A night with a view in Catalina Island (Avalon) →
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5:30 PMDinner with a view
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Best restaurants with a view for a date in Los Angeles
Dinner where the view does half the talking.
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Dinner with a skyline, a coastline or a sunset in front of it. The view does half the work on a date, which is why the best tables go first — ask for a window or patio seat when you book, and time the reservation for the last hour of daylight.
This guide ranks 94 restaurants with a view in Los Angeles, from Santa Monica to Beverly Hills and Redondo / Hermosa Beach. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
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Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
A night with a view in West Hollywood →
2 stops, all within a short walk
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0.6 mi
5:30 PMDinner with a view
2
7:00 PMNightcap
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
The Sandtrap
4.9(21)Catalina Island (Avalon) · $
mar'sel
4.9(11)Palos Verdes · $$$$
Oleander
4.9(11)West Hollywood · $$$$
Belmont Brewing Company
4.8(23)Long Beach · $$
The Garden at The Penthouse at Mastro's Steakhouse Beverly Hills
4.8(15)Beverly Hills · $$$$
71Above
4.8(11)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$$
Din Tai Fung Santa Monica
4.8(11)Santa Monica · $$$
The Harbor Reef Restaurant
4.8(10)$$
The Penthouse at the Huntley
4.8(5)Santa Monica · $$$
Kincaid's Fish, Chop & Steakhouse
4.7(25)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$$
Catalina Kitchen
4.7(12)Palos Verdes · $$$
Ivy at the Shore
4.7(6)Santa Monica · $$$
Geoffrey’s Malibu
4.6(23)$$$
Dudley Market
4.6(16)Venice · $$$$
Avalon Grille
4.6(15)Catalina Island (Avalon) · $$$
Yamashiro
4.6(15)Hollywood · $$$
1 Pico
4.6(8)Santa Monica · $$$$
Old Tony's
4.6(7)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$
Malibu Farms
4.5(21)$$
Terrazza
4.5(11)Santa Monica · $$$$
Good Stuff Restaurant
4.5(10)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $
Dante Beverly Hills
4.5(8)Beverly Hills · $$$
Terra
4.5(8)Beverly Hills · $$$
Sirena Bar
4.5(6)Santa Monica · $$$
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Good to know
- What's the best restaurant with a view in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is The Sandtrap in Catalina Island (Avalon), rated 4.9 out of 5. mar'sel and Oleander round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best restaurants with a view?
- Santa Monica (6), Beverly Hills (3) and Redondo / Hermosa Beach (3) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable restaurants with a view in Los Angeles?
- Yes — The Sandtrap, Belmont Brewing Company and The Harbor Reef Restaurant are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for 71Above, Din Tai Fung Santa Monica and Ivy at the Shore.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night with a view: dinner with a view, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.