2025 Best Santa Monica | Malibu Valentine's Day Restaurants in Los Angeles Area

Where to dine in Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey or Malibu for Valentine's Day

Many restaurants will be offering special menus for Valentine's Day, but we've rounded up the best of the best for February 14, 2025. Celebrate with your sweetie with food from one of GAYOT's Best Valentine's Day Restaurants in Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey or Malibu

Contact each establishment for details. These selections are presented in alphabetical order.

> You can also view GAYOT's Best Valentine's Day Restaurants in:
- Bel Air
- Beverly Hills & Beverly Hills Area
- Brentwood
- Century City
- Culver City
- Downtown LA
- El Segundo
- Hermosa Beach
- Hollywood
- Long Beach
- Los Feliz
- Manhattan Beach
- Mid-City
- Pasadena
- Redondo Beach
- San Fernando Valley
- San Pedro
- Silver Lake
- Topanga
- Westwood
- West Hollywood
- West LA.

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- GAYOT's Best Valentine's Day Restaurants in other cities
- Best Aphrodisiac Foods
- Ideas for impressing your date with GAYOT's Guide to Valentine's Day
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OLLO

California, Mediterranean, Pizza
OLLO
13/20
California fare with Mediterranean influences in Malibu. See More
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One Pico

American, California, Seafood
One Pico
14/20
Fresh and light cuisine is offered in this highly romantic, oceanside hotel dining room. See More
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Paradise Cove Beach Cafe
11/20
Dine with your toes in the sand at this overpriced, tourist-driven beach café. See More

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Pasjoli
No Rating
French bistro restaurant from chef Dave Beran on Main Street in Santa Monica. See More

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Red O
13/20
Dine with a backdrop of palm trees and the ocean at chef Rick Bayless’s modern Mexican restaurant in Santa Monica. See More

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Ruth's Chris Steak House
13/20
The New Orleans-born steakhouse chain continues its worldwide expansion with this location in Marina del Rey. See More

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Saddle Peak Lodge
14/20
A favorite destination for Angelenos to escape the city for a romantic dinner or Sunday brunch in a rustic setting. See More
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SALT Restaurant & Bar
13/20
Seasonally inspired California cuisine at this hidden gem in the Marina del Rey Hotel. See More

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Socalo
13/20
All-day Mexican gastropub in the Gateway Hotel. See More

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Sugar Palm Ocean Avenue
14/20
Read the full review and see a photo gallery of Sugar Palm Ocean Avenue serving California-inspired plates at Viceroy Santa Monica.

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