What to order at Elephante

Must order
Whipped eggplant dip with flatbread, then a pizza as the sun drops
The dish to know
Rooftop pizza and spritzes
Editor tip
Go before sunset for the light and stay for the DJ; weekend mornings it runs ricotta pancakes from 09:00.
CuisineItalian
Price$$$
NeighborhoodDowntown
HoursMon-Thu 10:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 09:00-01:00; Sun 09:00-00:00
Open until00:00, Fri-Sat 01:00
The dishRooftop pizza and spritzes
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Location

Address: 1332 2nd Street, Rooftop, Santa Monica, CA 90401

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KazuNori ★ 4.4

$$ SushiDowntownUntil 23:00, Fri-Sat 23:30

KazuNori runs its original-format hand roll bar on Broadway in downtown Santa Monica, crisp nori and warm rice sets rolled the second you sit down.

OrderThe five-roll set, toro and blue crab included

TipNo reservations at the bar; the Friday-Saturday private bar for 7 to 12 was added for the 10th anniversary.

The Penthouse ★ 4.1

$$$ AmericanDowntownUntil Bar to 01:00 Fri-Sat

The Penthouse floats on the 18th floor of the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, white banquettes and coastline views from breakfast through late cocktails.

OrderWeekend brunch with the ocean panorama

TipHappy hour runs 16:00-18:00 on weekdays; sunset window tables go to whoever books earliest on OpenTable.

Harvelle's ★ 4.1

$$ Cocktail barDowntownUntil Late after shows

Harvelle's books blues, burlesque and soul into a low-lit 4th Street room in downtown Santa Monica, one of the Westside's longest-running music bars.

OrderA whisky cocktail down front at the stage

TipTickets go through Seat Engine on the venue site; the long-running Toledo Show jazz and burlesque revue owns Sunday nights.

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KazuNori ★ 4.4

$$ SushiDowntownUntil 23:00, Fri-Sat 23:30

KazuNori runs its original-format hand roll bar on Broadway in downtown Santa Monica, crisp nori and warm rice sets rolled the second you sit down.

OrderThe five-roll set, toro and blue crab included

TipNo reservations at the bar; the Friday-Saturday private bar for 7 to 12 was added for the 10th anniversary.

The Penthouse ★ 4.1

$$$ AmericanDowntownUntil Bar to 01:00 Fri-Sat

The Penthouse floats on the 18th floor of the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, white banquettes and coastline views from breakfast through late cocktails.

OrderWeekend brunch with the ocean panorama

TipHappy hour runs 16:00-18:00 on weekdays; sunset window tables go to whoever books earliest on OpenTable.

Not No Bar ★ 4.2

$$ Cocktail barMain StreetUntil 01:00 on open nights

Not No Bar plays throwback Euro disco over wood-fired pizza on Main Street in Santa Monica, bar director Kent Thompson's cocktails until 01:00.

OrderThe Soy Del Rancho and a wood-fired pizza

TipFriday and Saturday are fully walk-in; the patio never takes bookings and the room goes 21-plus after 22:00.

Santa Monica Brew Works ★ 4.2

$$ BreweryMid CityUntil 00:00 Fri-Sat

Santa Monica Brew Works pours ten house taps in its Colorado Avenue taproom, 310 Blonde to PCH Porter, with Emmy Squared pizza serving till late.

Order310 Blonde Ale with a Detroit-style Emmy Squared square

TipMonday is all-day happy hour; the Emmy Squared after-hours menu runs Friday and Saturday from 21:00.

Harvelle's ★ 4.1

$$ Cocktail barDowntownUntil Late after shows

Harvelle's books blues, burlesque and soul into a low-lit 4th Street room in downtown Santa Monica, one of the Westside's longest-running music bars.

OrderA whisky cocktail down front at the stage

TipTickets go through Seat Engine on the venue site; the long-running Toledo Show jazz and burlesque revue owns Sunday nights.

The Gaslite ★ 4.2

$ Cocktail barMid CityUntil 02:00 nightly

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

TipIt bills itself as Southern California's longest-running karaoke; sign up early because the nightly list fills by 21:00.

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