Broadway-Lafayette Street / Bleecker Street (B, D, F, M, 6)

Scroll down and you’ll see why this is a great stop for a date.

This stop straddles Nolita and NoHo, where used-book cafes mingle with big store energy (REI, Target, Urban Outfitters). For that bougie boutique vibe, weave through the streets south off Houston, towards Prince Street (Elizabeth’s a gem, mostly because I just love Scent Bar). For a more open-air, tall glass buildings vibe, go north or stay on Houston.

The vibe right when you pop out of the subway onto Houston. 

Sister Stop: Prince Street (RW)

Indie Date Idea with a Fancy Finish: Catch a film at Angelika Film Center. Discuss it over plant-based drinks at The Elixir Bar (also a great place for solo laptop work). If that’s too healthy, fear not - La Churreria is nearby. If the date’s going well, keep it going with a trip to Housingworks Bookstore, which also quadruples as a vintage clothing and gift store, cafe, and bar, with a social services mission. If you want a media selection that’s more indie, try Mercer St Books & Records. Its got a chock-full, old-book-smell vibe, with entire bookshelves for niche literary interests. If this turns into the best date ever and you’d like a sensory memento, go to Scent Bar. Find your scent, and spray it when you want to remember this beautiful day, or whenever the subway is stinky. Finish out the date at The Nines, for a nice dinner at a piano bar (but beware, there is a dress code).

What did I miss? Scroll past the pictures to let me know!

P.S. Bleecker St is famous, but Bleecker St Station is not, and that’s all for good reason. For the true Bleecker St experience, you have to walk the length of it, from Bowery to Hudson. It’ll take about 20-30 minutes, and it’s totally worth it! But if you do it one-way, you’ll end up far away from the BDFM6 trains, and much closer to the ACE1 trains instead.

The shelves at The Elixir Bar

Housingworks: A used book store, vintage thrift collection, gift store, bar, cafe, and a great cause. 

Mercer St Books & Records, where's there's an entire section for Literary Biographies, among other intellectual interests. 

Where Bleecker St ends into Bowery. Start here and walk down Bleecker all the way to Hudson for a fun city experience that spans NoHo, NYU, and the West Village. 

Bye for now!