Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across Santa Monica.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across Santa Monica. including where to go and what to order.
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.
Tip: Chef Gunn Pankum's lion's mane mushroom fried chicken converts sceptics; the khao soi is the quiet best dish.
Breakfast by Salt's Cure on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica runs vegan variations of its oatmeal griddle cakes alongside the standard griddle menu.
Tip: Gluten-free and vegan versions of the griddle cakes exist; the counter sells the mix to take home.
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.
Tip: Chef Gunn Pankum's lion's mane mushroom fried chicken converts sceptics; the khao soi is the quiet best dish.
Alfalfa on Main Street in Santa Monica builds vegetable-first farmstand plates, salads and breakfast burritos that keep vegetarians fully fed.
Tip: The Ancho Potato breakfast burrito is the local order; it travels well for the four blocks to the sand.
Sweetfin on Broadway in Santa Monica runs a fully gluten-free poke kitchen, every bowl base, sauce and topping built without wheat from the very start.
Tip: Every bowl base swaps free, so try the kale noodle base; the whole menu is gluten-free by default.
Breakfast by Salt's Cure in Santa Monica griddles gluten-free versions of its oatmeal griddle cakes, ordered like the originals on Montana Avenue.
Tip: Gluten-free and vegan versions of the griddle cakes exist; the counter sells the mix to take home.
Sunny Blue in Santa Monica marks gluten-free omusubi on its Main Street menu, the miso mushroom and spicy salmon rice balls leading the list.
Tip: Miso mushroom is vegetarian and gluten-free; get one spicy salmon for the walk down to the beach.
Pita House grills certified halal Mediterranean plates on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, shawarma, falafel and kebabs late into the evening.
Tip: Everything on the menu is certified halal and there is no alcohol; the mixed shawarma plate feeds two.
Z Garden plates certified halal Middle Eastern food on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, Muslim-owned and generous with kebab plates, hummus and saffron rice.
Tip: Portions run huge; a single mixed grill plate with extra garlic sauce covers two people at lunch.
Fitoor near the Santa Monica Pier serves zabihah-listed halal Indian cooking, tandoori kebabs and stuffed kulchas from the ROOH team on Ocean Avenue.
Tip: Founders Anu and Vikram Bhambri staff the kitchen almost entirely with chefs trained in India; the halal menu suits groups.
TableJourney's Santa Monica dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, gluten_free, halal venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.