A date plan
Date · NoHo · Romantic · $
Start with natural wine at a candlelit French bar on Great Jones, then settle in for homemade pasta by the fireplace at one of NoHo's most quietly romantic Italian rooms, and finish the night with theatrical desserts on St. Marks.
NoHo · $$ · Wine bar · French restaurant
Elvis is the kind of wine bar that feels like a secret even when it's full — a narrow, dimly lit French room on Great Jones where the list leans natural and the vibe leans conspiratorial. Let the bartender guide you; they will. Order a glass, settle into each other, and let the night take its time.
~1 min walk (0.0 mi). Elvis to Misirizzi is a short stroll — both sit on the same stretch of NoHo, so take the long way down Great Jones and peek into the brownstone stoops as you go.
NoHo · $$$ · Italian restaurant · Bar
Misirizzi is a tiny Italian room run by three Italian natives who've collectively forgotten more about pasta than most chefs will ever know. Snag a table near the fireplace, order the fried artichokes and the carbonara (made with guanciale, as it should be), and let the all-Italian wine list carry you through. This is the kind of place you'll bring everyone you like for the next five years.
~5 min walk (0.2 mi). Misirizzi to Spot Dessert Bar takes you east toward St. Marks Place — heads up, you'll be crossing into the East Village here, just a neighborhood over. Walk down Bond or East 4th and let the block change from cobblestone quiet to late-night buzz.
NoHo · $ · Dessert restaurant · Coffee shop
Spot Dessert Bar is a basement institution on St. Marks that's been pulling crowds for sixteen years — and for good reason. The Harvest arrives in a literal flower pot, with rose milk tea poured tableside over cheesecake and cookie-crumble soil; the matcha lava cake is the other move. It's theatrical, it's delicious, and it gives you both something to talk about on the walk home.