Date Spots in Wilmington, DE

Dating in Wilmington

Date night in Wilmington can start simple: meet for coffee at Milk & Honey, Brew Haha!, Faire Cafe, or Bubble Shack, then let the conversation decide the rest. For dinner, the city spreads across Italian, French, American, seafood, pizza, and Tex-Mex, with places like Cavanaugh's Restaurant, La Fete, Capers & Lemons, bardea food & drink, Bardea Steak, The Quoin Restaurant, Bank’s Seafood Kitchen, Pete’s Pizza, and El Diablo Burritos Trolley Square. You can keep it casual with pizza or burritos, or settle in for a French or steak dinner. Drinks after might mean Kelly's Logan House, Chelsea Tavern, Crow Bar, Bar Reverie, BBC Tavern & Grill, Stoney's British Pub, Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant, McLaren’s Irish Pub, or Famous Joe's. Trolley Square is an easy anchor for Tex-Mex and drinks.

Daytime dates use the outdoors and culture. Walk or picnic at Alapocas Run State Park, Fox Point State Park, Bellevue State Park, Brandywine Creek State Park, Banning Park, Rodney Square, Compton Park, Kirkwood Park, Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, or Fort Christina National Historic Landmark. For something indoors, try The Delaware Contemporary, Delaware Art Museum, Old Swedes Church, Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage, Delaware Children's Museum, Station Gallery, Hagley Museum and Library, Henry Clay Factory, Old First Presbyterian Church, or Nemours Estate. End with entertainment at Grand Opera House, Wilmington Drama League, PennCinema, or Queen Theater. Riverfront and Brandywine give you green space when you want to talk side by side, while Old Swedes and Fort Christina add a history-focused stop to the day.

Neighborhoods in Wilmington

These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.

• Trolley Square El Diablo Burritos Trolley Square gives this area a casual Tex-Mex option for a low-key date.
• Riverfront Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park is an outdoor spot for a walk or a relaxed daytime date.
• Brandywine Brandywine Creek State Park is a green-space option for a daytime date.
• Old Swedes Old Swedes Church is a historic cultural site that can anchor a quieter date.
• Fort Christina Fort Christina National Historic Landmark is a history-focused outdoor landmark for a daytime outing.