Date night in Boca Raton: dinner spots with wine lists and published hours, Broadway at The Wick, the amphitheater, a movie with dinner and a late kitchen.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Hours, addresses and phone numbers come from each restaurant’s or venue’s own website, linked below. Hours change, so call or book ahead. This is a list, not a ranking, and no one paid to be on it.

A night out in Boca Raton usually means downtown: dinner along Palmetto Park Road or in Royal Palm Place, then a show, a concert or a walk through Mizner Park under the lights. Below are restaurants that publish their dinner hours and wine lists, the city’s main stages, and the places that stay open late.

Before you go

  • Free parking: City Hall, 201 W. Palmetto Park Road, and the Downtown Library (city)
  • Free downtown rides: BocaConnect in the Circuit app
  • Reservations matter most from November to April, when the season is busiest.

Dinner

Casa D’Angelo, 171 E. Palmetto Park Road; 561-996-1234. Italian, with a dining room the restaurant describes as made for a romantic dinner, a wine list and a private Wine Room. Open 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday (Casa D’Angelo Boca Raton).

Twenty Twenty Grille, Royal Palm Place, 141 Via Naranjas; 561-990-7969. Dinner 5 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a posted wine menu (Twenty Twenty Grille).

Arturo’s Ristorante, 6750 N. Federal Highway; 561-997-7373. Authentic Italian recipes, pasta, fresh fish and vegetarian dishes, and a wine cellar. Lunch is noon to 3 p.m., and dinner reservations run from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., according to the restaurant’s booking page (Arturo’s).

Max’s Grille, 404 Plaza Real, Mizner Park; 561-368-0080. Open since 1991 and an easy walk to the amphitheater (Max’s Grille).

A show

The Wick Theatre, 7901 N. Federal Highway; 561-995-2333. Broadway musicals, plus a costume museum and a tavern and supper club on site (The Wick; shows).

Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real; 561-393-7890. The city’s 4,200-capacity outdoor stage for concerts and events (calendar). Paid preferred parking is available next to it on concert nights.

Boca Black Box Center for the Arts, 8221 Glades Road, No. 10; box office 561-483-9036 (show calendar).

Willow Theatre, Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail. The city’s own theater; the fall and winter season includes cabaret tributes, drama and comedies, listed with prices in the Fall 2026 Recreator (PDF).

A movie with dinner: the iPic theater in Mizner Park (showtimes).

Late nights

  • Louie Bossi’s Italian Ristorante, 100 E. Palmetto Park Road; 561-336-6699. Open until 2 a.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday, with the bar open until 1 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday and midnight Sunday through Tuesday (Louie Bossi’s Boca Raton).
  • Biergarten Boca, Royal Palm Plaza; 561-395-7462. Live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights (Biergarten Boca).

More in our live music and nightlife guide.

Free or nearly free

  • Walk Mizner Park after dark. The park is a city green, and from late November its 75 palms carry 50,000 holiday lights (city).
  • The city Night Market, 6 to 9 p.m. on select Thursdays in Sanborn Square, with live music and a mobile bar (next: Nov. 5 and Dec. 10) (Night Market).
  • Gumbo Limbo’s after-hours tours of the nature center on select evenings, $10 for residents and $13 for nonresidents (city calendar).

Special dates

Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve dinners are announced by each venue weeks ahead; we gather the ones posted on venues’ own pages on our Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve pages.

Frequently asked questions

Where should we go for a romantic dinner? Casa D’Angelo, Twenty Twenty Grille and Arturo’s all publish dinner hours and wine lists.

Which restaurant is open late? Louie Bossi’s, until 2 a.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday.

Where can we see a show? The Wick Theatre for Broadway musicals; Boca Black Box and the Willow Theatre for smaller stages.

Is there free parking downtown? Yes, at City Hall and the Downtown Library.

What this means for you

  • Book dinner and show tickets together in season; downtown fills on Friday and Saturday.
  • Park once at City Hall and walk, or use BocaConnect.
  • Plan a safe ride home if you are drinking.

Related: brunch in Boca Raton, Mizner Park, free things to do and live music and nightlife.