Guidebook for Santa Monica
Food Scene
Wednesday the hot food/salad bar is $8.99 LB. All the food is fresh, organic and meat is grass fed. The selection is enormous but pricing is best when you by 365 brand foods.
124 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
500 Wilshire BoulevardWednesday the hot food/salad bar is $8.99 LB. All the food is fresh, organic and meat is grass fed. The selection is enormous but pricing is best when you by 365 brand foods.
Best Chinese Food and incredible prices. Anytime is a good time for Dragons Palace but the lunch time deals are always good.
Dragon Palace
Best Chinese Food and incredible prices. Anytime is a good time for Dragons Palace but the lunch time deals are always good.
The best coffee, real Italian espresso served here. The coffee is powerful but worth trying and walking up Montana Ave and visiting the boutiques. Very dog friendly neighborhood.
10 locals recommend
Spazio Caffe
1511 Montana AvenueThe best coffee, real Italian espresso served here. The coffee is powerful but worth trying and walking up Montana Ave and visiting the boutiques. Very dog friendly neighborhood.
Excellent Lunch spot, sandwiches and salads are great. Most of the meat is grass fed and delicious. My favorite sandwich is the Reuben and Lemon Grass Steak Bahn Mi.
11 locals recommend
A Cut Above Butcher Shop
2453 Santa Monica BlvdExcellent Lunch spot, sandwiches and salads are great. Most of the meat is grass fed and delicious. My favorite sandwich is the Reuben and Lemon Grass Steak Bahn Mi.
Drinks & Nightlife
Very fun bar with DJ that plays 80's music. Old Fashions on tap and the backyard has a RV serving BBQ and Drinks all night.
266 locals recommend
Good Times at Davey Wayne's
1611 N El Centro AveVery fun bar with DJ that plays 80's music. Old Fashions on tap and the backyard has a RV serving BBQ and Drinks all night.
Long lines on Fri/Sat evenings but its worth checking out in the daytime, its a great place to explore and get drinks. Ping Pong and pool is free.
525 locals recommend
The Bungalow
101 Wilshire BlvdLong lines on Fri/Sat evenings but its worth checking out in the daytime, its a great place to explore and get drinks. Ping Pong and pool is free.
Local Sports Bar. Fri/Sat night its a UCLA party. The rest of the week its all about sports, drinks are reasonable but look over your bill closely they have overcharged me a few times. Dogs are allowed inside in the smoking section (Enter inside and make to Left turns).
72 locals recommend
Busby's West Fans
3110 Santa Monica BlvdLocal Sports Bar. Fri/Sat night its a UCLA party. The rest of the week its all about sports, drinks are reasonable but look over your bill closely they have overcharged me a few times. Dogs are allowed inside in the smoking section (Enter inside and make to Left turns).
Another fun sports bar with cheap drinks. Thru/Fri/Sat are busy nights, college crowd and a lot of dancing.
55 locals recommend
Mom's
12238 Santa Monica BlvdAnother fun sports bar with cheap drinks. Thru/Fri/Sat are busy nights, college crowd and a lot of dancing.
A nice bar, typically a better dressed crowd than busby but the environment is nice inside.
42 locals recommend
The Chestnut Club
1348 14th StA nice bar, typically a better dressed crowd than busby but the environment is nice inside.
Sightseeing
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica PierIconic SM Pier, great place to hang out for a few hours.
Essentials
Bristol Farms
3105 Wilshire BlvdNot Cheap but convenient. There's also a Starbucks inside.
Arts & Culture
Museum of Flying
3100 Airport AveLearn about Santa Monica aviation history.
Not for everyone but if you like odd and peculiar things you might enjoy this funky spot. Be sure to get free cookies and tea on the top floor.
191 locals recommend
Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Blvd.Not for everyone but if you like odd and peculiar things you might enjoy this funky spot. Be sure to get free cookies and tea on the top floor.
Entertainment & Activities
ArcLight Cinemas - Santa Monica
395 3rd Street PromenadeBest Theater ever.