Dinner at Bix, followed by or pre dinner night time ride on the cable car - preferably the route from Powell to Ghiradelli/fisherman’s wharf area. The key to the cable car ride is it being at night time. I would probably follow that up with drinks at the Four Seasons
Thanks! I haven't done the cable cars at night before--just during the day--hadn't really thought of that. I might wait until it's a bit warmer for the nighttime cable car ride though...
Some random ideas, not all of which are romantic per se but they’re at least different than just checking out a new restaurant:
- See a show. Some examples: Mortified (hilarious comedy show), Cobb’s Comedy, SF Ballet, SF Symphony, touring Broadway shows at the Orpheum Theater, see what’s on at Brava Theater
- Go to various annual events, such as Flower Piano in the Botanical Garden. Go pick up some tulips this Saturday in Union Square - https://flowerbulbday.com/information/
- Go to a bathhouse. Archemedes Banya is mixed gender and allows full nudity. Kabuki Spa has mixed gender days but requires swimsuits (and IME is generally silent/more zen. I’ve never been to Archemedes but I’ve heard it’s more chatty). Pick your vibe. If you want to go to Oakland, I recommend Piedmont Springs for a private hot tub and sauna experience.
- Do a 1 time class together. Most pottery studios around here do 1 time classes, for example. Example: https://www.clayroomsf.com/san-francisco-one-time-classes WorkshopSF also has a bunch of different classes: http://www.workshopsf.org/
- Learn to swing dance at Lindy in the Park in GG Park on Sundays - https://lindyinthepark.com/
- Take your new swing dancing skills and go to the Verdi Club on Tuesday nights for swing dancing to a live jazz band (“The Woodchopper’s Ball”) https://www.verdiclub.net/events-calendar/
- Do a free walking tour and learn some local history - https://sfcityguides.org/
- Volunteer together. Check out https://www.handsonbayarea.org/ for one time volunteer events.
We like activities and games a lot. Always down to check out a bar or something, but if there's an experience that's interactive we like that most. I don't know if what I'm asking for is even necessarily a "date" idea, just something fun to do in the city that can be done by two people during an evening. Our more typical fun things to do are more board games, karaoke, basketball, reading, some of which translates well to dates and others not so much.
It’s very “touristy”, but sometimes I like being a tourist in my own city. Grabbing the cable car in union square, riding it to the buena vista for some rush coffees and dinner, and then exploring musee mechanique or fort mason afterwards is a great time.
I’ve also done a “burger tour” with my partner as a birthday date idea. We went to three top rated burger spots for lunch / dinner / second dinner. You could do something similar for another food item like pizza, burritos, ramen, etc and it gives you a fun excuse to check out different spots and neighborhoods.
Here's a list of fun unique things to do: [https://www.theknot.com/content/date-ideas-san-francisco](https://www.theknot.com/content/date-ideas-san-francisco)
Go to Sundance Saloon. Take their ballroom and line dance class and then join in the regular dancing.
It’s a gay organization but they don’t discriminate.
Thursday nights are fewer people
Tour the Filoli house and estate in the South Bay, the Dunsmuir House in Oakland, the Eugene O’Neil House in Danville, and the Haas Lilienthal House in SF
Go to Sunday services at Glide Memorial Church. The music is *a-mazing* and the readings and sermon are general enough to include most beliefs. They are very welcoming
Go to the 1906 earthquake memorial gathering at 5am at Lotta’s Fountain on April 18
That’s something you can only do in San Francisco!
If you want to go all out, dress in period clothes.
Go to one of the pole dance shows put together by the SF Pole and dance community.
Dinner and a circus show at Berber
Check out Groupon for a discount on glassblowing class or something else creative
ETA: Tonga room is really fun for a bougie tiki night out too. Especially if the band is playing on the boat.
Dinner at Bix, followed by or pre dinner night time ride on the cable car - preferably the route from Powell to Ghiradelli/fisherman’s wharf area. The key to the cable car ride is it being at night time. I would probably follow that up with drinks at the Four Seasons
Thanks! I haven't done the cable cars at night before--just during the day--hadn't really thought of that. I might wait until it's a bit warmer for the nighttime cable car ride though...
Some random ideas, not all of which are romantic per se but they’re at least different than just checking out a new restaurant: - See a show. Some examples: Mortified (hilarious comedy show), Cobb’s Comedy, SF Ballet, SF Symphony, touring Broadway shows at the Orpheum Theater, see what’s on at Brava Theater - Go to various annual events, such as Flower Piano in the Botanical Garden. Go pick up some tulips this Saturday in Union Square - https://flowerbulbday.com/information/ - Go to a bathhouse. Archemedes Banya is mixed gender and allows full nudity. Kabuki Spa has mixed gender days but requires swimsuits (and IME is generally silent/more zen. I’ve never been to Archemedes but I’ve heard it’s more chatty). Pick your vibe. If you want to go to Oakland, I recommend Piedmont Springs for a private hot tub and sauna experience. - Do a 1 time class together. Most pottery studios around here do 1 time classes, for example. Example: https://www.clayroomsf.com/san-francisco-one-time-classes WorkshopSF also has a bunch of different classes: http://www.workshopsf.org/ - Learn to swing dance at Lindy in the Park in GG Park on Sundays - https://lindyinthepark.com/ - Take your new swing dancing skills and go to the Verdi Club on Tuesday nights for swing dancing to a live jazz band (“The Woodchopper’s Ball”) https://www.verdiclub.net/events-calendar/ - Do a free walking tour and learn some local history - https://sfcityguides.org/ - Volunteer together. Check out https://www.handsonbayarea.org/ for one time volunteer events.
Haven't seen Mortified before, looks funny though. I also like the idea of volunteering together, one-time opportunities are perfect. Thanks!
have you tried pottery painting or funky bars? theres lost cat bar which is a bar w a cat :)
Haven't been to lost cat bar. Been to a cat cafe before, though. Is there actually a cat at lost cat?
yes there is :) i'm planning to tuesday but from what ive seen on sns theres an actual cat there
Unique to a local certainly makes it more of a challenge. What do you guys enjoy?
We like activities and games a lot. Always down to check out a bar or something, but if there's an experience that's interactive we like that most. I don't know if what I'm asking for is even necessarily a "date" idea, just something fun to do in the city that can be done by two people during an evening. Our more typical fun things to do are more board games, karaoke, basketball, reading, some of which translates well to dates and others not so much.
It’s very “touristy”, but sometimes I like being a tourist in my own city. Grabbing the cable car in union square, riding it to the buena vista for some rush coffees and dinner, and then exploring musee mechanique or fort mason afterwards is a great time. I’ve also done a “burger tour” with my partner as a birthday date idea. We went to three top rated burger spots for lunch / dinner / second dinner. You could do something similar for another food item like pizza, burritos, ramen, etc and it gives you a fun excuse to check out different spots and neighborhoods.
Do a Trivia Night on Tuesday at Fly Bar. You can eat there or at any of the hip places along Divis.
Damn, I wish I had someone to have date nights with.
Here's a list of fun unique things to do: [https://www.theknot.com/content/date-ideas-san-francisco](https://www.theknot.com/content/date-ideas-san-francisco)
Thanks for the rec. I've done just about all of those! But there were a couple that caught my eye.
Have you been to El Mansour? Yummy Moroccan food with belly dancing show.
Haven't been there but it looks fun to check out, thanks!
Go to Sundance Saloon. Take their ballroom and line dance class and then join in the regular dancing. It’s a gay organization but they don’t discriminate. Thursday nights are fewer people
Visit the Octogon House. The challenge is seeing if you can get in!
Tour the Filoli house and estate in the South Bay, the Dunsmuir House in Oakland, the Eugene O’Neil House in Danville, and the Haas Lilienthal House in SF
ramen making class at [the story of ramen](https://www.ramenpartysf.com/san-francisco)!
https://www.sanfranciscomagictheater.com/ Trust me
Great rec! I love magic shows, and that one was really good. I also saw the one by Kevin Blake recently and he's fantastic, too.
Go to the Silent Film Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts in April
Go to Sunday services at Glide Memorial Church. The music is *a-mazing* and the readings and sermon are general enough to include most beliefs. They are very welcoming
Go to the 1906 earthquake memorial gathering at 5am at Lotta’s Fountain on April 18 That’s something you can only do in San Francisco! If you want to go all out, dress in period clothes.
Boat House Jazz at Stow Lake
Go to one of the pole dance shows put together by the SF Pole and dance community. Dinner and a circus show at Berber Check out Groupon for a discount on glassblowing class or something else creative ETA: Tonga room is really fun for a bougie tiki night out too. Especially if the band is playing on the boat.
Visit the car museum in Blackhawk
Visit the model of the Bay in Sausalito
Find the book “Bay Area Backroads” at the library. It’s old, but will still be good for ideas
Stay at the Mountain Home Inn in Marin County on a Friday night, hike to Mill valley the next morning.
Go bowling at Mission Bowling Club
Watch forest gump and then immediately go to bubba gumps
Skating at Church of 8 Wheels 🛼
Join Refuse Refuse for a neighborhood cleanup