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 Downtown Los Angeles to Silver Lake / Echo Park and Glendale. 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.
XLanes
4.5(21)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Los Angeles, CA
4.5(8)Burbank / Studio City · $$$
L.A. Live
4.5(8)Downtown Los Angeles
Frogtown Brewery
4.4(26)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $
Seven Grand
4.4(23)Downtown Los Angeles
33 Taps DTLA
4.4(15)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Smorgasburg (Los Angeles)
4.4(5)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
The Slipper Clutch
4.3(16)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Hinano Cafe
4.3(6)Venice · $
Sunset Rooftop
4.3(4)Hollywood · $$
Verdugo Bar
4.2(25)Glendale · $$
Arts District Brewing Company
4.2(17)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
All Season Brewing Company
4.1(11)Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $
Golden Gopher
4.1(10)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Bar Bandini
4.0(24)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$
REVIVE | Los Angeles
4.0(14)Downtown Los Angeles
626 Night Market
4.0(12)$$
The Nickel Mine
4.0(8)West LA / Brentwood · $$
La Boheme
3.7(14)West Hollywood · $$$
Boardwalk 11 GASTROPUB and Karaoke
3.1(17)Culver City · $
Cha Cha Lounge
Silver Lake / Echo Park
Golden Gopher
Downtown Los Angeles
The Goldfish
Glendale
The Virgil
Los Feliz / Griffith Park
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Good to know
- What's the best activity in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is XLanes in Downtown Los Angeles, rated 4.5 out of 5. The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Los Angeles, CA and L.A. Live round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best activities?
- Downtown Los Angeles (10), Silver Lake / Echo Park (3) and Glendale (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable activities in Los Angeles?
- Yes — XLanes, Frogtown Brewery and 33 Taps DTLA are all $$ or under.
- 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.