Dada Echo Park

On our lists of the best romantic restaurants and special-occasion restaurants in Los Angeles.

There's no sign for Dada, just an unmarked door in an alley behind Little Fish and Dada Market. Inside splits two ways: a white-walled dining room lit from a skylight, where the kitchen sends out cannellini bean spread with sourdough and a green risotto dressed with herbs and edible flowers, and a listening bar on the other side where DJs spin vinyl on weekends. The wine list runs alongside juice-infused cocktails, and the crowd stays easy even when the turntables are going.