The best date night in Longview, Texas is a downtown evening: dinner at Roma's Italian Kitchen on Tyler Street, then an ice cream flight at Wild Honey Creamery a few doors down. For something more active, book the escape room on Fredonia Street and finish with a beer at Oil Horse Brewing.
Below are dinner picks, things to do, and four ready-made date plans. Restaurant ratings are Google ratings as of October 2026.
Dinner
1. Roma's Italian Kitchen
Address: 102 E Tyler St Google rating: 4.4 stars from 1,063 reviews
A historic downtown building with hardwood floors and high ceilings, serving Italian classics, steak and seafood, per Visit Longview's romantic dining roundup. The menu includes chicken marsala and piccata. This is the classic Longview date dinner.
2. Cafe Barron's
Address: 405 W Loop 281 Google rating: 4.5 stars from 313 reviews
Locally owned since 1995, with a menu that includes pesto alfredo salmon, Spanish trout and a blackberry tenderloin, per its site. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday, 5 to 9 p.m. It's about 5 minutes from Grace Pointe.
3. Judd's Downtown
Address: 117 E Tyler St Google rating: 4.3 stars from 428 reviews
A locally owned restaurant and bar with shrimp and grits, a cajun shrimp po' boy and a whiskey and cocktail list, per its menu. Good for a drink-and-small-plates kind of date.
4. KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
Address: 2802 Tuttle Blvd Google rating: 4.7 stars from 1,205 reviews
You cook the meal together at your table, which takes care of the conversation. All-you-can-eat Korean barbecue and hot pot, about 5 minutes from Grace Pointe.
Dessert
Wild Honey Creamery
Address: 108 E Tyler St Google rating: 4.8 stars from 236 reviews
Homemade ice cream with eight staple and eight rotating flavors, and six-flavor tasting flights, per East Texas Weekend. It started in 2019 as a traveling cart and was featured on KLTV in May 2026. Split a flight after dinner at Roma's.
Evergreen Coffee & Dessert
Address: 1111 Evergreen St Google rating: 4.6 stars from 418 reviews
Tiramisu, croffles, banana pudding and bubble tea, per its menu. A good second stop if you're on the west side.
Things to do
Oil Horse Brewing Company
Address: 101 W Tyler St
A downtown taproom with eight to 10 house beers and no TVs, by design, per East Texas Weekend. A good place to actually talk.
Longview Escape Room
Address: 438 N Fredonia St Google rating: 4.4 stars from 107 reviews
Work a puzzle together and find out how well you communicate. Book at longviewescaperoom.com.
A show at the Belcher Center
LeTourneau University's Belcher Center books touring comedians, concerts and holiday shows. Jim Gaffigan plays Nov. 19, 2026.
Bright! at the Arboretum (seasonal)
From Nov. 28 through Jan. 3, the Longview Arboretum turns into a walk-through light show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Adult tickets are $15, per the Arboretum. Bundle up.
Date ideas that cost little or nothing
- A sunset walk on the Boorman Trail. About 2.9 paved miles along Grace Creek, free, with trailheads at 919 W Marshall Ave and 121 Summers Dr.
- The Museum of Fine Arts. Exhibitions at 215 E Tyler St are free, Tuesday through Saturday, per the museum.
- Downtown Live. Free Friday concerts at Heritage Plaza in spring and fall, 5 to about 8 p.m., with food trucks.
- Holiday ArtWalk. Thursday, Dec. 10, 5 to 8 p.m., downtown galleries open late, free.
More in our free things to do in Longview guide.
Four ready-made date plans
- Downtown classic: dinner at Roma's, ice cream flight at Wild Honey, walk Tyler Street.
- Low-key and close: dinner at Cafe Barron's, then dessert at Andy's Frozen Custard on Hawkins Parkway.
- Active night: escape room downtown, then a beer at Oil Horse.
- Winter night: Bright! at the Arboretum, then hot drinks at Silver Grizzly Espresso on Tyler Street (check its evening hours first).
Getting there from Grace Pointe
Grace Pointe Apartments at 113 Magnolia Ln is about 10 minutes from downtown and 5 minutes from Cafe Barron's and KPOT, so most of these dates start with a short drive. If you're planning a move, you can schedule a tour or call 903-414-6336.
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