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Date night in Balboa Park
Where to eat, drink and end the night in Balboa Park.
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Planning a date night in Balboa Park? We track 17 spots here — places for dinner, bars and things to do outdoors — and the best-rated of them are below, editors' picks first.
Every spot links to its own page with photos, directions and ratings, and you can add any of them to a date night you're building for San Diego.
The best date spots in Balboa Park
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
MuseumTimken Museum of Art
5.0(9)Balboa Park · $
ParkBalboa Park
4.8(4)Balboa Park · $
MuseumThe NAT
4.6(26)Balboa Park · $
MuseumSan Diego Natural History Museum
4.6(23)Balboa Park
RestaurantArtifact at Mingei
4.5(15)Balboa Park · $$
RestaurantARTIFACT
4.4(9)Balboa Park · $$$
RestaurantThe Prado at Balboa Park
4.4(8)Balboa Park · $$$
Art GallerySpanish Village Art Center
Balboa Park · $
MuseumMuseum of Photographic Arts (MoPA)
Balboa Park · $
MuseumMuseum of Us
Balboa Park · $
Outdoor & CulturalSpreckels Organ Pavilion
Balboa Park · $
MuseumSan Diego Model Railroad Museum
Balboa Park · $
MuseumThe San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park · $
MuseumMingei International Museum
Balboa Park · $
Art GalleryICA San Diego / Central
Balboa Park · $
Art GalleryCentro Cultural de la Raza
Balboa Park · $
ZooSan Diego Zoo
4.7(24)Balboa Park · $$$
Good to know
- What are the best date spots in Balboa Park?
- Our top pick is Timken Museum of Art, rated 5.0 out of 5. Balboa Park and The NAT are close behind.
- Where should we eat in Balboa Park?
- Try Artifact at Mingei, ARTIFACT and The Prado at Balboa Park for dinner.
- What's the most romantic spot in Balboa Park?
- The Prado at Balboa Park is the most romantic on this list.
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