A leafy shopping street where the Office Burger was invented, with espresso bars, cheese shops and focaccia counters.
Father's Office on Montana Avenue is the Santa Monica gastropub where Sang Yoon's no-substitutions Office Burger was born, backed by 36 craft taps.
OrderThe Office Burger, exactly as it comes
TipNo ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
Father's Office on Montana Avenue is the Santa Monica gastropub where Sang Yoon's no-substitutions Office Burger was born, backed by 36 craft taps.
OrderThe Office Burger, exactly as it comes
TipNo ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
Bread Head bakes a crackly focaccia-ciabatta hybrid daily for its Montana Avenue sandwich counter in Santa Monica, muffulettas and hot weekday specials.
OrderThe Combo Grinder on the house focaccia
TipFounders Jordan Snyder and Alex Williams grew it from a Main Street pop-up; the Combo Grinder is the benchmark order.
Caffe Luxxe opened its first European-style espresso bar on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica in 2006 and still pulls the Westside's silkiest shots.
DrinkCappuccino
TipThis is the original of the small family of caffes, marked Where It All Began; the Brentwood Country Mart branch opens daily at 07:00.
Primo Passo Coffee Co. pulls hazelnut lattes and light-roast pour-overs behind glass on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, roasting under its own name.
DrinkHazelnut latte
TipThe house-made hazelnut latte is the signature; window stools turn over fast on weekend mornings.
Sogno Toscano stacks an espresso bar, Italian market and wine bar into one Montana Avenue corner in Santa Monica, panini by day and aperitivo by night.
DrinkCappuccino
TipBookable wine tastings run in the evenings; otherwise take a Bufalina panino and a glass at the window.
Bread Head bakes a crackly focaccia-ciabatta hybrid daily for its Montana Avenue sandwich counter in Santa Monica, muffulettas and hot weekday specials.
Worth the queueCombo Grinder
TipFounders Jordan Snyder and Alex Williams grew it from a Main Street pop-up; the Combo Grinder is the benchmark order.
Breakfast by Salt's Cure griddles its famous oatmeal griddle cakes on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, a compact daytime spin-off of the original room.
Worth the queueOatmeal griddle cakes
TipGluten-free and vegan versions of the griddle cakes exist; the counter sells the mix to take home.
Caffe Luxxe opened its first European-style espresso bar on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica in 2006 and still pulls the Westside's silkiest shots.
BeansLatin America, Africa
BrewsEspresso, Whole bean retail
TipThis is the original of the small family of caffes, marked Where It All Began; the Brentwood Country Mart branch opens daily at 07:00.
Primo Passo Coffee Co. pulls hazelnut lattes and light-roast pour-overs behind glass on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, roasting under its own name.
BeansRotating single origins
BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
TipThe house-made hazelnut latte is the signature; window stools turn over fast on weekend mornings.
Sogno Toscano stacks an espresso bar, Italian market and wine bar into one Montana Avenue corner in Santa Monica, panini by day and aperitivo by night.
PourTuscan red with a Bufalina panino
WineTuscan producers and Italian classics
FoodPanini, salumi and market plates
TipBookable wine tastings run in the evenings; otherwise take a Bufalina panino and a glass at the window.
Father's Office on Montana Avenue is the Santa Monica gastropub where Sang Yoon's no-substitutions Office Burger was born, backed by 36 craft taps.
DrinkOne of 36 craft taps
FoodBar menu
TipNo ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
Father's Office on Montana Avenue is the Santa Monica gastropub where Sang Yoon's no-substitutions Office Burger was born, backed by 36 craft taps.
TipNo ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
Andrew's Cheese Shop has cut artisan wheels to order on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica since 2008, with grilled cheese and monthly pairing nights.
TipThe monthly cheese-and-drink pairing events sell out; sign up in the shop and grab a grab-and-go sandwich meanwhile.
Breakfast by Salt's Cure griddles its famous oatmeal griddle cakes on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, a compact daytime spin-off of the original room.
OrderOatmeal griddle cakes with salted butter
TipGluten-free and vegan versions of the griddle cakes exist; the counter sells the mix to take home.
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