Manayunk
Manayunk is the date for when you want the night to have stakes - cobblestones, hills, and a Main Street that still answers when you knock. Start at Bourbon Blue or Taqueria Feliz, walk the bridge over the Schuylkill, then drift toward Yards-adjacent bars where the crowd skews post-grad and the music is loud enough to excuse a bad joke. The BYOBs (Jake's & Cooper's Wine Bar, Chabaa Thai) carry the early evening; the late hours belong to the strip. It is not subtle and it does not pretend to be. Bring shoes you can climb in. Skip if you wanted a quiet table.
Manayunk by the numbers
Manayunk is close to balanced, about 49% men to 51% women.
Median individual income in Manayunk is about $70,900.
Pennsylvania registers voters by party, and Philadelphia is one of the most Democratic big cities in the country: where Manayunk sits, Democrats are about 72% of registered voters, to 12% Republican and 16% unaffiliated or other.
The median renter in Manayunk pays about $1,760 a month.
A market-rate one-bedroom in Manayunk asks about $1,550 a month.
About 3,000 Manayunk residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Morris Arboretum & Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania
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Lucky's Last Chance- Manayunk
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Chanticleer, a pleasure garden
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The Goat's Beard - Manayunk
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Bredenbeck's Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor
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Reach Climbing & Fitness
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Fiorino
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Bar Jawn
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Woodmere Smith Hall
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Zesty's
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Jake's & Cooper's Wine Bar and Wine Shop
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Ryan's Pub Manayunk
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The Rook Manayunk
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Mia Ragazza
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Awbury Arboretum
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Yanako Restaurant
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Chabaa Thai Bistro
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Pitchers Pub
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Philadelphia Rock Gyms - Wyncote
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Hill Top Miniature Golf
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Monster Mini Golf East Norriton
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