Guidebook for Santa Monica
Food Scene
At this hidden gem you'll find a wide array of delicious and exotic coffees and teas. Its quite expensive, but well worth it. It is by far the best coffee place in town.
27 residents recomanen
Funnel Mill Rare Coffee & Tea
1506 BroadwayAt this hidden gem you'll find a wide array of delicious and exotic coffees and teas. Its quite expensive, but well worth it. It is by far the best coffee place in town.
Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery
1517 Lincoln BlvdGreat Subs and Deli Items
One of the most beloved and widely-hailed restaurants in Santa Monica, and you can walk there in 3 minutes!
83 residents recomanen
Tar & Roses
602 Santa Monica BoulevardOne of the most beloved and widely-hailed restaurants in Santa Monica, and you can walk there in 3 minutes!
Bangkok West Thai
606 Santa Monica BlvdYummy Thai food at a nice price and easy walk.
The ultimate Sushi experience in Santa Monica. Just don't go in there thinking you're going to be the one ordering your food!
115 residents recomanen
SUGARFISH
1345 2nd StThe ultimate Sushi experience in Santa Monica. Just don't go in there thinking you're going to be the one ordering your food!
Perhaps the most fabulous overall dining experience that Santa Monica can offer you.
34 residents recomanen
Melisse Restaurant
1104 Wilshire BlvdPerhaps the most fabulous overall dining experience that Santa Monica can offer you.
Huge menu, good cheap breakfast. A good play if you want to grab breakfast on the way down to the beach.
7 residents recomanen
Jinky's Cafe
1447 2nd StHuge menu, good cheap breakfast. A good play if you want to grab breakfast on the way down to the beach.
Open 24 hrs, super elegant, really expensive, best cuts of beef on the west side. An experience to say the least. It's Betty White's favorite restaurant. Enough said.
24 residents recomanen
Pacific Dining Car
1310 W 6th StOpen 24 hrs, super elegant, really expensive, best cuts of beef on the west side. An experience to say the least. It's Betty White's favorite restaurant. Enough said.
Great food, great atmosphere. My top choice for lunch in Santa Monica.
199 residents recomanen
The Misfit Restaurant + Bar
225 Santa Monica BlvdGreat food, great atmosphere. My top choice for lunch in Santa Monica.
Essentials
Vons
4030 S Centinela AveFull grocery store a block away, very convenient
Amazing grocery store. It's only a few blocks away and has great-quality food.
124 residents recomanen
Whole Foods Market
500 Wilshire BoulevardAmazing grocery store. It's only a few blocks away and has great-quality food.
Everything Else
The heart of Santa Monica, where all of the action is at! Restaurants, Shopping, Street Performances, People-Watching, it has everything.
1595 residents recomanen
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street PromenadeThe heart of Santa Monica, where all of the action is at! Restaurants, Shopping, Street Performances, People-Watching, it has everything.
All you could want out of a higher-end shopping experience, and it's conveniently located right at the end of the 3rd Street Promenade.
178 residents recomanen
Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica PlaceAll you could want out of a higher-end shopping experience, and it's conveniently located right at the end of the 3rd Street Promenade.
Breathtaking cliffside ocean views all up and down the coast and a lush green setting for 2 miles. Best place to go for a run or just hang out on a sunny day.
130 residents recomanen
Palisades Park
Ocean AvenueBreathtaking cliffside ocean views all up and down the coast and a lush green setting for 2 miles. Best place to go for a run or just hang out on a sunny day.
Rent a bike down by the Pier and take a cruise down the Venice Boardwalk, the perfect way to experience SoCal's beachside scene.
57 residents recomanen
Venice Boardwalk Bike Rental
517 Ocean Front WalkRent a bike down by the Pier and take a cruise down the Venice Boardwalk, the perfect way to experience SoCal's beachside scene.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hottest Nightlife Spot in SM. Lots of cool people. It's a really nice ranch-style mansion basically, which happens to serve drinks.
525 residents recomanen
The Bungalow
101 Wilshire BlvdHottest Nightlife Spot in SM. Lots of cool people. It's a really nice ranch-style mansion basically, which happens to serve drinks.
Good place to go if you love beer, and even better if you love burgers, which they are famous for. It's a tiny little gastropub but a local legend.
344 residents recomanen
Father's Office
1018 Montana AveGood place to go if you love beer, and even better if you love burgers, which they are famous for. It's a tiny little gastropub but a local legend.
Sightseeing
Moll de Santa Mònica
200 Santa Monica PierSo much going on, a must see at least once!