Santa Monica
You haven’t really experienced Santa Monica until you’ve explored one of its outdoor farmers markets stocked with organic fruits, vegetables, flowers,…
Must-see restaurants in Santa Monica
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Ever since it opened in 2015, open, airy Cassia has made about every local and national 'best' list of LA restaurants. Chef Bryant Ng draws on his Chinese…
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We love this place for its small-batch wines, incredible pizzas, terrific breakfasts (creamy polenta and poached eggs anyone?), breads and pastries, all…
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Chef Micah Wexler has worked at some of the top kitchens in town, but his newest venture gets back to basics, with old-school Jewish deli classics…
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This vegan Thai restaurant draws fans from all over town to an unassuming stretch of Lincoln Blvd for vibrant dishes such as endive cups filled with…
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Part of the epicurean family from the couple behind Rustic Canyon, Milo & Olive and Cassia, Huckleberry's Zoe Nathan devises some of the most exquisite…
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Some call this minimalist spot from the team behind Sugarfish 'fast-food pasta', but if only other pasta places were this good. Noodles shipped directly…
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Set poolside at the Fairmont, and conceived with a coastal organic ethos, Fig sources many ingredients from the twice-weekly farmers market down the…
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At this 'wine bar and seasonal kitchen', almost all the ingredients for the daily-updated menus come from local organic producers (credited on the menu,…
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The best seafood market in Southern California offers a tasty oyster bar and market cafe, where you can sample delicious chowder, salmon burgers, albacore…
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In Japan, omusubi (rice balls, aka onigiri) are an everyday staple, and this counter-service shop aims to make them popular Stateside. Before your eyes,…
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The best Italian deli in LA, period. The signature sandwich is the sloppy, spicy Godmother (piled with salami, mortadella, coppacola, ham, prosciutto,…
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The name refers to the temperature of this restaurant's wood-fired pizza oven. Your job: follow the line into the big, splashy, marble-floored environs…
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One of our favorite places on Main, it does a white pizza loaded with crispy kale, and another with prosciutto and egg on a bed of mozzarella and Gruyère…
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This LA-born fast-casual mini-chain sources ingredients from local, sustainable producers and serves them in cheery, fuss-free fashion. Get proteins …
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The original location for our favorite happy-hour cabana does exquisite carnitas tacos that melt in your mouth only at happy hour, but it mixes excellent…
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Greek cooking gets a 21st-century update, courtesy of a Cypriot chef who trained with Alain Ducasse. Greek salad comes with generous serves of sheep's…
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Chef Sang Yoon's elbow-to-elbow, counter-service gastropub is famous for its Office Burger, a dry-aged-beef number dressed in smoky bacon, sweet…
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Creative New American cooking takes center stage at this multi-windowed cafe with lots of sidewalk seating in the tony Montana Ave shopping strip. The…
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The Santa Monica shingle of a popular sushi chain imagined by LA’s reformed Sushi Nazi, Chef Nozawa. You can order à la carte or one of the three set …
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At this New England–style seafood shack across from the ocean, there’s only one reason to ignore a raw bar that includes a ceviche of the day, delectable…
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This combination juicery-cafe is the original in a growing local chain. The juice bar blends coconut milk and blueberries, blood orange with carrots and…
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This steak and seafood house has occupied its nautical-themed space since 1934, making it Santa Monica's oldest restaurant. We also love the bar here…
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Fancy LA's best fish and chips? Or some bangers and mash, shepherd's pie or curry? This been-there-forever pub is a slice of 'jolly old' on the left coast…
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Locals gather for the food as much as the beer at this wood-paneled gastropub with a cozy outdoor patio in the back. Angus burgers, fish tacos and hearty…
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The sceniest spot on Montana Ave, this bar-restaurant’s clean lines and chestnut interior open wonderfully onto the street, attracting yuppies from all…
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The Main St version of Santa Monica's farmers market is a family affair. Musicians entertain the kids and families picnicking on the lawn on a fresh-made…
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This beloved counter-service hole-in-the-wall is dingy, hot and often crowded, with concrete floors, food served on paper plates and a menu so vast that…
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The West Coast outpost of this shop featured on the TLC Network's Cake Boss show may be in sunny SaMo, but it stays true to its century-plus-old Italian…
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A Bollywood and Indian hip-hop playlist animates this corner shop, with cheap, generous combo plates of South Indian vegetarian and vegan cuisine. The…
