1st date: her neighborhood or yours?

[Hornacek]

What restaurants are you thinking of? I just moved from Boston to NYC this summer after 5 years in Boston (4 in Back Bay and one in Medford).

If you have a car, I don't understand why this should be a big issue. Aren't there plenty of good restaurants in Somerville? Which one are you thinking of?

[kenberman]

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OP- Which city?

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Cambridge/Somerville (Boston, basically).

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what neighborhoods

one is bound to be cooler than the other.

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Inman Square vs Alewife, which isn't really a neighborhood at all

[kenberman]

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What restaurants are you thinking of? I just moved from Boston to NYC this summer after 5 years in Boston (4 in Back Bay and one in Medford).

If you have a car, I don't understand why this should be a big issue. Aren't there plenty of good restaurants in Somerville? Which one are you thinking of?

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in Inman Square, my choices would be East Coast Grill (seafood, raw bar) or Dali (tapas). there are a couple drinks options, like the Druid or Thirty Scholar.

In Alewife, the only real option is Summer Shack.

[DMBFan23]

I usually pick neutral ground for the first date

Call me a cynic, but it doesn't matter. You'll meet at the restaurant or maybe some bar. You'll have a few drinks, have a nice meal. You'll have a great time. Everything will click and you'll think she's perfect. You may or may not have great sex. If not, you will on the next date. But after a couple of months, she'll pull a Bruce Lee. She'll rip your heart out of your chest, eat it in front of you and leave you bleeding to death in the middle of the floor.

[Aloysius]

Resident Cynic - what about OP's post indicates this may happen? Being blindly cynical = not cynical, just pessimistic / doomsayer / negative.

Gimmick accounts should do a better job of picking their spots!

Trusting You Will Choose More Wisely In The Future,
-Al

[jba]

go with inman sq. east coast and Dali's are both terrific. I wouldn't even consider taking a date to fresh pond my friend, I'd at least go to arlington or newton or something.

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Resident Cynic - what about OP's post indicates this may happen?

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Nothing. Just pointing out the obvious I suppose.

[Hornacek]

What's wrong with taking her to Lexington or Allston or even downtown? None are that far away from Alewife...

People live in Alewife? teehehehehe

[Ed Miller]

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OP- Which city?

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Cambridge/Somerville (Boston, basically).

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what neighborhoods

one is bound to be cooler than the other.

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Inman Square vs Alewife, which isn't really a neighborhood at all

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I say take her to Back Bay. Dunno if Boston isn't an option for some reason, but it's neutral and fun.