Best cozy restaurants for a date in Los Angeles
Small rooms, low light, and a nightcap nearby.
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Small rooms, low light, tables close enough to lean in. These are dinner spots where the room is the point — somewhere you can hear each other and nobody is hurrying you out. Small rooms fill fast, so book ahead for a weekend.
This guide ranks 45 cozy restaurants in Los Angeles, from Culver City to Koreatown / Mid-City and Los Feliz / Griffith Park. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Cento Pasta Bar
4.5(10)Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $$
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
4.5(8)Hollywood · $$
The Rooftop at The Sun Rose
4.5(6)West Hollywood · $$$
Figaro Bistro
4.4(24)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$$
Alisa Wine & Friends
4.4(23)Venice · $$$
Layla's
4.4(19)Santa Monica · $$
The Bull Pen
4.4(16)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$$
Xuntos
4.4(12)Santa Monica · $$
Perle Restaurant
4.4(5)Pasadena · $$$
Eighth Street Soondae
4.4(5)Koreatown / Mid-City · $$
Simonette Restaurant
4.3(19)Culver City · $$
J Korean Restaurant
4.3(4)Koreatown / Mid-City · $$
Meet in Paris French Bistro
4.2(26)Culver City · $$
Little Fish
4.2(18)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$$$
Lapaba
4.1(11)Koreatown / Mid-City · $$$$
Ètra
4.1(11)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$$
Ugo
4.0(8)Culver City · $$
The Witch's House
Beverly Hills · $
Eat This Café - Hollywood Brunch Spot: Breakfast, Lunch, Bottomless Mimosas
5.0(1)Hollywood · $$
Bakery LA
4.8(5)Culver City
Buvons Wine Shop + Wine Bar
Long Beach · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best cozy restaurant in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Cento Pasta Bar in Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile, rated 4.5 out of 5. L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele and The Rooftop at The Sun Rose round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best cozy restaurants?
- Culver City (4), Koreatown / Mid-City (3) and Los Feliz / Griffith Park (3) have the most spots in the top 21.
- Are there affordable cozy restaurants in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Cento Pasta Bar, L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele and Layla's are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele and Lapaba.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a cozy night: dinner, then nightcap, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.