Best romantic restaurants for a date in Los Angeles
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 131 romantic restaurants in Los Angeles, from Venice to Beverly Hills and 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.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Lapaba
4.4(11)Koreatown / Mid-City · $$$$
Marvin
4.4(7)Beverly Hills · $$$
Bacari - Silverlake
4.4(5)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$
Katana
4.3(22)West Hollywood · $$$
The Mulberry
4.3(22)West LA / Brentwood
Little Beast
4.3(21)Glendale · $$
KAVIAR Restaurants
4.3(20)Pasadena · $$
The Original Pancake House
4.3(17)Torrance · $
Carlitos Gardel
4.3(16)West Hollywood · $$$$
Baja Sharkeez
4.3(15)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$
Baby Bistro
4.3(14)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
American Beauty
4.3(11)Venice · $$$$
21 Square Bar + Kitchen
4.3(11)Torrance · $$$
Si! Mon
4.3(10)Venice · $$$$
MUSE Santa Monica
4.3(9)Santa Monica · $$$$
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
4.3(8)Hollywood · $$
The Tower Bar & Restaurant
4.3(4)$$$
The Room Santa Monica
4.3(4)Beverly Hills
Barrique Venice
4.3(4)Venice · $$$$
Maestro Pasadena
4.2(26)Pasadena · $$$
Donna's
4.2(26)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$$
Damian
4.2(25)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Mírate
4.2(24)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$$
Palma Ristorante
4.2(19)Burbank / Studio City · $$$
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Good to know
- What's the best romantic restaurant in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Lapaba in Koreatown / Mid-City, rated 4.4 out of 5. Marvin and Bacari - Silverlake round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best romantic restaurants?
- Venice (3), Beverly Hills (2) and Downtown Los Angeles (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable romantic restaurants in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Bacari - Silverlake, Little Beast and KAVIAR Restaurants are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for Lapaba, Marvin and The Mulberry.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a romantic night: drinks first, then dinner, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.