Best activities for a date in Los Angeles
Something to do first, then dinner to talk about it.
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Doing something together beats sitting across a table, at least to start: a shared activity gives you something to react to, and it takes the pressure off the conversation. This list runs the whole range — a gallery or a show, a kayak or a climbing wall, a comedy set, the zoo — and every one of them sets up dinner afterwards. Check hours and booking before you go; the popular ones sell out on weekends.
This guide ranks 188 activities in Los Angeles, from Burbank / Studio City to Pasadena and Downtown Los Angeles. 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.
The Glendale Tap
4.4(14)Glendale · $$
Chicas Tacos (Miracle Mile)
4.4(12)Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $
Torrance Beach
4.4(10)Torrance · $
Gagosian
4.4(8)Beverly Hills · $
Wheel Fun Rentals Echo Park
4.4(8)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $
Los Angeles Museum of Love
4.4(7)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$
Gold Bug
4.4(7)Pasadena · $
Paddle House
4.3(25)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$
Hinano Café
4.3(23)Venice · $
Old Pasadena + Colorado Street Bridge
4.3(22)Pasadena
Uncle Ollie's Penthouse
4.3(21)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Venice Canal Historic District
4.3(15)Venice · $
LA Horse Rentals
4.3(12)Burbank / Studio City · $$
Colorado Bar
4.3(12)Pasadena · $
Sunset Ranch
4.3(11)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$$
Torrance Certified Farmers' Market
4.3(9)Torrance
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
4.3(7)$
Madame Tussaud's
4.2(25)Hollywood · $$
Bergamot Station
4.2(20)Santa Monica
Long Beach Museum of Art
4.2(19)Long Beach · $
Mystic Museum
4.2(18)Burbank / Studio City · $
Frank ‘n Hank
4.2(16)Koreatown / Mid-City · $
Bradbury Building
4.2(12)Downtown Los Angeles · $
Hollywood Sign Hike
4.2(9)Burbank / Studio City · $
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Good to know
- What's the best activity in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is The Glendale Tap in Glendale, rated 4.4 out of 5. Chicas Tacos (Miracle Mile) and Torrance Beach round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best activities?
- Burbank / Studio City (3), Pasadena (3) and Downtown Los Angeles (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable activities in Los Angeles?
- Yes — The Glendale Tap, Chicas Tacos (Miracle Mile) and Torrance Beach are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for Wheel Fun Rentals Echo Park, Los Angeles Museum of Love and Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, while Bradbury Building takes walk-ins.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night out: something to do, then dinner, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.