19 italian places in Santa Monica we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Santa Monica | Italian across every city.
Fia ★ 4.4
mid-city · 2454 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Fia fills a big garden dining room on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica with coastal Italian cooking, burrata with prosciutto and figs, raw fish and steaks.
Elephante ★ 4.3
downtown · 1332 2nd Street, Rooftop, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
Capo ★ 4.5
ocean-avenue · 1810 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Capo is Bruce Marder's almond-wood-fired Italian room on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, open since 1998 with a cellar of more than 2,500 wine selections.
Cosetta ★ 4.4
ocean-park · 3150 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Cosetta cooks wood-fired Italian on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, porcini-rubbed wagyu tri-tip and vodka arrabbiata shells with burrata.
Piccolo Ristorante ★ 4.3
ocean-park · 2127 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Piccolo Ristorante hand-rolls its pasta on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, chef Antonio Mure's Venetian-leaning dinners with a deep Italian cellar.
Bay Cities Italian Deli ★ 4.8
downtown · 1517 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Bay Cities Italian Deli, family-owned since 1925, bakes and stacks the Godmother on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica behind hour-long lunchtime queues.
Colapasta ★ 4.2
downtown · 1241 5th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Colapasta sheets fresh organic pasta on 5th Street in downtown Santa Monica, beef ragu lasagna and beet ravioli in brown butter at bargain prices.
Capo ★ 4.5
ocean-avenue · 1810 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Capo is Bruce Marder's almond-wood-fired Italian room on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, open since 1998 with a cellar of more than 2,500 wine selections.
Elephante ★ 4.3
downtown · 1332 2nd Street, Rooftop, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
Elephante ★ 4.3
downtown · 1332 2nd Street, Rooftop, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
Sogno Toscano ★ 4.0
montana-avenue · 1512 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.
Sogno Toscano ★ 4.0
montana-avenue · 1512 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.
Bay Cities Italian Deli ★ 4.8
downtown · 1517 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Bay Cities Italian Deli, family-owned since 1925, bakes and stacks the Godmother on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica behind hour-long lunchtime queues.
Bay Cities Italian Deli ★ 4.8
downtown · 1517 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Bay Cities Italian Deli, family-owned since 1925, bakes and stacks the Godmother on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica behind hour-long lunchtime queues.
Elephante ★ 4.3
downtown · 1332 2nd Street, Rooftop, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
Bay Cities Italian Deli ★ 4.8
downtown · 1517 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Bay Cities Italian Deli, family-owned since 1925, bakes and stacks the Godmother on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica behind hour-long lunchtime queues.
Fia ★ 4.4
mid-city · 2454 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Fia fills a big garden dining room on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica with coastal Italian cooking, burrata with prosciutto and figs, raw fish and steaks.
Elephante ★ 4.3
downtown · 1332 2nd Street, Rooftop, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
Bay Cities Italian Deli ★ 4.8
downtown · 1517 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Bay Cities Italian Deli, family-owned since 1925, bakes and stacks the Godmother on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica behind hour-long lunchtime queues.