📍 Santa Monica, Los Angeles
36 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 36 Restaurants
Montana Avenue to the Third Street Promenade, anchored by serious French bistros, farmers-market Californian, and the kind of tasting-menu room that fills on a Tuesday.
Top 10 in Santa Monica
1
Mélisse
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
Dave Beran's Santa Monica French bistro does the kind of old-school tableside service — pressed duck, crepes Suzette — that most restaurants gave up on decades ago. The difference ...
91
3
Citrin
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 kitchen on the Westside with heat levels and funk that don't dial down for the neighborhood. The cooking pulls from central and northern Thai traditions. A Santa Monica Thai o...
90
5
Rustic Canyon
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
A sustainability-minded crudo counter on Main Street in Santa Monica. The focus is hyper-seasonal raw and lightly cooked fish, and the sourcing drives the menu rather than the othe...
89
7
Hillstone
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
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
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
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 36 Restaurants in Santa Monica
Petit Grain Boulangerie
87
Harvelle's
87
Milo & Olive
87
Birdie G's
87
Cobi's
86
Shirubē
86
Ghisallo
86
The Bungalow Santa Monica
86
Giorgio Baldi
86
Bay Cities Italian Deli
85
Jade Rabbit
85
Sogno Toscano Cafe and Wine Bar
85
Fitoor
85
Xuntos
85
Jyan Isaac Bread
85
Chinois on Main
85
Sirena
84
Chez Jay
84
Bread Head
84
Lares Restaurant
83
Layla Bagels
83
Elephante
83
LouLou Bistrot
82
Sonny McLean's
78
The Daily Pint
74
The Gaslite
72
More Los Angeles Neighborhoods
📍 Arts District
📍 Hollywood
📍 Mid-Wilshire
📍 Beverly Hills
📍 Malibu
📍 Silver Lake
📍 Koreatown
📍 Venice
📍 West Hollywood
📍 West LA
📍 Chinatown
📍 Highland Park
Dim Hour scores the best restaurants across America. Full guide → · All Los Angeles restaurants →