Swap Star-Gazing With Knowledge-Gaining, While Drinking, At This Otherworldy Lecture Series

Start your night off at Gen for high-quality sushi and appetizers in an intimate space. The full array of appetizers from shumai to katsu to seaweed salad are all awesome, and they offer up solid noodle, udon, and tempura entrees. But the star here is the sushi, it's fresh and delish and hella affordable.

After dinner, do the second most romantic thing after looking at the stars—learning about them. Astronomy on Tap is a lecture series that features short, entertaining talks about stars, space, and the cosmic universe. It kicks off with a quiz at 7:30, followed by two hours of lectures by some smart people. The event is held at nerd bar The Way Station, so even if you don’t get learnt you still get turnt.