Guidebook for Santa Monica

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Guidebook for Santa Monica

Food Scene

Easy to walk to, you can get your Sbux fix and see other businesses along the way
573 residents recomanen
Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica Blvd
573 residents recomanen
Easy to walk to, you can get your Sbux fix and see other businesses along the way
The best frozen yogurt in town.
20 residents recomanen
Treats Frozen Yogurt & Ice Bar
1700 Ocean Park Blvd
20 residents recomanen
The best frozen yogurt in town.
Good fast Mexican food. A neighborhood institution
28 residents recomanen
Gilbert's El Indio Restaurant
2526 Pico Blvd
28 residents recomanen
Good fast Mexican food. A neighborhood institution
The BEST salad bar. Fresh and varied. You can walk there.
15 residents recomanen
Mrs Winston's Green Grocery- LA's Best Salad & Juice Bar
3150 Ocean Park Blvd
15 residents recomanen
The BEST salad bar. Fresh and varied. You can walk there.
A hip place for to go food and good coffee.
17 residents recomanen
Uplifters Kitchen
2819 Ocean Park Blvd
17 residents recomanen
A hip place for to go food and good coffee.
Good coffee, across the street from a park and library.
12 residents recomanen
Lo/Cal Coffee & Market - Santa Monica
2214 Pico Blvd
12 residents recomanen
Good coffee, across the street from a park and library.
New bar/restaurant with daily happy hour including food starts at 3:30.
19 residents recomanen
The Brixton
2827 Pico Blvd
19 residents recomanen
New bar/restaurant with daily happy hour including food starts at 3:30.
Nice ambiance, eat outside if you like, decent food, great baked goods.
89 residents recomanen
Thyme Cafe and Market
1630 Ocean Park Blvd
89 residents recomanen
Nice ambiance, eat outside if you like, decent food, great baked goods.
Build your own burger place. Popular, tasty, a bit loud.
128 residents recomanen
The Counter
5779 Wilshire Blvd
128 residents recomanen
Build your own burger place. Popular, tasty, a bit loud.
Really good Italian. Great lunch specials (only accepts cash for lunch specials)
24 residents recomanen
Il Forno
2901 Ocean Park Blvd
24 residents recomanen
Really good Italian. Great lunch specials (only accepts cash for lunch specials)
Old-School Italian. Booths, waiters in white jackets. An SM institution. Good for quiet dates and celebrations.
18 residents recomanen
Vito Restaurant
2807 Ocean Park Blvd
18 residents recomanen
Old-School Italian. Booths, waiters in white jackets. An SM institution. Good for quiet dates and celebrations.

Sightseeing

Good selection of old planes, interactive, nice way to spend a few hours
45 residents recomanen
Museum of Flying
3100 Airport Ave
45 residents recomanen
Good selection of old planes, interactive, nice way to spend a few hours
Another local park with a Saturday morning Farmer's Market and a new library
26 residents recomanen
Parc de Virginia Avenue
2200 Virginia Ave
26 residents recomanen
Another local park with a Saturday morning Farmer's Market and a new library

Everything Else

Pretty park with shade trees. Bike rentals available. Sobi bike app for more info.
40 residents recomanen
Clover Park
2600 Ocean Park Blvd
40 residents recomanen
Pretty park with shade trees. Bike rentals available. Sobi bike app for more info.
In case you need a library
Fairview Branch Library
2101 Ocean Park Blvd
In case you need a library
Local Jr. College, has a nice running track and pool open to public during certain hours.
73 residents recomanen
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd
73 residents recomanen
Local Jr. College, has a nice running track and pool open to public during certain hours.
In case you need to sweat indoors or have a membership that travels
31 residents recomanen
24 Hour Fitness
1417 2nd St
31 residents recomanen
In case you need to sweat indoors or have a membership that travels
Inexpensive quality massages
The Massage Place
2901 Ocean Park Blvd
Inexpensive quality massages
Easy to get to if you are a student there.
Continuum Studio
1629 18th St
Easy to get to if you are a student there.
If you are a student there this is a nice place to stay. No parking problems in this part of town.
University of Santa Monica
2118 Wilshire Blvd
If you are a student there this is a nice place to stay. No parking problems in this part of town.
Nice Studio not far from house.
21 residents recomanen
Santa Monica Yoga
1640 Ocean Park Blvd
21 residents recomanen
Nice Studio not far from house.
If you like spiritual bookstores, want a reading of some sort or are looking for an alternative health practitioner, check this place out.
The Gateway - A Portal for Growth & Wellness
If you like spiritual bookstores, want a reading of some sort or are looking for an alternative health practitioner, check this place out.

Essentials

TJ's walking distance
881 residents recomanen
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
881 residents recomanen
TJ's walking distance
Easy, local grocery store.
76 residents recomanen
Bob's Market
1650 Ocean Park Blvd
76 residents recomanen
Easy, local grocery store.

Arts & Culture

A good local theater walking distance
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
2627 Pico Blvd
A good local theater walking distance

Drinks & Nightlife

a local bar
16 residents recomanen
Barkowski
2819 Pico Blvd
16 residents recomanen
a local bar
Old school bar with dart boards
43 residents recomanen
Daily Pint
2310 Pico Blvd
43 residents recomanen
Old school bar with dart boards