and languid evenings leave little excuse to not get out and enjoy all the romantic nooks, top-notch dining spots, bougie bars and all-around awesome outdoor activities that New York City has to offer. We’ve asked six of New York City’s best travel writers to let us in on their favorite summer date […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":60659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,757,759,2125,761,750,817,749,786,320,747,756,829,314,1869,1940,770,969,754,781,752,847,748,1867],"tags":[238,40,31,108,15,293,280,5571,145,226,125,36,133,5570,282,175,204,473,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-60627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"category-activity-2","9":"category-bar-activity-2","10":"category-beacon","11":"category-beer-activity-2","12":"category-bike-2","13":"category-biking-adventure-activity-2","14":"category-boat-2","15":"category-boating-adventure-activity-2","16":"category-brooklyn-outer-boroughs-destination","17":"category-bus-2","18":"category-cafe-2","19":"category-culture-2","20":"category-dining-nightlife","21":"category-editors-picks","22":"category-editors-picks-summer","23":"category-food-drink","24":"category-locations","25":"category-manhattan-2","26":"category-outdoor-dining","27":"category-subway-2","28":"category-tours-culture-2","29":"category-train-2","30":"category-transit-type","31":"tag-adventure","32":"tag-art","33":"tag-bar","34":"tag-beer","35":"tag-brooklyn","36":"tag-budget-friendly","37":"tag-cultural-getaway","38":"tag-dates","39":"tag-dining","40":"tag-drink","41":"tag-food","42":"tag-metro-north","43":"tag-outdoors","44":"tag-romance","45":"tag-romantic","46":"tag-subway","47":"tag-train","48":"tag-views","49":"tag-wine"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":60659,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC00884-CC-e1529108426804-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}