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 Beverly Hills to Long Beach 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.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
margot
4.4(24)Culver City · $$$
Catch
4.4(14)Beverly Hills · $$$$
Eataly
4.3(26)Beverly Hills · $$$
Katana
4.3(22)West Hollywood · $$$
Gaucho Beach
4.3(12)Long Beach · $$
Parkers’ Lighthouse
4.3(7)Long Beach · $$$$
The Tower Bar
4.3(6)West Hollywood · $$$$
Bo Beau Kitchen + Roof Tap
4.3(4)Long Beach · $$$
Sushi Beluga -Long Beach
4.2(17)Long Beach · $$
The Penthouse at Mastro's
4.2(16)Beverly Hills · $$$$
Butterfly
4.2(14)Culver City · $$
Mastro’s Penthouse
4.2(13)Beverly Hills · $$$$
The Bluewater Grill
4.2(13)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$$
The Rooftop at The Sun Rose
4.2(6)West Hollywood · $$$
THE Blvd Restaurant and Lounge
4.1(26)Beverly Hills · $$$$
Sky Room
4.1(24)Long Beach · $$$$
Sushisamba
4.1(20)Beverly Hills · $$$$
Chart House
4.1(16)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$$
Perse
4.1(16)West LA / Brentwood · $$
The Lobster
4.0(21)Santa Monica · $$$$
Bluewater Avalon
4.0(15)Catalina Island (Avalon) · $$$$
Steve's Steakhouse
4.0(11)Catalina Island (Avalon) · $$$
Baleen Kitchen
4.0(9)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$
Eden On Brand
4.0(8)Glendale · $$
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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 margot in Culver City, rated 4.4 out of 5. Catch and Eataly round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best restaurants with a view?
- Beverly Hills (6), Long Beach (5) and Redondo / Hermosa Beach (3) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable restaurants with a view in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Gaucho Beach, Sushi Beluga -Long Beach and Butterfly are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for Eataly and The Tower Bar, while Gaucho Beach and Steve's Steakhouse take walk-ins.
- 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.