{"id":1106,"date":"2025-12-04T23:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2025-12-04T23:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:00:03","slug":"starbucks-tops-holiday-meet-cute-spots-survey-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1106","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Tops Holiday Meet-Cute Spots, Survey Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">A survey by DatingNews and Prodege found that Starbucks is the top place for singles to have a holiday meet-cute.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">Not only did the survey reveal that Starbucks was a good place to meet people, but it also found that the coffee chain has the hottest customers, according to singles.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">Other top spots for holiday meet-cutes include Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, The Cheesecake Factory, and Outback Steakhouse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Forget the bars this holiday season\u2014the place to meet your next ex-lover is the coffee shop. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datingnews.com\/industry-trends\/survey-hottest-shoppers-meet-cute-spots\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.datingnews.com\/industry-trends\/survey-hottest-shoppers-meet-cute-spots\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"recent survey\" data-node-id=\"2.3\" class=\"body-link css-1i7jlb0 emevuu60\">recent survey<\/a> of 1,000 U.S. single adults (18+), conducted by DatingNews and Prodege, 63% said Starbucks is the top holiday meet-cute destination. Another 65% said the chain also has the hottest customers (score!). &#8220;That means singles are actually meeting or pursuing potential partners there,&#8221; the report noted.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">While Starbucks dominated, different demographics gave the hot spot different weight. Gen Z was the most gung-ho about a latte-side meet-cute, with 73% ranking Starbucks as the No.1 destination, while 66% of millennials felt similarly.  <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\">\n<div class=\"css-p7qblm e1mlxuuw0\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"datingnews meet cute graphic\" title=\"datingnews meet cute graphic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1408\" height=\"2400\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/starbucks-meet-cute-6931cf84221f4.jpg?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/starbucks-meet-cute-6931cf84221f4.jpg?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/starbucks-meet-cute-6931cf84221f4.jpg?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/starbucks-meet-cute-6931cf84221f4.jpg?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/starbucks-meet-cute-6931cf84221f4.jpg?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/starbucks-meet-cute-6931cf84221f4.jpg?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/starbucks-meet-cute-6931cf84221f4.jpg?resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/pinterest.e8cf655.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"auto\" alt=\"pinterest\" class=\"css-4lml0h e1mlxuuw1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-10bgxwr e1geg53v2\">DatingNews<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Not a coffee drinker? Fret not! Chain restaurants also rank high for serendipity. 38% of those surveyed pointed to Olive Garden, 37% ranked The Cheesecake Factory highly, 33.5% favored Texas Roadhouse, and 33.1% chose Outback Steakhouse. In fact, a whopping 67% of singles said they&#8217;ve either met or pursued a date at a chain restaurant. I mean, who wouldn&#8217;t be wooed by unlimited breadsticks?  <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A survey by DatingNews and Prodege found that Starbucks is the top place for singles to have a holiday meet-cute. Not only did the survey reveal that Starbucks was a good place to meet people, but it also found that the coffee chain has the hottest customers, according to singles. 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