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DTLA Date Ideas

The dates, routes and places worth knowing in DTLA.

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Ideas in DTLA

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Arts District Mural Walk

The DTLA Arts District mural walk lets you explore 100+ works of street art for free -- a creative, photogenic, and totally unique LA date.

Place

Bestia

Bestia is a celebrated Italian restaurant in DTLA's Arts District serving wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, and inventive cocktails in a converted warehouse.

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Bavel

Celebrated Middle Eastern restaurant in the Arts District with shareable plates and open-air dining.

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The Broad

Free contemporary art museum with Kusama, Koons, Basquiat. Reserve timed tickets at thebroad.org.

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Perch

16th-floor rooftop bar with panoramic DTLA views, French bistro fare, and live jazz nightly.

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The Last Bookstore

Massive two-story bookstore in a former bank with art installations and the famous book tunnel. Free to browse.

Place

Grand Central Market

Grand Central Market is a historic DTLA food hall with 40+ vendors offering everything from breakfast tacos to craft cocktails -- a perfect first date spot.

Date Route

Downtown LA Free Culture Date

The Broad, Grand Park, and Grand Central Market in one afternoon. Almost entirely free, endlessly interesting.

Date Route

DTLA Arts District Evening

Gallery-hop and street art in the Arts District, then dinner at one of LA's best restaurant corridors. A date for people who like to explore.

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