Basement Tavern is a bar in Main Street, Santa Monica.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar menu
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Address: 2640 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe has anchored the boardwalk below the Santa Monica Pier since 1902 as Loring's Lunchroom, burgers and buckets on two patios.
DrinkBucket of beers on the boardwalk
FoodBar menu
TipIt became Big Dean's in the 1970s; grab a patio rail seat, order the burger and watch the boardwalk crowds.
The Bungalow sprawls through a beach-house maze at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, cocktails, DJs and pool tables with ocean air off the bluff.
DrinkSpicy margarita
FoodBar menu
TipDress code loosens early; go at 17:00 for a patio sofa because the queue after 21:00 on weekends is real.
The Penthouse floats on the 18th floor of the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, white banquettes and coastline views from breakfast through late cocktails.
DrinkSunset cocktail on the 18th floor
FoodBar menu
TipHappy hour runs 16:00-18:00 on weekdays; sunset window tables go to whoever books earliest on OpenTable.
The Georgian Room, in the 1933 Georgian Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, pairs Tuscan chophouse cooking with live jazz around a Steinway grand.
DrinkMartini beside the Steinway
FoodBar menu
TipFriday and Saturday it runs to 02:00 with live music; Spaghetti Sunday closes the week with a set menu.
Elephante stacks a coastal Italian kitchen onto a 2nd Street rooftop in Santa Monica, whipped eggplant, pizzas and pasta with the ocean over the rail.
DrinkAperol spritz at golden hour
FoodBar menu
TipGo before sunset for the light and stay for the DJ; weekend mornings it runs ricotta pancakes from 09:00.
Calabra spreads Mediterranean-Californian plates across the Santa Monica Proper Hotel rooftop, a circular bar and garden terrace with Pacific views.
DrinkProper Hour seasonal cocktail
FoodBar menu
TipProper Hour runs 16:00-17:00 weekdays and 15:00-17:00 weekends; the poolside alcoves take groups up to twelve.
