Culver City ★ 4.4
Culver City packs studio-adjacent dining twenty minutes from Santa Monica, Folks Pizzeria, Sushi Masuyoshi and the Helms Bakery district blocks.
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Sawtelle Japantown ★ 4.5
Sawtelle Japantown lines a few West LA blocks near Santa Monica with ramen and izakaya, Tsujita's tsukemen and Furaibo's wings leading the crawl.
Downtown LA (Grand Central Market) ★ 4.5
Grand Central Market has fed Downtown LA since 1917, an easy train ride from Santa Monica for carnitas at Tacos Tumbras a Tomas and Oaxacan moles.
Koreatown ★ 4.6
Koreatown rewards the drive east from Santa Monica with sizzling gukbap at Jinsol, Kobawoo's bossam and barbecue rooms that run later than the beach.
Ojai ★ 4.3
Ojai turns a Santa Monica day trip into a valley of olive oil ranch tours, casual winery tastings and farm-driven kitchens under the Topatopas.
Pasadena ★ 4.2
Pasadena repays the crosstown haul from Santa Monica with Old Sasoon's Armenian pastries, Chaaste's Filipino counter and Loli Farms' Peruvian plates.