Old Market
The Old Market is Omaha's cobblestoned wager that warehouse bones plus string lights still pull a Saturday crowd. Brick buildings from the freight era now hold Italian rooms, oyster bars, and the Howard Street patios that do most of the heavy lifting between May and October. It is the neighborhood out-of-towners get pointed toward, which means weekend density runs high and parking gets honest about itself fast. The tradeoff is the obvious one: you are dating inside the postcard, not off it. Show up on a Tuesday and the cobblestones read quieter, more local, and considerably more navigable in real shoes.
Old Market by the numbers
Old Market runs male-heavy, about 60% men to 40% women.
Median individual income in Old Market is about $43,500.
Nebraska registers voters by party, and Douglas County is nearly even, about 36% Democratic to 35% Republican, with a 26% Nonpartisan bloc.
The median renter in Old Market pays about $1,260 a month.
About 4,700 Old Market residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Spaghetti Works
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Omaha Children's Museum
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Old MarketActivity
The Durham Museum
Wheelchair access - Old MarketActivity
Orpheum Theater
Wheelchair access - Old MarketActivity
Joslyn Art Museum
Wheelchair access - Old MarketDrinks
Upstream Brewing Company
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Ted & Wally's Ultra-Premium Ice Cream
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Old MarketDining
Twisted Fork
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M's Pub
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Holland Center
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Old MarketDining
Jams Old Market
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Blatt Beer & Table
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Old MarketDrinks
Laka Lono Rum Club
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Mixins Rolled Ice Cream
Wheelchair access - Old MarketDrinks
Wicked Rabbit
Wheelchair access - Old MarketDining
Jackson Street Tavern
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Sozo Coffeehouse
- Old MarketDrinks
Dubliner Pub
- Old MarketDrinks
Mister toads
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Hardy Coffee Co.
- Old MarketDining
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