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TRAVELER PICKS · Date Night · PARIS

Date Night

A good date doesn’t need to feel overplanned. Choose one good place and leave room for the evening to continue.

Two men sharing a kiss and holding hands across a cafe table
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01

Start here

Pick the kind of date you actually want, not the one you think you’re supposed to plan.

First Date

Somewhere easy enough to talk and relaxed enough to leave whenever you want.

Dinner Together

A place where the table is part of the evening, not just a stop before something else.

Drinks & Conversation

Low pressure, good atmosphere and enough space to hear each other.

Something Different

Culture, a city walk or another plan that gives you something to talk about.

02

Your plan

START SOMEWHERE EASY

Choose a place where the conversation can do most of the work.

DINNER OR DRINKS

Stay where you are or move somewhere with a little more atmosphere.

ONE MORE PLACE

If the evening is going well, don’t end it because the reservation did.

03

Pick a place

01Restaurants

Le Ju'

4th arrondissement

16 Rue des Archives, 75004

02Restaurants

Ze Restoo

4th arrondissement

41 Rue des Blancs-Manteaux, 75004

03Bars

Le Comptoir du Trésor

4th arrondissement

7 Rue du Trésor, 75004

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Good to know

HEAR EACH OTHERAvoid places where you’ll spend the whole evening shouting.
ONE GOOD STOPOne memorable stop is better than four rushed ones.
STAY FLEXIBLEKeep the plan loose enough to change your mind.
KEEP PERSPECTIVEA good date is about the person, not how complicated the itinerary is.

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