What to order at Pasjoli

Must order
Tableside canard a la presse, or the cordon bleu chicken wings at the bar
Editor tip
The pressed duck is a 350 dollar whole-bird production for the table; order it when you book, not on arrival.
CuisineFrench
Price$$$
NeighborhoodMain Street
HoursDaily from 17:00; Sat-Sun lunch 11:30-14:30
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Gourmet Hollywood Walking Food Tour★ 3.2 (2)

Guided tour · 3 hours

Gourmet Hollywood Walking Food Tour

Step into the glamor of old Hollywood as you dine at historic restaurants once graced by silver screen legends. Explore top-rated contemporary fare and diverse immigra...

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Location

Address: 2732 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Seline ★ 4.8

$$$$ Tasting $295CalifornianMain StreetChef Dave Beran

Seline is Dave Beran's Michelin-starred tasting room on Main Street in Santa Monica, a cerebral 295 dollar procession from the Californian landscape.

OrderThe seasonal tasting menu; courses change constantly

TipPlan around two and a half hours for the full menu; reservations open by the month and the counter seats sell first.

Chinois on Main ★ 4.4

$$$$ Asian fusionMain Street

Chinois on Main is Wolfgang Puck's 1983 Santa Monica original, still folding Chinese tradition and French technique into California produce on Main Street.

OrderThe whole sizzling catfish and the Chinois chicken salad

TipExecutive chefs Junuen Saldana and Ramiro Saucedo keep the classics on; book OpenTable or phone the room.

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Seline ★ 4.8

$$$$ Tasting $295CalifornianMain StreetChef Dave Beran

Seline is Dave Beran's Michelin-starred tasting room on Main Street in Santa Monica, a cerebral 295 dollar procession from the Californian landscape.

OrderThe seasonal tasting menu; courses change constantly

TipPlan around two and a half hours for the full menu; reservations open by the month and the counter seats sell first.

Shunji ★ 4.7

$$$$ Tasting $295SushiOcean Park

Shunji on Ocean Park Boulevard is Santa Monica's serious omakase counter, a chef-led 295 dollar procession of aged and marinated fish booked via Tock.

OrderOmakase only; the aged marinated tuna nigiri is the anchor

TipThe room is tiny and reservations go through Tock; aged marinated tuna nigiri is the signature move.

Michael's Santa Monica ★ 4.5

$$$ CalifornianDowntown

Michael's Santa Monica has run since 1979, Michael McCarty's garden dining room on 3rd Street where a long line of famous chefs cooked market-first food.

OrderWhatever the market plates are that week; the garden room is the point

TipAlumni include Jonathan Waxman and Nancy Silverton; chef Job Carder now runs the hyper-seasonal menu. Book on Resy.

Capo ★ 4.5

$$$$ ItalianOcean Avenue

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.

OrderRigatoni with white truffle meat sauce and something off the wood fire

TipThe wine list has held Wine Spectator's Grand Award every year since 2015; budget accordingly.

Chinois on Main ★ 4.4

$$$$ Asian fusionMain Street

Chinois on Main is Wolfgang Puck's 1983 Santa Monica original, still folding Chinese tradition and French technique into California produce on Main Street.

OrderThe whole sizzling catfish and the Chinois chicken salad

TipExecutive chefs Junuen Saldana and Ramiro Saucedo keep the classics on; book OpenTable or phone the room.

The Georgian Room ★ 4.4

$$$$ SteakhouseOcean Avenue

The Georgian Room, in the 1933 Georgian Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, pairs Tuscan chophouse cooking with live jazz around a Steinway grand.

OrderNew York strip, then the spumoni-style baked Alaska

TipFriday and Saturday it runs to 02:00 with live music; Spaghetti Sunday closes the week with a set menu.

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