Lunch Date Ideas
Lunch can be a great time for a date! It is usually less expensive and a more casual date idea than a dinner date, which can be helpful if you are trying to get to know someone and want to keep things low-key. Lunch is also a good option if you are short on time, as it is usually a shorter commitment than an evening date as well as a good way to sneak in a foodie date idea to try a new restaurant or cuisine.
Best Lunch Date Ideas
Go out to eat at a restaurant.
Have a picnic in a park or other outdoor location.
Go shopping together.
Have a coffee date at a local café.
Get a spa treatment and have lunch afterwards.
Go outdoors and enjoy a meal in nature.
Visit a museum or art gallery and have lunch at the café there.
Visit a local bakery or café and have pastries and coffee together.
Visit a local farm or farmers market
Have a picnic with the fresh produce you purchase during your lunch break
Take a walking tour of your city or town
Have a picnic lunch along the way to make it a cheap and romantic date.
Go to a botanical garden or conservatory
Have a leisurely lunch surrounded by trees and plants. If you live in a city, it’s a easy escape from city-life.
Watch a TV show or Part of a Movie during Lunch
Go to a nearby town/neighborhood you’ve been wanting to explore and try a new restaurant there.
Go to a food festival or street fair
Use your phone to find the closest one or walk around to try out all the vendors. If you don’t have food trucks near you, spend more time walking around to find a new lunch spot.
Go to a rooftop bar or restaurant and enjoy the view while eating.
Have a lunchtime game day, whether it’s a board game or a sport.
Visit a cooking supply store and pick out a new gadget or appliance, then have a cooking competition using it.
Go on a boat ride and have a packed lunch on board.
Have a lunchtime photo shoot and take pictures of each other around the city.
Foodie Lunch Date Ideas
Since lunchtime is usually considered meal time, all these lunch date ideas would be considered foodie date ideas!
Grab food you can enjoy while you take a walk around your area
Go get a dessert item as the main course
Do a quick restaurant crawl and get lunch and dessert from different places
Find the oldest restaurant in the area and go patronize it
Visit a local market and have lunch at a nearby restaurant.
Have drinks at a bar or rooftop bar.
Book a high-end restaurant for a less expensive lunch meal.
Try a foreign cuisine you’ve never had before.
Find the cheapest place in your area to grab lunch.
Look for a restaurant with a great view.
Find the highest rated restaurants and try them out for lunch dates throughout the year.
Take turns choosing your favorite lunch spots.
Have lunch outside of the office.
Pack takeout and have a picnic lunch date
Pack each other lunch and meet up to eat together
Have a lunchtime barbecue in your backyard or at a local park.
Eat on a patio
Split a large meal to save stomach space and some money
Order appetizers only.
Find a favorite breakfast spot and enjoy breakfast food at a less busy time
Visit Your City’s Food Trucks
Treat them at lunch by finding a food truck near their work.
Active Lunch Date Ideas
These all would be considered active date ideas!
Go on a brewery or winery tour and have a tasting followed by lunch.
Play a sport or go to a sporting event and have lunch afterwards.
Take a class together and have lunch afterwards.
Go bowling and have lunch at the bowling alley.
Have a picnic by a lake or beach and go for a swim afterwards.
Take a scenic drive and have a packed lunch along the way.
Try out a new outdoor activity, such as kayaking or rock climbing, and have a packed lunch afterwards.
Go to a theme park and have lunch at one of the restaurants there.
Artsy Lunch Date Ideas
These all would be considered artsy date ideas!
Visit a local museum or art gallery and have lunch at the café inside.
Sneak our during lunch and find a nearby museum to walk-through for an hour.
