Dining:

• Huarache Azteca in Highland Park
• Original Farmer's market
• LA's iconic burgers at the Apple Pan
• Two Boots in Echo Park
• Copa d'Oro in Santa Monica with $5 cocktails and bar bites during happy hour, offered all night on Mondays and from 5:30 - 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
• cupcake tour of Beverly Hills with stops at Crumbs Bake Shop, Sprinkles Cupcakes and Georgetown Cupcakes.
• Simplethings Sandwich and Pie Shop.
• Aroma Café in Studio City.
• ethnic cuisines at nearby Grand Central Market
• evening in Franklin Village sipping coffee at the Bourgeois Pig, grabbing bar bites at Birds and perusing the local shops

Activities:

• vintage treasures at Melrose Trading Post on Sunday mornings
• Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena
• Yamashiro Farmer's Market on Thursday evenings
• California Science Center for a dose of knowledge with your romance. Admission is free, and you can see the space shuttle Endeavour for a nominal fee of $2
• Tuesday nights at Da Poetry Lounge at the Greenway Court Theatre for a $5 admission fee
• free Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City and discuss the exhibit over coffee or snacks at the Westfield Century City

Outdoors:

• Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills
• Runyon Canyon in Hollywood
• Watch the sunset at Barnsdall Art Park in Los Feliz
• Explore Malibu Creek State Park, where you can hike to the M*A*S*H filming site or the lake from Planet of the Apes.
• Hike through Wilacre Park and Fryman Canyon. Don't worry -- it's an easy hike, so you won't be sweat-soaked.
• Dockweiler Beach

Nightlife:

• free Monday night residency at the Echo, the Echoplex, the Satellite, Bootleg Bar or the Silverlake Lounge
• New Beverly Cinema and discuss the films afterward over tea at Susina Bakery across the street
• Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
• nationally-touring indie bands for free at It's a School Night on Mondays at Bardot in Hollywood
• Tiki-Ti