Index / Date Night

Best Date Night in the Valley

9 indexed spots across 6 neighborhoods.

Sherman OaksStudio CityEncinoTarzanaNorth HollywoodBurbank
Burbank$$$Date NightDiners

The Smoke House

Red-leather-booth steakhouse across from Warner Bros since 1946. Famous garlic cheese bread, famouser martinis.
Studio City$$$SushiDate Night

Katsu-Ya

Chef Katsuya Uechi's original — the crispy rice with spicy tuna was invented in this room.
Studio City$$$Date NightBars & Happy Hour

Firefly

A library-bar hideaway behind an ivy wall — one of the Valley's best date moves for two decades.
Sherman Oaks$$MexicanBars & Happy Hour

Casa Vega

Dark, red-boothed, and open since 1956 — the Valley's most storied Mexican dining room.
Sherman Oaks$$Date Night

Mizlala

Chef Danny Elmaleh's Mediterranean spot — the crispy cauliflower and house pita are non-negotiable.
Sherman Oaks$Family FunDate Night

Sherman Oaks Castle Park

Mini golf, arcade, and batting cages run by LA Parks — peak first-date and family-Sunday territory.
Encino$$$Date Night

Scratch Bar & Kitchen

Everything made from scratch, literally — bread, butter, charcuterie — in an intimate Ventura Blvd room.
North Hollywood$$Family FunDate Night

Laemmle NoHo 7

Arthouse and indie films in the heart of the Arts District. Date-night math that always works.
Tarzana$$Date Night

Hummus Bar & Grill

Israeli grill house with laffa baked in-house and skewers that keep Tarzana coming back.