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.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 702 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403
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.
10 Speed Coffee opened its first standalone bar on Santa Monica Boulevard in 2017, a cycling-born roaster brand pouring next to Saint John's hospital.
DrinkFlat white
TipIt opens at 06:00 every day, one of the earliest specialty pours in Santa Monica; big windows make it a good work stop.
Huckleberry has stacked its marble counter on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica since 2009, market-fruit pastries, quiche and all-day breakfast plates.
DrinkDrip coffee with a pastry
TipWeekday mornings are calm; weekends the line snakes by 09:30, so order the green onion and goat cheese quiche early.
Tartine Santa Monica proofs its country loaves in a converted church off Arizona Avenue, the San Francisco bakery's Westside room with a full cafe.
DrinkCoffee bar pour-over
TipMorning buns and ham and Gruyere croissants go first; the bread rack restocks around midday if you miss the open.
Layla Bagels hand-rolls sourdough bagels daily on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, open-face builds with seasonal fruit, honey and smoked salmon.
DrinkDrip coffee
TipThe Pre-Jam with seasonal fruit, cream cheese and honey is the signature; the everything loosies sell out first.
Jyan Isaac Bread bakes deeply fermented sourdough on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, bagel sandwiches and brunch beside the Ghisallo pizza kitchen.
DrinkEspresso
TipLoaves sell down by early afternoon; weekend brunch adds duck confit hash and cereal milk french toast.
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.
