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 Downtown Los Angeles to Hollywood and Santa Monica. 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.
Water Grill
4.4(22)Santa Monica · $$$
Perch
4.4(17)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Rusty Pelican
4.4(16)$$$
The Beach House @ Seal Beach
4.4(16)$$
Boathouse on the Bay
4.4(12)$$$
The Warehouse Restaurant
4.3(21)Playa Vista / Marina del Rey · $$
Cara Cara
4.3(17)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
The Waterfront Venice
4.3(15)Venice · $$
Nobu Malibu
4.3(4)$$$$
Yamashiro Hollywood
4.3(4)Hollywood · $$$$
Whiskey Red's
4.1(22)Playa Vista / Marina del Rey · $$
The Rooftop
4.1(16)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Videre Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
4.0(24)Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $$$
Élephante
4.0(5)Santa Monica · $$$
Sunset Rooftop
4.0(4)Hollywood · $$
Lemon Grove
4.0(4)Hollywood · $$$
Seaside on the Pier
3.8(10)Santa Monica · $$
La Lo La Rooftop
3.5(4)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Nava Rooftop Bar & Lounge
$$$
Hipico Rooftop
$$
VUE Bar + Restaurant
Long Beach · $$
Videre
Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $$$
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Good to know
- What's the best restaurant with a view in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Water Grill in Santa Monica, rated 4.4 out of 5. Perch and Rusty Pelican round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best restaurants with a view?
- Downtown Los Angeles (4), Hollywood (3) and Santa Monica (3) have the most spots in the top 22.
- Are there affordable restaurants with a view in Los Angeles?
- Yes — The Beach House @ Seal Beach, The Warehouse Restaurant and The Waterfront Venice are all $$ or under.
- 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.