19 californian places in Santa Monica we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Santa Monica | Californian across every city.
Rustic Canyon ★ 4.6
downtown · 1119 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Rustic Canyon is Santa Monica's farmers-market dining room on Wilshire, now cooking seasonal Mexican-Californian food a few blocks from the Wednesday market.
Citrin ★ 4.8
downtown · 1104 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Citrin is Josiah Citrin's modern Californian flagship on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, a Michelin-starred dining room built on market produce.
Melisse ★ 4.9
downtown · 1104 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Melisse is the 14-seat tasting counter hidden behind Citrin in Santa Monica, a two-Michelin-star room from Josiah Citrin and chef partner Ken Takayama.
Seline ★ 4.8
main-street · 3110 Main Street, Suite 132, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Seline is Dave Beran's Michelin-starred tasting room on Main Street in Santa Monica, a cerebral 295 dollar procession from the Californian landscape.
Michael's Santa Monica ★ 4.5
downtown · 1147 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Michael's Santa Monica has run since 1979, Michael McCarty's garden dining room on 3rd Street where a long line of famous chefs cooked market-first food.
Tar & Roses ★ 4.3
downtown · 602 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tar & Roses has held its downtown Santa Monica corner since 2012, a wood-fire kitchen of oxtail dumplings and whole fried snapper that improves with age.
1 Pico ★ 4.3
ocean-avenue · 1 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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.
FIG ★ 4.2
ocean-avenue · Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, 101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
Alfalfa ★ 4.0
main-street · 2309 Main Street, 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.
Citrin ★ 4.8
downtown · 1104 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Citrin is Josiah Citrin's modern Californian flagship on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, a Michelin-starred dining room built on market produce.
Melisse ★ 4.9
downtown · 1104 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Melisse is the 14-seat tasting counter hidden behind Citrin in Santa Monica, a two-Michelin-star room from Josiah Citrin and chef partner Ken Takayama.
Seline ★ 4.8
main-street · 3110 Main Street, Suite 132, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Seline is Dave Beran's Michelin-starred tasting room on Main Street in Santa Monica, a cerebral 295 dollar procession from the Californian landscape.
Michael's Santa Monica ★ 4.5
downtown · 1147 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Michael's Santa Monica has run since 1979, Michael McCarty's garden dining room on 3rd Street where a long line of famous chefs cooked market-first food.
1 Pico ★ 4.3
ocean-avenue · 1 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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.
Farmshop ★ 4.3
brentwood-country-mart · 225 26th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Farmshop pairs a Californian brunch room with an artisan market in the Brentwood Country Mart on 26th Street in Santa Monica, bakery counter from 07:00.
FIG ★ 4.2
ocean-avenue · Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, 101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
Farmshop ★ 4.3
brentwood-country-mart · 225 26th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Farmshop pairs a Californian brunch room with an artisan market in the Brentwood Country Mart on 26th Street in Santa Monica, bakery counter from 07:00.
1 Pico ★ 4.3
ocean-avenue · 1 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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.
Farmshop ★ 4.3
brentwood-country-mart · 225 26th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Farmshop pairs a Californian brunch room with an artisan market in the Brentwood Country Mart on 26th Street in Santa Monica, bakery counter from 07:00.