Plan dinner by the door you walk out of.
9 neighbourhoods in our Santa Monica guide. Click a district to see every restaurant, bar, market and bakery we cover there. All neighbourhoods in this country.
Downtown73 places · The Promenade grid: farmers market mornings, hand roll counters and tasting rooms between the pier and Wilshire.
Ocean Avenue33 places · The postcard strip above the sand, where 1920s seafood houses and hotel bars face the pier and the sunset.
Mid-City25 places · The workaday Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevard corridors, holding the brewery, wood-oven bakeries and Thai and taco counters.Main Street34 places · Ocean Park's low-slung restaurant row: pressed duck, raw bars, omusubi and a speakeasy under a Victorian.Ocean Park18 places · Residential blocks around Ocean Park Boulevard hiding the city's best bread, bagels, omakase and vegan Thai.Montana Avenue16 places · A leafy shopping street where the Office Burger was invented, with espresso bars, cheese shops and focaccia counters.Pico14 places · Santa Monica's most local food street: 1960s Mexican dining rooms, a 500-whisky dive and the Saturday park market.Brentwood Country Mart3 places · The 1948 red-barn mart on 26th Street, a Santa Monica postcode institution of brunch rooms and market counters.Bergamot2 places · The arts-centre yards off Michigan Avenue, where an all-outdoor grill feeds gallery-goers at long picnic tables.
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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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