I met the Dr. out on a Wednesday night for a couple of drinks about 3 miles from our house. We sat at the bar, chatted for about 2.5 hours and then made out in the parking lot for a few minutes. Our next date was 3 days later on a Saturday night. Meet him during the middle of the week for date 1 and if you like each other then have your second date on a prime time Friday or Saturday night.
I don't do coffee dates in the middle of the day because it is not romantic.
You can always Uber if you don't want to drive. I did not suggest to the Dr. or pick her up at her house until date #4.