What to order at The Galley

Signature drink
Mai tai under the fairy lights
Editor tip
Sit at the South Seas Bar under the year-round fairy lights; the East Coast littleneck clams are the classic starter.
CuisineSteak and seafood
TypeHistoric bar
Price$$$
NeighborhoodMain Street
HoursDinner nightly from 17:00
Signature drinkMai tai under the fairy lights
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Chez Jay ★ 4.4

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Chez Jay has kept its nautical dive-bar dining room on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica since 1959, a city Historic Landmark of steaks, peanuts and lore.

DrinkMartini with free peanuts

FoodBar menu

TipThe sandy-floored front room is the landmark bit, designated by the city in 2012; the Backyard patio opened in 2019.

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Father's Office ★ 4.6

$$ GastropubGastropubMontana Avenue

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.

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Ye Olde King's Head ★ 4.1

$$ BritishBritish pubDowntown

Ye Olde King's Head has poured pints a block from the Santa Monica Pier since the mid-1970s, the British pub whose fish and chips built its name.

DrinkImported bitter on draught

FoodBar menu

TipAfternoon tea is served Monday to Saturday until 16:00 in the tea room; the gift shop bakery sells sausage rolls to go.

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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.

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The Gaslite ★ 4.2

$ Cocktail barKaraoke diveMid City

The Gaslite has held its Wilshire Boulevard corner in Santa Monica since 1962, a come-as-you-are karaoke dive open 06:00 to 02:00 with free popcorn.

DrinkWell drink with free popcorn

FoodBar menu

TipIt bills itself as Southern California's longest-running karaoke; sign up early because the nightly list fills by 21:00.

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Harvelle's ★ 4.1

$$ Cocktail barLive music barDowntown

Harvelle's books blues, burlesque and soul into a low-lit 4th Street room in downtown Santa Monica, one of the Westside's longest-running music bars.

DrinkWhisky cocktail at the stage

FoodBar menu

TipTickets go through Seat Engine on the venue site; the long-running Toledo Show jazz and burlesque revue owns Sunday nights.

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