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A cozy night in Venice

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 3 cozy restaurants in Venice. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.

Nights people planned here

Published date nights with a stop on this list.

Make a night of it

Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.

Around Alisa Wine & Friends

3 stops, all within a short walk

1
< 0.1 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Alisa Wine & Friends
Alisa Wine & Friends

Restaurant

1009 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, California 90291

Venice

4.7

2
0.3 mi
7:00 PMNightcap
Force of Nature
Force of Nature

Cocktail Bar

1031 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291

Venice

4.5

3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Gjusta
Gjusta

Restaurant

320 Sunset Ave, Venice, CA 90291

Venice

4.0

Around 401k Food and Wine

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMDinner
401k Food and Wine
401k Food and Wine

Wine Bar

2553 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Venice

4.5

2
7:00 PMNightcap
Old Man Bar
Old Man Bar

Cocktail Bar

12517 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90066

Playa Vista / Marina Del Rey

4.8

Around Si! Mon

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Si! Mon
Si! Mon

Restaurant

60 North Venice Boulevard, Venice, California 90291

Venice

4.3

2
7:00 PMNightcap
The Del Monte Speakeasy
The Del Monte Speakeasy

Live Music Venue

52 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Venice

4.1

Cozy restaurants in Venice

Editors' picks first, then by rating.

Good to know

What's the best cozy restaurant in Venice for a date?
Our top pick is Alisa Wine & Friends, rated 4.7 out of 5. 401k Food and Wine and Si! Mon round out the top 3.
Are there affordable cozy restaurants in Venice?
Yes — 401k Food and Wine is $$ 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.

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