Speed Dating in Hyde Park
Hyde Park has a rhythm of its own — the University, the museums, the lakefront at Promontory Point, and a 53rd Street that finally has the restaurants and bars to match. Chicago First Dates hosts speed dating here for the neighborhood's graduate students, researchers, hospital staff, teachers and long-time residents who would rather meet someone nearby than downtown.
Our Hyde Park nights are relaxed and conversational. The venues are local restaurants and lounges with a reserved room, the crowd comes from Hyde Park, Kenwood, Bronzeville and the South Shore, and every event is organized by age range so the mix is right.
Where we host
Restaurants and lounges along 53rd Street and Harper Court, with the Metra Electric at 53rd and 55th–56th–57th and easy street parking. We pick rooms with a private section and a volume that lets you hear the person across from you — the one detail that makes or breaks a speed dating night.
Upcoming speed dating events in ChicagoHow the night runs
Arrive, check in with our host, grab a drink and take a seat. You'll have ten to fifteen five-minute mini-dates with everyone in your age group and a break in the middle to mingle. The next day you log in, choose who you'd like to see again, and we send contact details for every mutual match. Same format as our events across Chicago.
Nearby
Kenwood, Bronzeville, South Shore and Beverly have their own pages; speed dating on Chicago's South and West Sides lists them all, and the locations page covers every neighborhood and suburb.