Santa Monica Neighborhood Bar Bars & Clubs
1615 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Everything in Big Dean’s has a story, starting with the fact that it was named for a guy named Stan. The rest of its appellation comes from the original Muscle Beach,...
2926 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90405
I've heard a million stories at the Circle Bar. Unfortunately, I can't remember any of them. I drank away the early '90s at the Circle. I wrote my first play about it. Tons...
1657 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Chez Jay belongs to that most precious class of L.A. eateries: the true dive. There's no scene here, no fashionistas or foodies -- just regulars who come to enjoy a drink or...
2442 Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Established in 1934, some patrons have been belly up to this bar since the Eisenhower administration. No wonder; it’s always night and roughly 1943 inside, and the...
1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90403
Though it offers an excellent and extensive selection of craft beers, most people go to Father’s Office to sample its legendary burger. It’s served one way and...
2909 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
1101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
234 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
2907 Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Rick’s doesn’t advertise, unless you count people on cell phones shouting to each other curbside. Still this old fashioned bar’s bar—décor...
2310 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Customers here have been known to hunt a reporter down, at least as far as half a block, to expound upon their love for this unassuming old "pub." An incredibly...
814 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
A spin-off of the Pasadena original, the second Bodega Wine Bar appears to be the kind of watering hole that Carrie Bradshaw and her “Sex and the City” comrades...
2030 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90403
2810 Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
3021 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
A funky, arty tapas-oriented café, deli and beer-and-wine bar, Santino’s is one of a kind: The walls are covered in old wine corks; the hallways and back patio...