Jyan Isaac Bread is a bakery restaurant in Ocean Park, Santa Monica.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: A bread-first bakery on residential Ocean Park Boulevard; the sourdough sells out before visitors find it.
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Address: 1620 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Sunny Blue wraps made-to-order omusubi on Main Street in Santa Monica, miso beef and curry rice balls pressed warm behind a six-seat counter.
OrderMiso beef omusubi, plus a spicy salmon to go
Why locals goA six-seat omusubi counter most beach crowds walk straight past; regulars queue quietly for miso beef rice balls.
TipMiso mushroom is vegetarian and gluten-free; get one spicy salmon for the walk down to the beach.
La Purepecha hand-presses corn tortillas on Broadway in Santa Monica, a Michoacan-style counter of asada tacos and machaca burritos without the fuss.
OrderAsada tacos on handmade corn tortillas
Why locals goA Michoacan family counter hiding a block off the Promenade; tortillas pressed by hand while tourists eat elsewhere.
TipTacos on handmade tortillas with cilantro and onions are the order; parking sits right beside the shop.
The Gaslite has held its Wilshire Boulevard corner in Santa Monica since 1962, a come-as-you-are karaoke dive open 06:00 to 02:00 with free popcorn.
OrderCheap well drinks and a turn on the karaoke list
Why locals goA 1962 karaoke dive on a corporate stretch of Wilshire; locals guard it, opening at 06:00 for the graveyard-shift crowd.
TipIt bills itself as Southern California's longest-running karaoke; sign up early because the nightly list fills by 21:00.
The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.
OrderA rare pour from the 500-bottle whisky wall
Why locals goFrom the street it reads as a sports dive; inside is one of LA's deepest whisky walls, 500 bottles strong.
TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.
Chez Jay has kept its nautical dive-bar dining room on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica since 1959, a city Historic Landmark of steaks, peanuts and lore.
OrderSteak and a martini, peanut shells on the floor
Why locals goA sandy-floored 1959 landmark wedged between hotel towers; celebrities and old-timers share the same red booths.
TipThe sandy-floored front room is the landmark bit, designated by the city in 2012; the Backyard patio opened in 2019.
Le Great Outdoor grills everything outside in the Bergamot Station yard in Santa Monica, lamb chops and tartines off open fire at long picnic tables.
OrderBlistered lamb chops and the goat cheese tartine
Why locals goAn all-outdoor kitchen in an art-centre parking lot at Bergamot Station; no signage on the street gives it away.
TipThe kitchen is entirely open-air in the arts-centre parking lot; book Resy for dinner, walk in at lunch.
