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 46 cozy restaurants in Los Angeles, from Culver City to Pasadena and Hollywood. 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.
Osteria Vera
4.4(7)West LA / Brentwood · $$$$
Settebello
4.4(7)Pasadena · $$
Little Beast
4.3(21)Glendale · $$
Baby Bistro
4.3(14)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Si! Mon
4.3(10)Venice · $$$$
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
4.3(8)Hollywood · $$
La Traviata Restaurant
4.2(18)Long Beach · $$$
Union Restaurant
4.2(16)Pasadena · $$$$
Chez Jay
4.2(15)Santa Monica · $$
Cento Pasta Bar
4.2(10)Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $$
The Rooftop at The Sun Rose
4.2(6)West Hollywood · $$$
Xuntos
4.1(12)Santa Monica · $$
Simonette Restaurant
4.0(19)Culver City · $$
Perle Restaurant
4.0(5)Pasadena · $$$
Meet in Paris French Bistro
3.9(26)Culver City · $$
Little Fish
3.9(18)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$$$
Ètra
3.8(11)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$$
Ugo
3.8(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
4.4(5)Culver City
Buvons Wine Shop + Wine Bar
Long Beach · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best cozy restaurant in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Osteria Vera in West LA / Brentwood, rated 4.4 out of 5. Settebello and Little Beast round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best cozy restaurants?
- Culver City (4), Pasadena (3) and Hollywood (2) have the most spots in the top 22.
- Are there affordable cozy restaurants in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Settebello, Little Beast and L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele are all $$ or under.
- 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.