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Best Date Bar 2026 (Finalist)

The bar from David Jacobson is a bit of a maze of corners and nooks to hide away during the day, but if you want a date where you can be alone late, go somewhere else. Smalls, in addition to being quite a good live music bar, is a great space to go for an early evening of chatting. The space is dimly lit and oddly romantic downstairs. If the weather’s nice, maybe take it up to the balcony upstairs, and if things go well, stick around while things get noisy. If things go really well, get a table by the band and see how your date dances.