Guidebook for Santa Monica

Mike
Guidebook for Santa Monica

Food Scene

Tasty tacos and drinks
35 locals recommend
Blue Plate Taco
1515 Ocean Ave
35 locals recommend
Tasty tacos and drinks
NY style pizza by the slice
41 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
8539 Sunset Blvd
41 locals recommend
NY style pizza by the slice
Good poke place
34 locals recommend
Sweetfin
829 Broadway
34 locals recommend
Good poke place
$1 oysters and happy hour M-F 4:30pm-6:30pm and otherwise delicious place
12 locals recommend
Herringbone Santa Monica
1755 Ocean Ave
12 locals recommend
$1 oysters and happy hour M-F 4:30pm-6:30pm and otherwise delicious place
delicious
104 locals recommend
Water Grill
544 S Grand Ave
104 locals recommend
delicious
best seafood restaurant in Santa Monica
63 locals recommend
Blue Plate Oysterette
1355 Ocean Ave
63 locals recommend
best seafood restaurant in Santa Monica
1212 3rd Street Promenade
1212 3rd Street Promenade
Happy Hour M-F 12pm-7pm
199 locals recommend
The Misfit Restaurant + Bar
225 Santa Monica Blvd
199 locals recommend
Happy Hour M-F 12pm-7pm
15 locals recommend
Flower Child
1332 2nd St
15 locals recommend
Good, healthy, fresh food
432 locals recommend
Tender Greens
6290 Sunset Blvd
432 locals recommend
Good, healthy, fresh food
Pizza spot close by
25 locals recommend
800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen Santa Monica
120 Wilshire Blvd
25 locals recommend
Pizza spot close by
delicious and casual traditional Mexican spot
35 locals recommend
Lares
2909 Pico Blvd
35 locals recommend
delicious and casual traditional Mexican spot
Tasty food - solid happy hour - goes late
199 locals recommend
The Misfit Restaurant + Bar
225 Santa Monica Blvd
199 locals recommend
Tasty food - solid happy hour - goes late

Sightseeing

Amusement park, arcade, fishing, bars, restaurants, all on one pier!
2744 locals recommend
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
2744 locals recommend
Amusement park, arcade, fishing, bars, restaurants, all on one pier!

Arts & Culture

Awesome museum
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 locals recommend
Awesome museum
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
3162 locals recommend
695 locals recommend
The Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave
695 locals recommend

Shopping

Really great stores with open area to walk around. Also, great restaurants.
1595 locals recommend
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
1595 locals recommend
Really great stores with open area to walk around. Also, great restaurants.
Boutique Shopping all along Montana Avenue. R+D Kitchen is a good place for lunch if you are shopping
152 locals recommend
R+D Kitchen
1323 Montana Ave
152 locals recommend
Boutique Shopping all along Montana Avenue. R+D Kitchen is a good place for lunch if you are shopping

Essentials

881 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
881 locals recommend
Nearest grocery store
124 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
500 Wilshire Boulevard
124 locals recommend
Nearest grocery store

Drinks & Nightlife

nice staff, good drinks
25 locals recommend
Bar Chloe
1449 2nd St
25 locals recommend
nice staff, good drinks
99 locals recommend
Harvelle's Blues Club
1432 4th St
99 locals recommend
525 locals recommend
The Bungalow
101 Wilshire Blvd
525 locals recommend
99 locals recommend
Hotel Shangri-La
1301 Ocean Ave
99 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Great hiking. Do the 3.8 mile loop or go to Skull Rock (4.8 miles), Radio Tower (7 mile round trip), the Hub (11 mile round trip), Will Rogers and back via Rivas Canyon (14 mile round trip)...Temescal has something for everybody
38 locals recommend
Temescal Gateway Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
15601 Sunset Blvd
38 locals recommend
Great hiking. Do the 3.8 mile loop or go to Skull Rock (4.8 miles), Radio Tower (7 mile round trip), the Hub (11 mile round trip), Will Rogers and back via Rivas Canyon (14 mile round trip)...Temescal has something for everybody