Casual Dining in Pico

Gilbert's El Indio ★ 4.3

$ MexicanPico

Gilbert's El Indio has run its family Mexican dining room on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica since 1974, taquitos, shrimp plates and jalapeno margaritas.

OrderTaquitos with guacamole and a Tajin-rim margarita

TipIt won Santa Monica's 2024 Most Loved Mexican Food award; Sunday closes at 14:00, so go for breakfast burritos.

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Lares ★ 4.0

$$ MexicanPico

Lares has served Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica since 1968, an old-world Mexican dining room with mariachi nights and vegan-friendly southern dishes.

OrderMole plates from the southern-dishes side of the menu

TipAsk about mariachi nights before you book a quiet dinner; breakfast from 08:00 is the sleeper move.

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Z Garden ★ 4.1

$ Middle EasternPico

Z Garden plates certified halal Middle Eastern food on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, Muslim-owned and generous with kebab plates, hummus and saffron rice.

OrderMixed grill over saffron rice with garlic sauce

TipPortions run huge; a single mixed grill plate with extra garlic sauce covers two people at lunch.

Directions

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Wine Bars in Pico

Lady & Larder ★ 4.3

$$ Cheese shopPico

Lady & Larder builds California cheese boards and stacked deli sandwiches on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, a sister-run shop with serious wine to go.

PourBoard-friendly California chenin

WineCalifornia small growers, bottles to go

FoodCheese boards and deli sandwiches

TipSandwiches like the Hot Girl Salami sell out before 14:00; order boards for pickup a day ahead.

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Bars in Pico

The Daily Pint ★ 4.3

$ Cocktail barDive barPico

The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.

DrinkWhisky flight from 500-plus bottles

FoodBar menu

TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

Directions

Breweries in Pico

The Daily Pint ★ 4.3

$ Cocktail barRotating craft taps beside the whisky wallPico

The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.

TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

Directions

Markets in Pico

Pico Farmers Market ★ 4.3

$ MarketPico

The Pico Farmers Market gathers around 35 California farms at Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica, the neighbourhood Saturday market with Market Match.

TipMarket Match doubles CalFresh EBT spending on produce; free parking and the playground make it the easy family stop.

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Lady & Larder ★ 4.3

$$ Cheese shopPico

Lady & Larder builds California cheese boards and stacked deli sandwiches on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, a sister-run shop with serious wine to go.

TipSandwiches like the Hot Girl Salami sell out before 14:00; order boards for pickup a day ahead.

Directions

Budget Eats in Pico

Gilbert's El Indio ★ 4.3

$ MexicanPico

Gilbert's El Indio has run its family Mexican dining room on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica since 1974, taquitos, shrimp plates and jalapeno margaritas.

TryTaquitos and combo plates

TipIt won Santa Monica's 2024 Most Loved Mexican Food award; Sunday closes at 14:00, so go for breakfast burritos.

Directions

Z Garden ★ 4.1

$ Middle EasternPico

Z Garden plates certified halal Middle Eastern food on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, Muslim-owned and generous with kebab plates, hummus and saffron rice.

TryHalal mixed grill

TipPortions run huge; a single mixed grill plate with extra garlic sauce covers two people at lunch.

Directions

Hidden Gems in Pico

The Daily Pint ★ 4.3

$ Cocktail barPico

The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.

OrderA rare pour from the 500-bottle whisky wall

Why locals goFrom the street it reads as a sports dive; inside is one of LA's deepest whisky walls, 500 bottles strong.

TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

Directions

Lady & Larder ★ 4.3

$$ Cheese shopPico

Lady & Larder builds California cheese boards and stacked deli sandwiches on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, a sister-run shop with serious wine to go.

OrderHot Girl Salami sandwich and a picnic cheese board

Why locals goA sisters-run cheese and sandwich shop on unglamorous Pico; the Westside's chefs shop here on their days off.

TipSandwiches like the Hot Girl Salami sell out before 14:00; order boards for pickup a day ahead.

Directions

Late-Night Eats in Pico

The Daily Pint ★ 4.3

$ Cocktail barPicoUntil 02:00 nightly

The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.

OrderA rare pour from the 500-bottle whisky wall

TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

Directions

Nightlife in Pico

The Daily Pint ★ 4.3

$ PicoDaily 14:00-02:00

The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.

TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

Directions

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Cuisines in Pico