Andrew's Cheese Shop is a food market in Montana Avenue, Santa Monica.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The monthly cheese-and-drink pairing events sell out; sign up in the shop and grab a grab-and-go sandwich meanwhile.
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Address: 728 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Wally's runs a wine shop, cheese counter and restaurant under one Wilshire Boulevard roof in Santa Monica, a by-the-glass list beside the retail wall.
TipAnything on the retail wall can be drunk at the table for corkage; the cheese counter builds boards to order.
Lady & Larder builds California cheese boards and stacked deli sandwiches on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, a sister-run shop with serious wine to go.
TipSandwiches like the Hot Girl Salami sell out before 14:00; order boards for pickup a day ahead.
Farmshop pairs a Californian brunch room with an artisan market in the Brentwood Country Mart on 26th Street in Santa Monica, bakery counter from 07:00.
TipThe market side sells the bakery bread, cheese and prepared food to go when the brunch wait runs long.
The Santa Monica Wednesday Farmers Market has filled Arizona Avenue since 1981, with 60-plus California farms supplying half of LA's serious kitchens.
TipChefs clear the rare stuff before 09:00; carry cash for the small stands and watch for restaurant carts doing rounds.
The Saturday Downtown Farmers Market runs 40-plus stands on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica with the highest share of certified organic growers in town.
TipThis is the organics-heavy sibling of the Wednesday market, running since 1991; EBT and Cal Fresh are accepted.
The Main Street Farmers Market turns the Victorian's block in Santa Monica into a Sunday ritual, 40 farms plus prepared food, music and kids' rides.
TipThis is the one with breakfast: come hungry, graze the prepared-food stalls and let the kids at the activity corner.
