Southwest
Bakersfield's southwest is the part of town that actually got built this century. Stockdale Highway threads past the Marketplace, the Park at Riverwalk, and the cul-de-sacs that absorbed every transplant priced out of coastal California. Date nights skew predictable in the way nice things often do: a CRMC dinner, a movie at Edwards, drinks somewhere with a fire pit. The crowd is married, mortgaged, and mostly fine with it. If you want grit or surprise, head downtown. If you want a partner who owns their car outright and books restaurants in advance, the 93309 is doing the work for you.
Southwest by the numbers
Southwest is roughly balanced, about 49% men to 51% women.
Median individual income in Southwest is about $34,700.
California registers voters by party, and Kern County is Republican-plurality, about 37% to 34% Democratic, the red county of the Central Valley, with a 21% No Party Preference bloc.
The median renter in Southwest pays about $1,380 a month.
About 13,900 Southwest residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
- SouthwestDining
Yard House
- SouthwestDrinks
Firehouse Southwest Station
- SouthwestDining
Punjabi Dhaba
- SouthwestActivity
Hide N Seek Adventure Park
Wheelchair access - SouthwestCafés
Pappy's Coffee Shop
- SouthwestDrinks
J & M's Bar & Grill
- SouthwestDining
Old River Grill at the Marketplace
- SouthwestActivity
Color Me Mine
Wheelchair access - SouthwestDining
Ay Papa Que Rico - Bakersfield, CA
- SouthwestDining
The Botanist
- SouthwestDrinks
Sports & Spirits
- SouthwestDrinks
Bootleggers Neighborhood Pub and Eatery
- SouthwestDrinks
Harrington House
- SouthwestCafés
Toastique
- SouthwestCafés
Sweet Fix Creamery
Good for groupsWheelchair access - SouthwestCafés
Suga Shack
Good for groupsWheelchair access - SouthwestActivity
No Bogeys Golf - Bakersfield
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access