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 Beverly Hills to Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. 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.
Spago
4.8(13)Beverly Hills · $$$$
The Little Door
4.8(6)Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $$$$
Chi Spacca
4.7(15)Hollywood · $$$$
Cardinale du Vin
4.4(18)Beverly Hills · $$
Everson Royce Bar
4.2(26)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Firefly
4.2(24)$$$
Rusty Pelican
4.1(16)$$$
Il Cielo
4.1(15)Beverly Hills · $$$$
El Cid
3.9(21)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $$
La Boheme
3.7(14)West Hollywood · $$$
COMPAGNON Wine Bistro
$$$
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Good to know
- What's the best romantic restaurant in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Spago in Beverly Hills, rated 4.8 out of 5. The Little Door and Chi Spacca round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best romantic restaurants?
- Beverly Hills (3), Downtown Los Angeles (1) and Hollywood (1) have the most spots in the top 11.
- Are there affordable romantic restaurants in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Cardinale du Vin, Everson Royce Bar and El Cid are all $$ or under.
- 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.