First date ideas for serious singles in Sydney

Sydney has plenty of date spots that let you actually get to know someone — if you skip the obvious.

Coffee and a walk

• Surry Hills coffee, then a walk through Centennial Park.
• A flat white in Glebe, then a wander along the foreshore at Blackwattle Bay.
• Manly ferry, coffee at the Corso, walk to Shelly Beach.

Low-key dinners

• Newtown for cheap, interesting food.
• North Sydney for quiet, wine-bar conversations.
• Cabramatta or Eastwood for genuinely good food without the CBD price tag.

Daytime, low pressure

• Art Gallery of NSW, then coffee opposite.
• Bondi to Bronte coastal walk.
• White Rabbit Gallery in Chippendale, then yum cha.

What to avoid on a first date

• Loud bars where you can't hear each other.
• Three-hour dinners with someone you've barely spoken to.
• Anywhere you can't leave gracefully if it's not clicking.

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