A rooftop night in Long Beach →
2 stops, all within a short walk
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Best rooftop bars for a date in Los Angeles
Go up for sunset, come down for dinner.
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A rooftop is an easy opening move: the view gives you something to talk about, and a drink at sunset sets up the rest of the night. The good ones fill up around golden hour, so aim to arrive before the sun goes down. Some are bars on top of a restaurant; all of them are worth the trip up for a drink, even if dinner happens somewhere else.
This guide ranks 43 rooftop bars 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.
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Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
A rooftop night in Hollywood →
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
2
7:00 PMDinner
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
HALO Rooftop Bar
4.7(26)Long Beach · $$
Montalbán Rooftop Theater
4.5(11)Hollywood · $$
Dante Beverly Hills
4.5(8)Beverly Hills · $$$
margot
4.4(24)Culver City · $$$
Catch
4.4(14)Beverly Hills · $$$$
Eataly
4.3(26)Beverly Hills · $$$
Bo Beau Kitchen + Roof Tap
4.3(4)Long Beach · $$$
Butterfly
4.2(14)Culver City · $$
Mastro’s Penthouse
4.2(13)Beverly Hills · $$$$
The Rooftop at The Sun Rose
4.2(6)West Hollywood · $$$
Sushisamba
4.1(20)Beverly Hills · $$$$
Eden On Brand
4.0(8)Glendale · $$
ÜCA
3.9(21)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Broken Shaker at Freehand LA
3.8(17)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
I|O Rooftop
3.8(11)Hollywood · $$
Kassi Hotel Erwin
3.7(25)Venice · $$$
Openaire
3.7(15)Koreatown / Mid-City · $$$$
Osa Rooftop
3.7(13)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Poza
3.5(19)Beverly Hills · $$$
White Rabbit Sky Lounge
3.3(12)West Hollywood · $$
Florentín Rooftop Bar
4.9(14)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$$
The Rooftop
4.4(16)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Soho House West Hollywood
4.3(7)Beverly Hills · $$$$
Sunset Rooftop
4.3(4)Hollywood · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best rooftop bar in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is HALO Rooftop Bar in Long Beach, rated 4.7 out of 5. Montalbán Rooftop Theater and Dante Beverly Hills round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best rooftop bars?
- Beverly Hills (7), Downtown Los Angeles (5) and Hollywood (3) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable rooftop bars in Los Angeles?
- Yes — HALO Rooftop Bar, Montalbán Rooftop Theater and Butterfly are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for Eataly and Poza.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a rooftop night: sunset drinks, 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.