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Best First Date Spots In DFW

A first date is your big chance to make a profound impression that can ripple throughout your relationship. Dinner and a movie is great for established couples, but not so memorable for your couple debut. This list provides multiple chances for you to solidify your chances to stand out on a first date. 
Delta Charlie's
5303 Challenger Drive
Dallas, TX 75237
(214) 623-9944
www.deltacharlies.com

A date at Delta Charlie's is a reservation for the unexpected. As you and your potential love interest pull in to The Dallas Executive Airport, their eyes will widen with anticipation. You could keep it low key and drink and dine on the patio, watching planes take off and land while getting to know each other better in front of this unique backdrop. To leave a truly lasting impression, tell your date that you have more in store. A flight on a Cessna 172 around the city or romantic night and a three course dinner will ensure you another date soon.

Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
3220 Botanic Garden
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 392-5510
www.fwbg.org

There are fewer places in Dallas/Fort Worth more promising for a date than the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. If, upon observing the idyllic flora and ethereal colors of these natural wonders, your date does not hold your hand and their breath in awe, you may want to check their pulse. A stroll through the Japanese Garden is especially alluring and peaceful and great for first date pics. Walking and wondering will inspire an appetite. That being said, a stop at the Gardens Restaurant will satisfy and demonstrate to your date that you value beauty and taste.

Dallas Polo Club
730 Bent Trail
Red Oak, Texas 75154
(214) 979-0300
www.dallaspoloclub.org

Few dates will feel as regal and classic as a visit to the Dallas Polo Club. Just south of Dallas, this gem offers the chance to play and watch the sport of kings. Bring your date to the Dallas Polo Club for a brief polo lesson before a real match, watched up-close under the big, blue sky. After the match, players and voyeurs alike join together to feast fresh food from the grill and bond over the love of sport, equestrian life and elegant tradition in good company.

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Barcadia
1917 N. Henderson Ave
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 821-7300
barcadiabars.com/barcadiadallas/

What better way to get to know someone than to bring out the drinks and spirit of competition? At Barcadia, you can do both. With over twenty beers on tap and countless mixed drink options, breaking the ice will be easy. Once comfortable, challenge your date to a game of Skeeball, oversized Connect Four or gigantic Jenga. Not only will you get a chance to see your date feel like a kid again, you can team up with them to divide and conquer the rest of the crowd as a couple.

Katy Trail
5207 McKinney Ave, Suite 19A
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 303-1180
katytraildallas.org

Show your date you are an admirer of the great outdoors, the cityscape and excellent conversation over a drink or two along the Katy Trail. This historic path will take you and your date on a fresh air adventure. Runners and walkers will love this ready-to-go idea. For those who prefer to bike, bicycles are easy to rent from Dallas City Tour for only $10. Just a few miles down the famous path and you and your date can fill up on refreshments at the Ice House on Katy Trail, where the patio is bright, open and full of fun-loving people and possibilities.

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Kena Sosa is a freelance writer in Dallas. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.

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