Milo & Olive is a pizzeria brunch spot in Mid City, Santa Monica.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 2723 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90403
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.
OrderWhipped eggplant dip with flatbread, then a pizza as the sun drops
TipGo before sunset for the light and stay for the DJ; weekend mornings it runs ricotta pancakes from 09:00.
Dogtown Coffee brews organic micro-roasted coffee in the old Zephyr surf shop on Main Street in Santa Monica, breakfast burritos for the dawn patrol.
OrderThe Morning Bowl breakfast burrito and a cold brew
TipThe building birthed the Z-Boys skate team; get the breakfast burrito before the surf crowd clears the batch.
1 Pico is the oceanfront dining room at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, coastal Californian cooking with Southern Italian leanings above the sand.
OrderWhatever the seasonal coastal tasting plates are, with a Route 66 centennial cocktail
TipAsk for a window table at sunset; the Coast cafe downstairs covers the casual all-day beach service instead.
Huckleberry has stacked its marble counter on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica since 2009, market-fruit pastries, quiche and all-day breakfast plates.
OrderMaple bacon biscuit and the green onion goat cheese quiche
TipWeekday mornings are calm; weekends the line snakes by 09:30, so order the green onion and goat cheese quiche early.
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.
FIG at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica cooks off weekly farmers market runs, wood-blistered pizzas and lemon ricotta pancakes on a garden terrace.
OrderLemon ricotta pancakes or the breakfast burrito
TipThe sun-trap garden terrace and the Potting Shed private room book out for weekend brunch; go on a weekday morning.
