The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens https://maps.app.goo.gl/Fu6zJayuGPX9CYqf6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

LA Zoo

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County https://maps.app.goo.gl/axYoYvDnRwVc5WT99?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Griffith Observatory

El Matador State Beach in Malibu

Drive to Hermosa Beach, have dinner, walk along the Strand to Manhattan Beach, walk out on the piers, watch the sunset, look at all the styles of houses and decide which ones you like best.

Grab a hot chocolate and take advantage of any light displays that have gone up, like at the LA Zoo

They may have stopped it already but the night market at Yamashiro, has the best view of LA at night

Picnic at the Hollywood bowl

Movie in the park with food trucks

Kenneth Hahn state park near culver. Good views of DTLA and space to walk around.

Or Burton Chace park in the marina. Good spot to post up for a picnic and watch the boats pass by.

Bonus for the Marina… Renting a Duffy boat is pretty cheap (~$200 for 2 hours) so if things progress and you want to Marshall y’all’s friends you can fit up to 12 and ride around the marina! And it’s BYOB. Ton of fun.

Drive out to Pasadena to the Norton Simon museum. Then have a meal at any of the cool spots in old town.

The Geffen apparently has a new exhibition that's interesting. Plus it's in little Tokyo so lots of food options.

Also, don’t count out some touristy stuff, sometimes it’s fun for those who live in LA to play tourist, my friends and I went on the Dearly Departed tour. I had no idea a slew of interesting locations (houses from Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, where Hugh Grant got arrested, murders, etc) was within a mile radius of my place, which was fun to relay when people came to visit me.

And also - great date spot :)

Might be my fav art museum in LA county and we have a lot lol

The Getty

Griffith Observatory

Lake Balboa

A lot of hookah lounges

Take a salsa class SoHo dance is pretty good and then go hit a club to embarrass y’all’s selves

Context: Only been out here since the beginning of COVID

East LA. Tacos, sopes, tostadas, birria, etc but I doubt you’ll be in east la lol

Nicks cafe for breakfast is bomb.

“East LA” can mean different things to different people. What area specifically are you referring to? Most Ohioans don’t end up in the actual area called East LA unless they made a mistake…

Try downtown arts district bar called 88, coo drinks, retro arcade style, food trucks, good vibes

I'd personally recommend the beaches in the South Bay (Manhattan, Hermosa) for a more pleasant ambiance than Santa Monica for a date (or in general).

Beach picnics can be affordable and fun! There is plenty of room on the beaches by Santa Monica for safe social distancing.

Huntington Library, for the price of 2 tickets to the movies, you can chill all day in a utopian setting.

Watching the sunset from The Observatory. It’s free and absolutely beautiful. The bottom parking lot is free and walking up takes about 10-15 minutes. The top parking lot is $15

Mini Golf.

It doesn't matter if you're in High School or 40 and dating. Everyone loves mini golf.

Fia Restaurant in Santa Monica is one of my favorites.

Culver’s city has some cool spots too. I like Piccalilli there.

Perch in DTLA is also nice.

Some of these can be on the expensive side but good for an occasion.

This is only a summertime thing but First Fridays at the Natural History Museum. Live bands, drinks, DJs, wandering the museum in the evening all makes for a fantastic first date.

Normandie Club in ktown is very nice

Only if you know them, never go to a museum for a blind or internet date. They will be harder to avoid if they smell like urine and hang all over you.

I work at Tony’s in Redondo Beach it such a beautiful location and we are right on the water we have live music amazing food and cheap drinks!!

All day baby! I’ll be there soon! Hopefully be a good night with good people always brings a smile to my face and the night goes by quicker

The best plan at any income bracket is to cook at home on V day. The restaurant experience is awful: crowded, prefixed menus, and short time limits so they can seat more tables. Go out to that romantic spot the next day for a way better experience.

Why did you wait till now to plan? Seems like it's going to be too late and you won't find anywhere to go. These are things that you should plan farther in advance. Sorry if this is not helpful answer.

eataly is nice, cheap and very cute.

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Try the sushi conveyor belt place called Kura sushi! It's a fun experience and affordable, very memorable and feels like you can take your time and people watch (and watch your food slowly move towards you if no one yoinks it away!). There are several locations of Kura sushi in LA.

Cecconis West Hollywood

Free museums like the Getty's, Griffith Observatory, California Science Center, or just hiking.

I love Escala in Ktown. Daily happy hour 4-7 with drinks and small bites for under $6.

Chili’s then applebees for $1 margs to finish

A walk on Manhattan Beach Pier

Free, COVID-friendly, and it can be a 20 minute thing or a 2 hour thing depending on the chemistry.

Smorgasborg LA, kayaking at UCLA Marina Del Rey center, Grand Central Market, Cat Cafe Lounge, Santa Monica Pier, Last Bookstore, The Grove, Third Street Promenade, Sawtelle, Perch (rooftop bar) or Broken Bottle/Shaker if you can’t get reservations at Perch

The getty!! (unless that’s what you already plan on, then great!)

Skid row

Melrose Trading Post is really fun on Sundays. Theres some nice parks in the area and honestly UCLA campus is really pretty and empty during the summer. If you haven't picked a museum yet, the Getty Center is really fun and has an outdoor section that overlooks LA. The only thing is a lot of the big museums require you to book tickets in advance

The Last Book Store is really nice

https://www.datethecity.com/ has some cool ideas

Go to Trader Joe’s, grab a blanket, get some good food and have a little picnic by the beach or the park. Easy and meaningful if she into that sort of thing. ����‍♂️

What area would you prefer?

Here are a few I like for date night, but they might be out of your area:

Cliff's Edge - In Silverlake. The whole restaurant has a cool tree house vibe to it.

Black Rabbit Rose - You don't need to attend a magic show to get dinner. The Thai food comes from next door, but the awesome drinks and speakeasy vibe really sells the place.

Yamashiro - Next to the Magic Castle, it offers amazing views of the city. A great last look at LA before you take off.

I hope this helps.

Definitely stay in for the night instead

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Order food/ or cook...

Watch a movie.

And then get busy

71 above is a really good restaurant at the top of the US bank building downtown. You can see everything from up there.