If you’re looking for a first date that’s best suited for your age group or your area of the country, CivicScience polled 8,400 individuals to find favorite first-date destinations. Dive bar? Chain restaurant? Coffee shop? Let’s look at the responses.

While chain restaurants emerged as the top choice across the board with 24% selecting this option, when you factor in age and location, the outcomes take on a different hue.

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Date Destinations by State

CivicScience examined poll responses by state to see how residents may view that first date location differently.

• You’ll find the largest percentage of adults who prefer dive bars as a first date venue in Washington D.C. (17%)
• Kentucky residents take the lead in the chain restaurant category at 40%. (Utah isn’t far behind)
• If you live in Montana, you’ll likely be heading to a coffee shop for that first date experience. (31% say they prefer this location.)
• All night diners didn’t fare well overall, but 13% of Wyoming respondents picked this destination.

Date Venue Preferences – Age

Responses from the poll showed that those in the 65+ age group are twice as likely to fancy cocktail lounges when compared to any other age group.  Chain restaurants surfaced as a top choice for most age groups, but those in the 25-29 age group had the least interest in this type of first date venue.

Planning a first date with a special someone?  Do you fall into the late-night diner or coffee shop category?