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.
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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.
Venice (Abbot Kinney) ★ 4.7
Venice sits ten minutes south of Santa Monica, its Abbot Kinney restaurant strip stacking Gjelina's pizzas, Felix's pasta and Gjusta's bakery cases.
Malibu (Pacific Coast Highway) ★ 4.6
Malibu strings seafood along PCH north of Santa Monica, from Malibu Seafood's fry shack to Broad Street's lobster rolls and Nobu on the water.