DateIdeas.Guide

Europe / 7 ideas

A date with a touch of Belgium.

Belgian cities are lovely to explore slowly. Choose one neighbourhood, one flavour and enough time to stray from the plan.

Browse the ideas

4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

A date at home

  1. Fried snack tasting

    No suitable place to eat open? Make a simple version at home with what you already have.

  2. A comic strip in the city

    Is the venue closed or is it raining heavily? Browse a local online collection or look for details along a short, covered route.

Go out and taste something

  1. Two squares, one walk

    Connect two city squares with your own route through the side streets.

  2. Chocolate with a scorecard

    Buy two individual pralines per person from a chocolatier and score their aroma, filling and surprise factor together.

Try two new things

  1. Two squares, one walk

    Connect two city squares with your own route through the side streets.

  2. Fried snack tasting

    Choose a fried snack shop together and order two different snacks to share.

Things to do together anywhere

Try these too.

You can also try these ideas in Belgium. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Just dessertSkip the long dinner and meet for just one dessert.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One small plate to shareOrder one small dish to share and let conversation fill the rest of the evening.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Dream garden at the plant shopBrowse a plant shop and each choose three plants for an imaginary garden.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Wish dinnerCook a simple dinner together and each write down three things you'd like to do this year.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Plant cutting swapEach swap a small plant or cutting and give it a name.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Blind tasting at homeSet out three everyday snacks and try to guess the flavors with your eyes closed.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE An unfamiliar neighborhoodChoose a neighbourhood you rarely visit and walk for an hour without a set destination.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Waterfront walkWalk along a canal, pond or river and count the boats or birds you see.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Evening light walkTake a gentle stroll after eating as the light changes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE City beachFind a spot by the water and enjoy a drink for a short date with a holiday feel.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Hidden courtyardsFind a few quiet courtyards or tucked-away communal gardens and discover an unfamiliar part of the city.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A monument in detailVisit a public monument and find five details you'd miss from a distance.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Look inside a millVisit a mill that's open to visitors and discover how it works.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Soup and a city walkTake a short walk, then warm up together with a bowl of soup.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make your own city guidePut together a list of five places you'd recommend to a friend.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE X on the mapDraw a small treasure map leading to a place where the other person will find a surprise.View the idea
View all date ideas
Back to the world map