Guidebook for Santa Monica

Suzanne
Guidebook for Santa Monica

Food Scene

The BEST coffee shop in LA!
65 recommandé par les habitants
Caffe Luxxe
925 Montana Ave
65 recommandé par les habitants
The BEST coffee shop in LA!
Great Cold Pressed Juices & Smoothie. If you want to get your health on, go here! Also serves good mediterranean food options.
70 recommandé par les habitants
Kreation Organic Kafe
1023 Montana Ave
70 recommandé par les habitants
Great Cold Pressed Juices & Smoothie. If you want to get your health on, go here! Also serves good mediterranean food options.
Good ambiance for a drink and nibbles or a date night.
152 recommandé par les habitants
R+D Kitchen
1323 Montana Ave
152 recommandé par les habitants
Good ambiance for a drink and nibbles or a date night.
Best Italian in LA in our opinion! If you love Gnocchi then this is your haven! They have a special menu of traditional, old school gnocchi that has been lost amidst pasta and pizza in America.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Spumoni Pizza Restaurant
713 Montana Ave
21 recommandé par les habitants
Best Italian in LA in our opinion! If you love Gnocchi then this is your haven! They have a special menu of traditional, old school gnocchi that has been lost amidst pasta and pizza in America.
If Caffe Luxxe doesn't float your coffee boat, head down to Primo Passo, of for a good coffee on your way to the beach.
37 recommandé par les habitants
Primo Passo Coffee Co
702 Montana Ave
37 recommandé par les habitants
If Caffe Luxxe doesn't float your coffee boat, head down to Primo Passo, of for a good coffee on your way to the beach.
One of the few local, LA roasted coffee houses. If you're into sampling and supporting local coffee where you visit then this is your place. The atmosphere isn't as hardcore coffee as Caffe Luxe.
38 recommandé par les habitants
Bardonna
1601 Montana Ave
38 recommandé par les habitants
One of the few local, LA roasted coffee houses. If you're into sampling and supporting local coffee where you visit then this is your place. The atmosphere isn't as hardcore coffee as Caffe Luxe.
The best seafood in Santa Monica, if not all of the westside of LA. Most restaurants buy their seafood from here, so skip the middleman and grab the best here!
53 recommandé par les habitants
Santa Monica Seafood Co
1000 Wilshire Blvd
53 recommandé par les habitants
The best seafood in Santa Monica, if not all of the westside of LA. Most restaurants buy their seafood from here, so skip the middleman and grab the best here!
This is your best breakfast spot near us. Say no more. GO! Take care to get there before 9:30 on the weekends of there will be a line out the door. If so, head to the togo register for coffee & wait
141 recommandé par les habitants
Huckleberry Cafe
1014 Wilshire Blvd
141 recommandé par les habitants
This is your best breakfast spot near us. Say no more. GO! Take care to get there before 9:30 on the weekends of there will be a line out the door. If so, head to the togo register for coffee & wait
Amazing Organic Grass Fed burgers here with locally sourced ingredients from the farmers markets. Well priced and great service.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Pono Burger
829 Broadway
28 recommandé par les habitants
Amazing Organic Grass Fed burgers here with locally sourced ingredients from the farmers markets. Well priced and great service.
Authentic, Japanese run sushi house. Small inside, however good quality fish and very nice people.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Sushi Sho
1303 Montana Ave
8 recommandé par les habitants
Authentic, Japanese run sushi house. Small inside, however good quality fish and very nice people.
Has re-launched with new owners and is very good. Happy hour 30% off between 3-5pm! Not very fancy inside, however the food is good.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Sushi Hanashi
1928 Lincoln Blvd
7 recommandé par les habitants
Has re-launched with new owners and is very good. Happy hour 30% off between 3-5pm! Not very fancy inside, however the food is good.
Maybe our highest rated burger in town! Grass fed, thick and juicy burgers from a cute family run business. It's like escaping LA into a slice of Hawaii!
26 recommandé par les habitants
Shaka Shack Burgers
1701 Ocean Park Blvd
26 recommandé par les habitants
Maybe our highest rated burger in town! Grass fed, thick and juicy burgers from a cute family run business. It's like escaping LA into a slice of Hawaii!
2nd choice for breakfast behind Huckleberry. If the Huck is too busy come here!
28 recommandé par les habitants
Marmalade Cafe
710 Montana Ave
28 recommandé par les habitants
2nd choice for breakfast behind Huckleberry. If the Huck is too busy come here!
Coffee and Gelato... need I say more?
Spumoni Creamery
715 Montana Ave
Coffee and Gelato... need I say more?

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazing international beers. If you want a nightly drink that is in a bar or pub like atmosphere this is it. Not the sexiest of places just good old beer and wine with a top 10 LA burger.
344 recommandé par les habitants
Father's Office
1018 Montana Ave
344 recommandé par les habitants
Amazing international beers. If you want a nightly drink that is in a bar or pub like atmosphere this is it. Not the sexiest of places just good old beer and wine with a top 10 LA burger.
Open late, with good food. Buzzing atmosphere if you want to get out for the night.
199 recommandé par les habitants
The Misfit Restaurant + Bar
225 Santa Monica Blvd
199 recommandé par les habitants
Open late, with good food. Buzzing atmosphere if you want to get out for the night.

Essentials

Open till 1am, has the essentials and is pretty conscious with organic foods.
154 recommandé par les habitants
Pavilions
820 Montana Ave
154 recommandé par les habitants
Open till 1am, has the essentials and is pretty conscious with organic foods.
Gotta love wholefoods and we have 2 of them, both within 5 blocks!
1701 recommandé par les habitants
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
1701 recommandé par les habitants
Gotta love wholefoods and we have 2 of them, both within 5 blocks!

Sightseeing

Great place to run, cycle, walk by the cliffside or to sunbathe. There are picnic tables, a beautiful rose garden and even chess tables! Take a early morning or late night stroll to soak up So Cal.
130 recommandé par les habitants
Palisades Park
Ocean Avenue
130 recommandé par les habitants
Great place to run, cycle, walk by the cliffside or to sunbathe. There are picnic tables, a beautiful rose garden and even chess tables! Take a early morning or late night stroll to soak up So Cal.
Oldest pier on the west coast! They have a mini amusement park and Thursday night concerts in the summer.
2744 recommandé par les habitants
Jetée de Santa Monica
200 Santa Monica Pier
2744 recommandé par les habitants
Oldest pier on the west coast! They have a mini amusement park and Thursday night concerts in the summer.

Everything Else

We LOVE hot yoga here! They have intro specials you can take advantage of while you're here.
Hot 8 Yoga Studio, Santa monica, Pranayama Shanti, Peace, Spiritual, Surya Namas
We LOVE hot yoga here! They have intro specials you can take advantage of while you're here.
Nice and popular yoga studio very close to our place.
34 recommandé par les habitants
YogaWorks Montana Ave
1426 Montana Ave
34 recommandé par les habitants
Nice and popular yoga studio very close to our place.
If you're craving a workout to balance all the extra calories you've consumed then come here for drop in classes. Spinning, Rowing, TRX, Barre and yoga.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Revolution Fitness
1211 Montana Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
If you're craving a workout to balance all the extra calories you've consumed then come here for drop in classes. Spinning, Rowing, TRX, Barre and yoga.