Fitoor is a halal spot in Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica.
Editorially verified August 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Founders Anu and Vikram Bhambri staff the kitchen almost entirely with chefs trained in India; the halal menu suits groups.
Address: 1755 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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.
