The best date-night bars in Polk Gulch
The 9 best date-night bars in Polk Gulch, hand-picked from barfly.life's Polk Gulch list. Dim, unhurried, and easy to talk in — the rooms built for a good first date or a long second one. Candlelight over chaos, conversation over a packed dance floor.
9 spots in Polk Gulch.
Ora Wine Bar
a friendly Polk Street wine bar, good easy-drinking wines
BlindPig Speakeasy Lounge
a password-required speakeasy, TLC cocktails (and ~$18 prices)
Hyde Out
a warm neighborhood dive (cash only), a well-stocked bar + a jukebox
El Lopo
Spanish wine, sherry and vermouth, Asturian cider poured from on high
Lush Lounge
exposed brick and a fireplace, a driftwood bar with Tarantino flair
Hi-Lo Club
industrial-chic Polk lounge, a small, inventive cocktail list
Upcider
18 ciders on draft plus global bottles, a sunny second-floor window perch on Polk
Harper & Rye
bi-level with a pool table, a piano upstairs
Amélie
70+ wines by the glass, biodynamic and low-intervention focus
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