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🏖️ Santa Monica, Los Angeles
33 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 33 Restaurants
✨ Seafood, Brunch, Ocean Views
Beachside dining with ocean views. From the pier to Montana Avenue, a mix of casual and refined coastal cooking.
Known for: Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade, farmers market
Don't miss: Elephante, Cassia, Bay Cities Italian Deli, Tar & Roses
💡 The Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market is where LA chefs shop. Bay Cities Deli -- order the Godmother sandwich.
Top 10 in Santa Monica
1
Mélisse
French / Modern American · Michelin 2-Star 2025
Josiah Citrin's white-tablecloth Santa Monica stalwart and one of the few LA rooms still running a pure tasting-menu program at the highest level. Caviar, wagyu, a wine list with a...
95
2
Pasjoli
French Bistro · Eater LA 38 (Spring 2026)
Chef Dave Beran's French bistro reinvention with tableside pressed duck, French onion souplette, and a famous PJ Burger.
91
3
Citrin
California / French · Michelin 1-Star
Josiah Citrin's one-Michelin-star companion to Mélisse, set in the same Wilshire building — the casual-fine-dining sibling where the lobster Bolognese has quietly become Santa Moni...
91
4
Holy Basil Santa Monica
Thai · Eater LA Best New Apr 2026
Westside outpost of chefs Wedchayan 'Deau' Arpapornnopparat and Tongkamal 'Joy' Yuon's acclaimed Thai restaurant Holy Basil.
90
5
Rustic Canyon
Californian / Farm-to-Table
The Jeremy Fox-era pioneer that made Santa Monica farm-to-table feel mandatory instead of virtuous. Santa Monica Farmers' Market produce turned into plates that stand up to any Mic...
90
6
Crudo e Nudo
Italian Seafood / Crudo · LA Times 101 Best Restaurants
Sustainably-minded Santa Monica crudo counter from chef Brian Bornemann — hyper-seasonal raw and lightly cooked fish.
89
7
Hillstone
New American
The restaurant your mother-in-law secretly prefers over every Michelin star in town. Ocean Ave Santa Monica Hillstone has been pouring the same French dip sandwich and turning out ...
89
8
Seline
Contemporary / New American
Santa Monica's modern fine-dining addition on the Main Street corridor — an evolving seasonal menu that has already pulled in the LA critic set on the strength of a single poached-...
89
9
Capo
Italian
Bruce Marder's unmarked, low-profile Italian that has been feeding the Hollywood-agent set since 2002. Wood-fired grill, wine list the size of a novel, and a reputation for the kin...
89
10
Cosetta
Cal-Italian
The Cal-Italian dinner in Ocean Park that Santa Monica locals will drive past three closer places to reach. Smoked mozzarella sticks as an unironic cocktail order, wood-fired pizza...
87
All 33 Restaurants in Santa Monica
Petit Grain Boulangerie
Bakery / French
87
Harvelle's
Blues Club / Live Music
87
Milo & Olive
Italian / Bakery
87
Birdie G's
Modern American / Jewish Deli
87
Cobi's
Southeast Asian / Modern
86
Shirubē
Japanese / Izakaya
86
The Bungalow Santa Monica
American / Bar / Lounge
86
Bay Cities Italian Deli
Italian Deli
85
Jade Rabbit
Chinese American
85
Sogno Toscano Cafe and Wine Bar
Italian / Cafe
85
Jyan Isaac Bread
Bakery / Brunch
85
Chinois on Main
Chinese-French Fusion
85
Chez Jay
American / Dive Bar
84
Bread Head
Bakery / Sandwiches
84
Layla Bagels
Bakery / Bagels
83
Elephante
Mediterranean / Rooftop
83
LouLou Bistrot
French Bistro
82
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