Satdha Plant Based Thai Kitchen has cooked gourmet vegan Thai food on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica since 2013, no fake meats, just vegetable craft.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 2218 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Alfalfa packs farmstand plates and breakfast burritos into a friends-founded counter on Main Street in Santa Monica, salads and smoothies with real intent.
OrderAncho Potato breakfast burrito or a farmstand plate
TipThe Ancho Potato breakfast burrito is the local order; it travels well for the four blocks to the sand.
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.
OrderThe famous burger with a bucket of beers
TipIt became Big Dean's in the 1970s; grab a patio rail seat, order the burger and watch the boardwalk crowds.
The Galley has kept its portholes and rope nets on Main Street since 1934 as Santa Monica's oldest restaurant and bar, steaks, littlenecks and stiff drinks.
OrderEast Coast littleneck clams, then the filet
TipSit at the South Seas Bar under the year-round fairy lights; the East Coast littleneck clams are the classic starter.
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.
OrderFish and chips with a pint of bitter
TipAfternoon tea is served Monday to Saturday until 16:00 in the tea room; the gift shop bakery sells sausage rolls to go.
Library Alehouse has poured independent craft beer on Main Street in Santa Monica since 1995, California gastropub plates and a wood-lined back patio.
OrderRotating California taps with the house burger
TipThe back patio hides from the Main Street noise; pair the Mayberry IPA with whatever burger special is running.
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.
OrderThe Office Burger, exactly as it comes
TipNo ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
