Low light, a good table, and nowhere to be afterwards.
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The restaurant is still the date most people start with, and the right one does most of the work: a room that's quiet enough to talk, light low enough to relax, a table you're not hurried off. Every restaurant here was chosen for that feeling rather than for the food alone — though the food is good. Book ahead for a weekend, ask for a corner or window table when you do, and leave the rest of the evening open.
This guide ranks 7 romantic restaurants in Downtown Los Angeles. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Published date nights with a stop on this list.
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
3 stops, all within a short walk
Restaurant
612 E 11th St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
Downtown Los Angeles
5.0
2 stops, all within a short walk
3 stops, all within a short walk
Restaurant
1524 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90026, United States
Silver Lake / Echo Park
3.9
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
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