Santa Monica Restaurants
301 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
A bright, clean, almost futuristic Italian ice cream shop, Angelato Café combines the words “gelato” and “angel” to describe something so...
1447 Fourth St., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
In the early days of "event" restaurants, before there were monstrosities like ESPN Zone and Planet Hollywood, there was Benihana. Especially popular for birthday...
1445 4th St., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Mexican street food à la Rodeo Drive. Originally conceived of as a “taco joint” by radio cooking show personalities Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger...
1319 Third St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
The worn tile floors, mostly unadorned brick walls and well-used copper pots on display in the open-air kitchen give Bravo Cucina’s dining area a breezy,...
2400D Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
1457 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Broadway Deli bills itself as a “farmers market restaurant,” and with a semi-autonomous wine shop, a point-and-pick deli counter, a coffee-and-juice station and...
147 W. Channel Rd., Santa Monica, CA, 90402
1534 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90403
A clean, casually elegant and exceedingly well-lit spot—with two of the four walls actually floor to ceiling windows—Café Montana serves up fine food in a...
210 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
2706 Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
What makes a great restaurant? An irresistible vibe, terrific food, attentive, professional service and a sense of style. There's no shortage of Los Angeles dining rooms that...
2518 Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Cheap sake, massive murals of Mt. Fuji, ever-changing menu with loads of veggie rolls with non-standard veggies and something called white butterfish. It’s nothing if...
1321 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
As its tile floor looks like cracked stone, its walls perfectly approximate the interior of a cave and its ceiling drips with fake foliage growing out of faux trees,...
114 W. Channel Rd., Santa Monica, Ca, 90402
3221 Donald Douglas Loop S., Santa Monica, Ca, 90405
Japanese restaurants are few and far between in the small Midwestern town where my friend Alan lives, so whenever he comes to Los Angeles, the first thing he wants to do is...
1501 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Ranks highly among Italian restaurants seeking to replicate an idealized Italy. Murmuring fountains and ocean views draw visitors out on to the huge patios, where generous...