Date night ideas in Waterloo work better when you're doing something side by side instead of staring across a table. Book a private room at E Sharp Karaoke Lounge on Albert Street, where the themed rooms include Super Mario and Hello Kitty and the song list runs past 700,000 titles. On the same stretch of Albert, iDarts lets you split a Golfzon bay or a pool table.
For something quieter, pull a two-player game off the red-sticker shelves at Games on Tap on Weber Street North and order a flatbread pizza. Or play 18 holes outdoors at Market Sports, across from the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, for $13.95.