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First date ideas in Chicago that aren't drinks

Real Chicago places to meet somebody for the first time, each one checked against the same public-venue rule Seatt enforces on every plan posted.

Seatt is a dating app available in Chicago. Post a plan at a public place, leave one seat open and choose someone to join you. These local places can help you decide where.

For a first meeting, choose somewhere easy to find and comfortable to leave. A café is a simple start; a gallery or a park gives you something to talk about. See our first date ideas for more options.

How this list was made

Seatt only accepts plans at public venues, and that is a check rather than a request. Every plan posted in the app is matched against a list of place types that count, and a longer list that does not. Somebody's flat is not a venue and neither is a car park.

The places below went through that same check. 120 real Chicago places were looked at and 13 were refused by the rule, leaving 100. Nothing here is ranked or recommended: these are real places in Chicago that would be accepted as a plan, which is a smaller and more useful claim than a list of bests.

Something on the walls

  • The Art Institute of Chicago111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
  • Color Factory ChicagoWillis Tower, 233 S Wacker Dr Lower Level 2, Chicago
  • Jackson Junge Gallery1389 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
  • Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago
  • Chicago Truborn1741 W Chicago Ave, Chicago
  • GRAY Chicago2044 W Carroll Ave, Chicago
  • Heaven Gallery1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2, Chicago
  • Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd.835 W Washington Blvd Fl. 1-3, Chicago
  • Artspace 8 Gallery900 N Michigan Ave 3rd Floor, Chicago
  • Museum of Illusions Chicago25 E Washington St, Chicago
  • 345 Art Gallery345 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago
  • Gallery Guichard436 E 47th St, Chicago
  • Field Museum1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago
  • Griffin Museum of Science and Industry5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago
  • The Museum Campus337 E Randolph St, Chicago
  • WNDR Museum1130 W Monroe St, Chicago
  • Chicago History Museum1601 N Clark St, Chicago
  • Skydeck ChicagoWillis Tower, 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago
  • Adler Planetarium1300 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr Grainger Sky Theater, Chicago
  • Chicago Children's Museum700 E Grand Ave, Chicago

Outside

  • Millennium ParkChicago
  • Grant Park331 E. Randolph St N Columbus Dr, Chicago
  • Maggie Daley Park337 E Randolph St, Chicago
  • Lincoln Park500-5700 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago
  • Jackson Park6401 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago
  • Northerly Island Park1521 S Linn White Dr, Chicago
  • Burnham (Daniel) Park1200-5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago
  • Oz ParkBaseball Field, 2021 N Burling St, Chicago
  • Gompers (Samuel) Park4222 W Foster Ave, Chicago
  • The 6061805 N Ridgeway Ave, Chicago
  • Chicago Botanic Garden1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe
  • Lincoln Park Conservatory2391 N Stockton Dr, Chicago
  • Garfield Park ConservatoryGarfield Park, 300 N Central Park Ave Palm House, Chicago
  • Japanese GardenGlencoe
  • Osaka Garden6200 S Cornell Ave, Chicago
  • Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe
  • The Garden View Café at the Chicago Botanic Garden1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe
  • Oak Park Conservatory615 Garfield St, Oak Park
  • English Walled Garden1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe
  • Skokie LagoonsN, Glencoe

Somewhere something is made

  • Magnolia Bakery - Chicago108 N State St, Chicago
  • Jennivee's Bakery & Cafe2925 N Halsted St, Chicago
  • Wake N Bakery Chicago Downtown38 E Ontario St, Chicago
  • Le French PatisserieLake Point Tower, 505 N Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago
  • Fat Peach Bakery2907 S Archer Ave, Chicago
  • Chicago Bakery and Deli289 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto
  • Bad Butter1655 W Cortland St, Chicago
  • Levain Bakery408 N Clark St, Chicago
  • Tous Les Jours2144 S Archer Ave Unit a, Chicago
  • Paris Baguette101 E Delaware Pl, Chicago
  • Goddess and the Baker, 33 S Wabash-Millennium ParkLegacy Tower, 33 S Wabash Ave, Chicago
  • The Bakehouse ChicagoWrigleyville Lofts, 3915 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago
  • Magnífico Coffee Roasters & Coffee Shop3063 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
  • Coffee Lab & Roasters2823 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
  • Kapéj Coffee Roasters1447 N Sedgwick St, Chicago
  • Gaslight Coffee Roasters2385 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
  • Starbucks Reserve Roastery646 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
  • Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership738 N Western Ave, Chicago
  • TOC Coffee Roasters, LLC.4801 W Montrose Ave, Chicago
  • Printer's Row Coffee Co.2482 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
  • Tasa Coffee Roasters4136 W North Ave, Chicago

Somewhere to watch something

  • Gene Siskel Film Center164 N State St, Chicago
  • Landmark's Century Centre Cinema2828 N Clark St, Chicago
  • The Logan Theatre2646 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
  • AMC River East 21322 E Illinois St, Chicago
  • Facets1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago
  • Music Box Theatre3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago
  • Classic Cinemas Lake XQ1022 Lake St, Oak Park
  • Davis Theater4614 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
  • Regal Webster Place1471 W Webster Ave, Chicago
  • Regal City North2600 N Western Ave, Chicago
  • Doc FilmsIda Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th St # 3, Chicago
  • Black Cinema House6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago

Somewhere to browse

  • Unabridged Bookstore3251 N Broadway, Chicago
  • Sandmeyer's Bookstore714 S Dearborn St, Chicago
  • Open Books West Loop651 W Lake St, Chicago
  • after-words bookstore23 E Illinois St, Chicago
  • Myopic Books1564 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
  • City Lit Books2523 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago
  • The Book Cellar4736 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
  • Uncharted Books3632 N Western Ave, Chicago
  • 57th Street Books1301 E 57th St, Chicago
  • Slant of Light Books1543 N Wells St Garden Level, Chicago
  • Quimby's Bookstore1854 W North Ave, Chicago
  • Exile in BookvilleFine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave Ste 210, Chicago
  • Shuga Records1272 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
  • Laurie's Planet of Sound4639 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
  • Bucket O' Blood Books and Records3182 N Elston Ave, Chicago

Somewhere to eat

  • Girl & The Goat809 W Randolph St, Chicago
  • Aba302 N Green St 3rd Floor, Chicago
  • The Dearborn145 N Dearborn St, Chicago
  • River Roast315 N LaSalle St, Chicago
  • The Purple Pig Restaurant444 N Michigan Ave Upper Level, Chicago
  • Beatnik On The River180 N Wacker Dr, Chicago
  • AMBAR Restaurant, Chicago700 N Clark St, Chicago
  • Elephant & CastleV Suites, 185 N Wabash Ave, Chicago
  • Pizzeria Portofino317 N Clark St, Chicago
  • Remington's20 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
  • Wildberry Pancakes & CafeOne Prudential Plaza, 130 E Randolph St, Chicago
  • The ExchangeArchicenter, 224 S Michigan Ave, Chicago

Seatt is open in Chicago.

Post a plan at one of these with one seat open, and somebody asks for it.

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