It seems like 99% of the first dates on this subedit (regarding someone you don't know well) is to meet for drinks, but what if the person doesn't drink? Coffee seems to platonic, dinner seems way to formal (at least for younger people), and some sort of activity feels at least to me like it would be better as a second date. Personally I like the idea of getting icecream but I think those dates usually end a little to quickly (where drinks can be as quick or as long as you want).

Anyway is there a good alternative to meeting someone at a bar for a first date?

(for the record I totally get that what you do during the date and leading up to it is more important, but picking the right activity obviously still holds some value)