Apply
It takes five minutes. Tell us what you do, where you live, and how you would rather spend a first date. Attach a few photos and link one profile so we can verify you are who you say you are.
San Francisco Bay
Members club for dating · By application only
Meet someone
worth crossing
the Bay for.
A committee handpicks every member. A human matchmaker handpicks every date. There is no swiping and no algorithm.
Apply for membership
Free to apply · 21 and over
The fog parts
where you point
where you point
By hand
No algorithm. A human reads your application, and a human picks your date.
The membership committee reads every application, and most are declined. Once you are in, a matchmaker who has read your answers and your feedback decides who you meet. Nobody is ranked by a formula.
Application 0412Declined
Application 0413Declined
Application 0414Accepted
The committee votes on every one. Illustration only.
On the matchmaker's desk, right now
Matched by hand
M31 · Product designer · OaklandWould rather walk Lands End than sit at a bar.
J33 · ER nurse · Inner SunsetWould rather be outside, whatever the fog is doing.
Matchmaker's note
Both asked for a walk. Both are done with small talk. Thursday, Lands End, 5:30.
S29 · Architect · MissionWould rather cook dinner than book one.
D32 · Wine buyer · BerkeleyWould rather bring the bottle.
Matchmaker's note
One cooks, one pours. Same end of the supper club table.
A35 · Founder · Palo AltoWould rather hear a whole album.
R34 · Cellist · Hayes ValleyWould rather skip the talking stage.
Matchmaker's note
One plays for a living, one finally has time to listen. Listening room, Wednesday.
Three steps to get in.
01 / 03Get voted in
A committee of members reads every application. We look for people who are good at something, curious about others, and serious about meeting someone. Most applications are declined. A referral from a member moves you up the list.
Come aboard
Membership starts the day you accept. Your matchmaker starts on your first blind date right away, and the events calendar opens up to you.
Blind dates
We pick the person and the place. You show up.
Swiping asks you to judge a face in two seconds. We would rather give you an hour. No profile, no photos, and no chat beforehand. You get a time, a place, and a first name at the table.
When are you free?
What kind of night?
Covet ClubBlind date (example)
Admit one
DepartsThursday evening
The planDinner for two at a place we book.
Your date: a first name,
at the table.
at the table.
Departures
Small rooms, balanced guest lists, and something to do besides stand around with a drink. Members book a seat. Some nights you can bring one guest.
Sample schedulePM
Supper club for twelveSix and six at one long table. Seats are assigned and everyone moves at dessert.
Hayes ValleyMembers onlyPM
Sunset sailTwenty members and one boat, back at the dock by dark.
SausalitoMembers onlyAM
Run club and coffeeThree easy miles along the water, then a long table at the cafe.
Crissy FieldGuest allowedPM
Blind date nightTen blind dates at ten tables in the same restaurant. Stay for the group nightcap.
North BeachMembers onlyPM
Listening roomOne album, start to finish, on a proper sound system. Talk afterward.
OaklandGuest allowedPM
Gallery after hoursA private walkthrough with the curator, and the bar stays open.
DogpatchMembers onlyAnd the rest of what you get.
Introductions
See someone at an event you would like to meet? Tell us. If they are interested too, we introduce you.
Two invitations
Every member can put two people forward. Their applications are read first. This is how the club stays good.
A real matchmaker
A person reads your feedback after every date and changes who you meet next. Your answers stay private.
House rules
Show up. Be kind. Keep what happens at the club to yourself. Two no-shows and your membership ends.
Membership
Applying is free. Getting in is the hard part.
We are admitting a small founding class first and keeping the room balanced. We read every application, and you will hear from us whichever way it goes.
ApplicationFree
Membership, billed only if acceptedAnnounced at launch
Application received
Thank you.
The committee will read your application and reply to your email. If a member referred you, ask them to put in a word.