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Best wine bars for a date in Los Angeles

A glass to start, a table around the corner.

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A wine bar is the low-pressure date: stay for one glass or four, and let the staff steer you if neither of you knows the list. Most pour a good range by the glass and serve small plates, so a wine bar works as the first stop before dinner or as the whole evening.

This guide ranks 31 wine bars in Los Angeles, from Silver Lake / Echo Park to Santa Monica 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.

Nights people planned here

Published date nights with a stop on this list.

Doto → District Wine
romantic
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2 stops · $$$ · 2.5hMmarisol_eats
Adore Dessert Cafe → Offhand Wine Bar
cozy
Somemore LA → Ramona Room
cozy
Los Angeles
2 stops · $$ · 2.5hKMKendra M.
Cavi Sushi → Wife and the Somm
cozy
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2 stops · $$ · 2.5hBbridgetf

Make a night of it

Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.

A wine night in Silver Lake / Echo Park →

3 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.7 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
Ramona Room
Ramona Room

Wine Bar

2135 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026

Silver Lake / Echo Park

4.7

2
0.2 mi
7:00 PMDinner
Azizam
Azizam

Restaurant

2943 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Silver Lake / Echo Park

5.0

3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Ceci's Gastronomia
Ceci's Gastronomia

Italian Restaurant

2813 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Silver Lake / Echo Park

4.7

A wine night in Venice

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
401k Food and Wine
401k Food and Wine

Wine Bar

2553 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Venice

4.5

2
7:00 PMDinner
Venice Ramen
Venice Ramen

Restaurant

515 Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey, CA 90292

Venice

4.9

The list

Editors' picks first, then by rating.

Showing 1–24 of 31 spots

Good to know

What's the best wine bar in Los Angeles for a date?
Our top pick is Ramona Room in Silver Lake / Echo Park, rated 4.7 out of 5. 401k Food and Wine and Sam’s Place round out the top 3.
Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best wine bars?
Silver Lake / Echo Park (5), Santa Monica (3) and Beverly Hills (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
Are there affordable wine bars in Los Angeles?
Yes — Ramona Room, 401k Food and Wine and Mirabelle Wine Bar are all $$ or under.
Do I need a reservation?
It depends on the spot. Book ahead for Wife and the Somm, while Sam’s Place takes walk-ins.
What should we do before or after?
Make it a wine night: a glass to start, 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.

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