Best live music venues for a date in Los Angeles
Eat early, catch the set, stay for one more.
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Live music takes the pressure off a date: there's always something to react to, and nobody has to carry the conversation. The list runs from jazz clubs to bars with a band in the corner. Check the lineup before you go, eat beforehand, and leave time for a drink afterwards to talk about the set.
This guide ranks 125 live music venues in Los Angeles, from Downtown Los Angeles to Hollywood and Beverly Hills. 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 Paramount
4.5(16)Downtown Los Angeles
The Red Lion Tavern
4.5(16)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$
The Lighthouse Cafe
4.5(15)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$
Bigfoot Lodge
4.5(12)Glendale · $
Baltaire Restaurant
4.5(11)West LA / Brentwood · $$$$
The Roxy Theatre
4.5(8)Beverly Hills · $$$
Riviera 31
4.5(6)West Hollywood · $$
Globe Theatre Los Angeles
4.5(4)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Hello Stranger
4.5(4)Downtown Los Angeles
The Velvet Martini Lounge
4.4(24)$$
Blue Note
4.4(20)Hollywood
The Del Monte Speakeasy
4.4(19)Venice
Perch
4.4(17)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Boathouse on the Bay
4.4(12)$$$
Sassafras Saloon
4.4(9)Hollywood · $$
Good Times at Davey Wayne's
4.3(24)Hollywood · $$
The Warehouse Restaurant
4.3(21)Playa Vista / Marina del Rey · $$
Bigfoot Lodge West
4.3(18)Culver City · $$
The Waterfront Venice
4.3(15)Venice · $$
626 Night Market
4.3(12)$$
View , Music Bar & Lounge
4.3(6)Torrance
Desert 5 Spot
4.2(23)Hollywood · $$
El Cid
4.2(21)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$
The Peppermint Club
4.1(22)Beverly Hills · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best place for live music in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is The Paramount in Downtown Los Angeles, rated 4.5 out of 5. The Red Lion Tavern and The Lighthouse Cafe round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best live music venues?
- Downtown Los Angeles (4), Hollywood (4) and Beverly Hills (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable live music venues in Los Angeles?
- Yes — The Red Lion Tavern, The Lighthouse Cafe and Bigfoot Lodge are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night of live music: dinner, then the show, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.