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 181 activities in Los Angeles, from Downtown Los Angeles to Culver City 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.
Banter Bar
4.7(15)Culver City · $
View , Music Bar & Lounge
4.7(6)Torrance
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 · $
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 · $$$
Boardwalk 11 GASTROPUB and Karaoke
3.1(17)Culver City · $
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Downtown Los Angeles
Keith & Margo's Murder Mystery Dinner at the Hotel Angeleno
Hollywood · $$$$
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA
Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $
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Good to know
- What's the best activity in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Banter Bar in Culver City, rated 4.7 out of 5. View , Music Bar & Lounge and XLanes round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best activities?
- Downtown Los Angeles (9), Culver City (2) and Hollywood (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable activities in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Banter Bar, XLanes and Frogtown Brewery are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Los Angeles, CA and Keith & Margo's Murder Mystery Dinner at the Hotel Angeleno.
- 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.