Diners' Choice: Romantic restaurants in Los Angeles

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Updated July 05, 2025

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Da Barbara

5.0

5 (112)

$50 and over

Italian

Hollywood

About the restaurant

Experience Award-Winning Italian Dining
Proud winner of the Gambero Rosso International’s 2024 Top Italian Restaurants Award and the 2004 OpenTable Diner’s Choice Award, The Marchio Q, is a prestigious recognition awarded to Italian restaurants outside of Italy that excel in authenticity, quality, and adherence to traditional Italian culinary standards.
Da Barbara brings a perfect blend of Italian elegance and Hollywood glamour to the heart of the city.
A Celebration of Italy’s Culinary Heritage
At Da Barbara, we honor Italy’s diverse culinary traditions, crafting dishes with the finest and freshest ingredients. Our intimate seating for 20 ensures every guest enjoys a personalized and unforgettable dining experience.
The Vision of Chef Barbara Pollastrini
Founded by Chef Barbara Pollastrini, Da Barbara embodies a lifelong passion for authentic Italian cuisine.
PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT HAVE A WINE LICENSE

Top review

OliviaVIP

Dined on Jul 11, 2025

Delicious! Bring your own wine or alcohol. Food is excellent. Great for a date night or intimate dinner.

BOA Steakhouse - Santa Monica

4.9

4.9 (2312)

$30 and under

Steakhouse

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

Simply put, BOA is unlike any other steakhouse. We reinvented the traditional American steakhouse to fashion a distinctly unique dining experience. That experience is bold, modern and innovative. From the seductively stylish interior to the dry-aged prime steaks, BOA’s vibrant ambiance is as alluring as the cuisine itself.

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Aine

Dined on Jul 6, 2025

Fantastic restaurant!!! Would recommend to anyone in the area to have a meal here.

SHU - Sushi House Unico - Bel Air

4.9

4.9 (666)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Bel-Air

About the restaurant

Nestled in the canyons of Bel Air, SHU is a dining experience like no other - a fusion of Japanese, Italian and Latin flavors and influences. The menu features traditional dishes as well as signature offerings, inspired by Giacomino Drago’s love of blending Japanese, Italian and Latin cuisines. SHU’s environment is well-suited to singles, couples and families. The bar seats up to ten people and there is a special booth that seats six people. Private dinning room is available to accommodate up to 12 guests. Signature dishes included halibut carpaccio with sun-dried tomato, Kobe Beef sashimi and albacore sashimi with shaved truffles.

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Karine

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

Great food. Very worth it. Loved the ambience as well.

A Food Affair Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (1585)

$31 to $50

French

West Los Angeles

About the restaurant

Dine LA is back ! From Friday July 25th to Friday August 8th 2025 Don't Miss IT !!! Reserve Now .
We offer 3 courses Dinner for $55 with lots of delicious choices !!! Regular menu will be available as well !

Thank you for supporting our small, family-owned business.

We offer private dining across our charming spaces: front patio, cozy interior, and back garden patio. Perfect for gatherings of 10–80 guests. Call or email us to inquire!

A Food Affair was founded in 2012 by Babette & Christian Royère—a French couple based in Los Angeles, married over 30 years and still going strong. With Christian’s 40+ years of culinary experience and Babette’s warm hospitality, they’ve created a Provence-inspired dining experience that feels like home. As our mural says, “Come as a stranger, leave as family.”

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Nicole

Dined on Jun 1, 2025

Outstanding!!! Can’t wait to go back and explore more of the menu!

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Popular dish

Mom's Beef Bourguignon

Slay Steak & Fish House

4.9

4.9 (804)

$30 and under

Steakhouse

Manhattan Beach

About the restaurant

Owner and acclaimed chef David Slay brings you SLAY Steak + Fish House. The food is locally sourced, some of which comes from his very own garden in Orange County at his other restaurants, Park Ave & Il Garage. SLAY offers cast-iron cooked grass-fed beef, chops, and sustainable seafood. Wine, from his very own winery Slay Estate & Vineyard located in Santa Barbara is also sold at SLAY. The ambiance is upscale and one of a kind.

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Mike

Dined 5 days ago

Best experience in CA Food Service Quality May have been best meal ever

Dunsmoor

4.9

4.9 (1053)

$50 and over

American

Eagle Rock

About the restaurant

Brian Dunsmoor’s namesake restaurant, Dunsmoor, is the latest iteration of his ongoing exploration of American heritage cooking. It is, first and foremost, a restaurant for the community that surrounds it, and a loving expression of the relentless research that has informed his cooking for the last ten years.

We offer the full menu at tables in our dining room and at the chef's counter, as well as at our outdoor tables. Reservations are recommended but we make every effort to accommodate walk-ins when possible.

Dunsmoor's wine bar, accessible either through the restaurant or via its own door on Ave 35, does not accept reservations and serves a limited menu of our raw and larder items.

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Sam

Dined on Jul 8, 2025

Everything was epic. Highly recommend the chefs counter for two!

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4.9

4.9 (214)

$30 and under

Speakeasy

Rancho Cucamonga

About the restaurant

Coming Soon!

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Brittney

Dined on Jul 12, 2025

Amazing drinks: the mixologist working behind the bar on 7/11 were fantastic. Every drink was wonderfully balanced.

Sushi Nikkei - Belmont Shore

4.9

4.9 (128)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Long Beach

About the restaurant

Chef Eduardo Chang Ogata brings Peruvian flavors and elements to traditional Japanese Sushi.
Sushi Nikkei on Bixby Knolls received Michelin recognition on 2022 and 2023.

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JasonVIP

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

We go hear all the time and try something new every time we go. Their Ceviche is the best in town and their Sushi is one of a kind. Keep coming back and keep being pleasantly surprised. Service is amazing and the restaurant is spotless. Will always go back

Marino Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (1545)

$31 to $50

Italian

Hollywood

About the restaurant

Marino Ristorante is deeply rooted in Hollywood since the late 1950’s when Ciro (Mario to friends) Marino landed in Hollywood and has ever since had generations of who’s who in the movie, record, art, political and business LA community at his tables. Today it is still family owned and given its warm welcome flavor by the second generation of Marinos, Mario in the dining room and brother Sal in the kitchen.

The decor is modern and comfortable with memorabilia from a 60 year career which all come together to create its appeal. Described by many marrying the quintessential NY Italian in Los Angeles for its history coupled with today’s seasonal menu, highlighting the best locally sourced ingredients and top notch freshest seafood available.

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TraceyVIP

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

As always the most amazing restaurant and food. Cozy and elegant neighborhood restaurant run by an incredible Italian family who has been in the business for generations. The food is incredible and creative and seasonal Along with longtime family favorite recipes handed down for generations. Chefs kiss 😘

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Popular dish

Pasta

Mastro's Ocean Club - Malibu

4.8

4.8 (6652)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Malibu

About the restaurant

Mastro's collection of sophisticated, classic Steakhouses and Ocean Club seafood locations are recognized for their combination of world-class service, highly acclaimed cuisine, and live entertainment in an elegant yet energetic atmosphere. A truly unparalleled dining experience.

Top review

Dined on Jul 5, 2025

I had an amazing one year anniversary and the entire F&B team were amazing.

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