Renee's Courtyard Cafe
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Neighborhood: Santa Monica
522 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-451-9341
Hours:
5:30 p.m.-2 a.m.,
daily
522 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-451-9341
Hours:
5:30 p.m.-2 a.m.,
daily
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About
Situated in a ramshackle boardinghouse that predates the town's seven decades of building records, and run by the same unusual woman for 26 consecutive years, Renee's Courtyard Café is a stunningly unique venue. Entering through an inconspicuous portico, visitors walk by an initial shabby-chic bar, through a grand hallway festooned with belle époque murals and into a cozy Spanish villa-style courtyard. From this central core, guests can circulate among four more distinct rooms: an Art Deco-themed bar, an English pub-type room, a library-style dining area bedecked with children's dolls and a Mexican Riviera-like back patio.
The menu -- heavy on panini, salads, pizzas and meaty Mediterranean entrees -- is reasonably priced, as are the drinks, and the doorman never collects a cover, but it's Renee's eclectic and earthy charm that ensnares locals and tourists alike.
The menu -- heavy on panini, salads, pizzas and meaty Mediterranean entrees -- is reasonably priced, as are the drinks, and the doorman never collects a cover, but it's Renee's eclectic and earthy charm that ensnares locals and tourists alike.
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