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 Downtown Los Angeles to Hollywood and Beverly Hills. 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.
Perch
4.4(17)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
The Roof at EDITION
4.2(15)Beverly Hills · $$$
The Rooftop
4.1(16)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Broken Shaker at Freehand Los Angeles
4.1(10)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Videre Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
4.0(24)Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $$$
Sunset Rooftop
4.0(4)Hollywood · $$
Lemon Grove
4.0(4)Hollywood · $$$
Bar Lis
3.9(13)Hollywood · $$
Harriet's Rooftop
3.7(26)West Hollywood · $$$
La Lo La Rooftop
3.5(4)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
LOST - DTLA
3.2(14)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Nava Rooftop Bar & Lounge
$$$
Hipico Rooftop
$$
Above Sixty
Beverly Hills · $$$
Flora Rooftop Bar and Lounge
$$$
VUE Bar + Restaurant
Long Beach · $$
18 Social
Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Videre
Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $$$
Golden Hour
Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
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Good to know
- What's the best rooftop bar in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Perch in Downtown Los Angeles, rated 4.4 out of 5. The Roof at EDITION and The Rooftop round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best rooftop bars?
- Downtown Los Angeles (7), Hollywood (3) and Beverly Hills (2) have the most spots in the top 19.
- Are there affordable rooftop bars in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Broken Shaker at Freehand Los Angeles, Sunset Rooftop and Bar Lis are all $$ or under.
- 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.