📍 Santa Monica, Los Angeles
80 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 80 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
Little Bean Coffee
A coffee shop on Pico Blvd in Santa Monica.
91
5
One Cedar
One Cedar is a coffee shop on Lincoln Boulevard in Ocean Park, Santa Monica.
91
6
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
7
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
8
Shunji
Shunji is an omakase sushi destination on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, working in a seasonal Japanese style built around the day's fish and the chef's progression of small...
90
9
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
10
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
All 80 Restaurants in Santa Monica
Seline
89
Capo
89
Tar & Roses
88
The Curious Palate
88
Muse
88
Huckleberry
88
Cosetta
87
Petit Grain Boulangerie
87
Harvelle's
87
Milo & Olive
87
Birdie G's
87
Orla
87
Cobi's
86
Shirubē
86
Ghisallo
86
The Bungalow Santa Monica
86
Giorgio Baldi
86
UOVO Pasta
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
1212 Santa Monica
84
Forma Restaurant & Cheese Bar
84
Sugar Palm Santa Monica
84
The Brixton
84
Bodega Wine Bar
84
Primo Passo Coffee Co
84
Love Coffee Bar
84
Cafe Ruisseau
84
Lares Restaurant
83
Layla Bagels
83
Elephante
83
LouLou Bistrot
82
Water Grill
82
Meat On Ocean
82
The Penthouse
82
The Surfing Fox
82
Shoreside Restaurant and Bar
82
Le Great Outdoor
82
Augie's on Main
82
Urth Caffe Santa Monica
82
Ye Olde King's Head
82
La La Land Kind Cafe
82
The Chestnut Club
82
Gnarwhal Coffee Co.
82
Amai Coffee
82
The Albright
80
The Lobster
80
LouLou
80
Terrazza
80
Jameson's Irish Pub
80
Britannia Pub
80
Espresso Cielo
80
Izakaya Miyabi
80
Calabra
80
Sonny McLean's
78
Circle Bar
78
Bluestone Lane
78
Basement Tavern
78
Bar Chloe
78
Seaside on the Pier
76
The Daily Pint
74
The Gaslite
72
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