{"id":356,"date":"2025-03-03T14:27:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/?p=356"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:13:15","slug":"date-night-in-iowa-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/2025\/03\/03\/date-night-in-iowa-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Date Night In Iowa City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all,<\/p>\n<p>Today I would like to share some fun places to go on dates in Iowa City! Whether they are best-friend dates, first dates, or with a partner, there are many student-budget-friendly places in town, or if you&#8217;d like to splurge, there are options for that, too!<\/p>\n<p>Budget friendly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Z&#8217;mariks: For pasta-aficionados, I recommend this low-key eatery. They have big servings for ten bucks, or go on Mondays, where you can get a bowl of mac-and-cheese for 5 bucks!<\/li>\n<li>Java House\/Heirloom: Great coffee (or matcha!) for a chill hangout. Stop by the next-door restaurant Heirloom for some great sandwiches and salads to accompany the caffeine, if dinner or lunch seems like a promising next step.<\/li>\n<li>Encounter: My favorite first-date place (and success story &#8211; my now-boyfriend and I had our first date there!), grab brunch or a casual coffee. No matter the outcome of the date, you can at least guarantee a delicious treat!<\/li>\n<li>Basta: For my Italian-food lovers out there who want an elevated dinner experience. Lots of gluten-free options and amazing pasta!!<\/li>\n<li>St. Burch&#8217;s Tavern: If aesthetics are your thing, the interior is charming and cozy. Large menu accompanies many different tastes in dining<\/li>\n<li>Airliner: Delicious, cheap pizza on Sundays. If you&#8217;re sporty, a fun place to catch an episode of <em>The Bachelor\u00a0<\/em>or a Hawkeye sports game with friends!<\/li>\n<li>Baroncini: Cute outdoor patio and delicious Italian! I love going here with friends for a girls&#8217; night out, but makes a great date night.<\/li>\n<li>Spare Me: If food isn&#8217;t your thing, Spare Me is a fun bowling alley. Get some snacks and go score some spares!<\/li>\n<li>FilmScene: Local movie theater, lots of yummy snacks and frequent discounts for students! See new releases or showings of older films<\/li>\n<li>Yotopia: Fancy a sweet treat? The best froyo in town!!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few places of interest, but there are so many more restaurants, shops, and more, depending on your interests. If you have a car, Coralville has even more opportunities! Don&#8217;t forget to check the Iowa City events calendar for things like food crawls, concerts, etc!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_9705.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-359 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_9705-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Z'marik's date! big bowl of noodles\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_9705-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_9705-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_9705-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_9705.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Z&#8217;marik&#8217;s date!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bye for now,<br \/>\nSolenn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all, Today I would like to share some fun places to go on dates in Iowa City! Whether they are best-friend dates, first dates, or with a partner, there are many student-budget-friendly places in town, or if you&#8217;d like to splurge, there are options for that, too! Budget friendly: Z&#8217;mariks: For pasta-aficionados, I recommend this low-key eatery. They have big servings for ten bucks, or go on Mondays, where you can get a bowl &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":504,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions\/504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/solenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}