Date Night
Date Night
Page 2Baroo
Baroo is an upscale Korean restaurant in the Arts District with a creative tasting menu that wows for a reasonable price.
Mona Pasta Bar
Mona Pasta Bar is a chic minimalist restaurant in Downtown that's good for wine and a small meal. The pasta gets the job done.
Broadway By Amar Santana
Broadway is a good kind-of fancy date spot in Laguna Beach with fantastic cocktails.
Ahba
Ahba is a house party/restaurant serving Mediterranean-leaning small plates and natural wine in an old beachside cottage. It's also one of our favorite spots to eat in Laguna Beach.
The Royal Hawaiian
Royal Hawaiian is a historic Laguna Beach tiki bar and restaurant that was recently brought back to life. Pupu platters plus mai tais equals a fun night.
Seabutter Laguna Beach
Hidden on the top floor of a business mall, Seabutter is our favorite spot for fun and decently priced sushi in Laguna Beach.
Oakside
Oakside is the fanciest cabin-looking restaurant in Big Bear and a great option for a steak and cocktail.
Captain's Anchorage
Captain's Anchorage is a dark, moody steakhouse in Big Bear from the 1940s. It also may or may not be haunted. Order the prime rib.
Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca is a fun (but pricey) hangout spot right on the LA River—come here for elevated picnic food and natural wine.
Yangban
Yangban is an upscale Korean-American restaurant in the Arts District that serves some of our favorite wings in town.
Amiga Amore
Amiga Amore serves a Mexican-meets-Italian menu in a cozy Highland Park dining room. It's the perfect example of an LA fusion restaurant done right.
Shirube
Shirube is a modern izakaya in Santa Monica with excellent small plates that make even a quick meal feel special.
Donna's
Donna's makes upgraded Italian American classics in a fun, flower-bombed room in Echo Park. Come for date night and you'll never want to leave.
Pasjoli
Pasjoli is a fancy French restaurant in Santa Monica that's worth a splurge for a special occasion.
Antico Nuovo
Antico Nuovo is an upscale Italian restaurant Koreatown that serves LA's best pasta without making a whole show of it.
Dudley Market
Dudley Market doesn't miss. It's part oyster disco, part oceanfront wine bar, and our first choice for seafood and burgers in Venice.
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Tonchin
Tonchin is an upscale ramen spot on the border of Larchmont and Hollywood that serves great housemade noodles and desserts.
Gjelina
When it comes to LA's pizza-pasta-vegetable restaurants, Gjelina in Venice is still at the top of its class.
L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele is a Hollywood Italian restaurant cranking out good pizza. You can skip everything else on the menu.
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Funke
Funke is a tri-level pasta palace in Beverly Hills from the Felix and Mother Wolf team. The food is good but we prefer its sister restaurants.