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100+ First Dates at IC

June 11, 2021 Annie Milewski

Whether it's a blind date, app date, or an old-fashioned organic meet, we have the first date (and dates to come) covered. Creative + Artsy Design your ideal home together at the Design DistrictBook an appointment with Camp David to see your next co-working space together Learn to refurbish/preserve your furniture with Christophe PournyTake a self-guided art tour with The Collision ProjectVisit an art gallery An afternoon picnic on the turf with small bites from Frying Pan and drinks from brewers + distillers Make an appointment to visit the upper floor design studios Find your favorite tunes, from rock to...

Whether it’s a blind date, app date, or an old-fashioned organic meet, we have the first date (and dates to come) covered.

Creative + Artsy

Design your ideal home together at the Design District
Book an appointment with Camp David to see your next co-working space together
Learn to refurbish/preserve your furniture with Christophe Pourny
Take a self-guided art tour with The Collision Project
Visit an art gallery
An afternoon picnic on the turf with small bites from Frying Pan and drinks from brewers + distillers
Make an appointment to visit the upper floor design studios
Find your favorite tunes, from rock to pop at Hi-Fi Provisions Record Shop
Snap a pic in our most Instagrammable spots
Book an appointment to see space for your (future) joint business
Take a selfie together in front of the photo-worthy lanterns
Take a trip to Morocco without Jetlag
Watch and learn from the maker herself in Micol Ceramics
Name a color and write a love letter to each other at Mr. Boddington’s Studio
Get inked by Pigtown Atelier, one of the best in Brooklyn (maybe not matching ones)
Make a great bargain at all the furniture outlets
Design your first kitchen with Porcelanosa
Discuss your favorite books at Powerhouse
Discuss your favorite childhood comics and superheroes.
Peruse and shop The Makers Guild
Make your first sword with Theo Nazz Forge
Explore local designers + makers product at IC Store by WantedDesign
Pick out your beach read for the summer together at Powerhouse

Fashion-Forward

Make your date a (forever?) necklace with SASKIA
Design customized matching hats
Get a facial and some self-care together at Naked Perfection Spa
Freshen up your look together with a new haircut at King of Kings
Shop for a matching belt bag
Shop matching vintage outfit
An afternoon of reading in a bookstore

No-Brainer

Try the only Brooklyn-made Sake with Brooklyn Kura
Coffee date tasting Australia’s finest coffee roasted here in IC
Be French for a day with croissants and coffee
Explore Standard Wormwood and learn from the spirit makers themselves
Taste wine from different continents all in one place
Coffee date with a twist with the Barrow’s Spiked Iced Coffee
Taste Sake from different prefectures in Japan with Kuraichi
Try a beer flight
Try a Japanese-inspired cocktail
Coffee bar hopping is a thing, right?
Try the one and only ginger liquor inspired cocktails
Shop wine + spirits from local makers for the weekend

The Foodie

Date night in Japanese Izakaya
Take a trip to Berlin for lunch
Burger, Fries + Beer type of date
Pizza date with beer + live music on Wednesdays
Best experienced shared with a couple of imported Thai beers at Bangkok Bar
Experience the first avocado-themed restaurant in NYC
Soup Dumplings Feast; how many do you do?
Korean family-style eats that will require a loosening of the belt
Show your true self with a juicy to the elbow dripping aged beef burger
Date options for the sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free human in your life
Vegan dates that do not disappoint the foodie within you
Sit-down dinner with a sunset
Sit-down Sushi Omakase
Takoyaki + Beer Date
Pick out your next ride on a coffee date
Lobster rolls + beers in the courtyard
The couple that can eat BBQ in front of each other, stays together. Just try to make it look cute
Build a tea for one another at Supernatural Cafe
Coffee + Cookie morning date at One Girl Cookies
Watch BTS making at Li-Lac Chocolate
Coffee + Cake Date at Tadaima
Learn from the best at Ends Meat and test out your skills for a dinner date
A good old fashioned Feltmans hotdog eating competition at The Wheelhouse
Build your own charcuterie platter and wine tasting at Sahadi’s
Grocery shopping at Japan Village to make your own Sushi
Have a full Mediterranean-style meal (unbuttoning belt optional)
Breakfast dates are just as fun with sweet treats and matcha from Colson Patisserie
Make a sundae together at Blue Marble Ice Cream
Share an oyster platter at Sahadi’s
You can judge a human by their taco choice + dressing
Go on a Japanese snack shopping spree