Guidebook for Santa Monica

Suzanne
Guidebook for Santa Monica

Food Scene

The BEST coffee shop in LA!
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Caffe Luxxe
925 Montana Ave
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The BEST coffee shop in LA!
Great Cold Pressed Juices & Smoothie. If you want to get your health on, go here! Also serves good mediterranean food options.
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Kreation Organic Kafe
1023 Montana Ave
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Great Cold Pressed Juices & Smoothie. If you want to get your health on, go here! Also serves good mediterranean food options.
Good ambiance for a drink and nibbles or a date night.
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R+D Kitchen
1323 Montana Ave
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Good ambiance for a drink and nibbles or a date night.
Best Italian in LA in our opinion! If you love Gnocchi then this is your haven! They have a special menu of traditional, old school gnocchi that has been lost amidst pasta and pizza in America.
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Spumoni Pizza Restaurant
713 Montana Ave
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Best Italian in LA in our opinion! If you love Gnocchi then this is your haven! They have a special menu of traditional, old school gnocchi that has been lost amidst pasta and pizza in America.
If Caffe Luxxe doesn't float your coffee boat, head down to Primo Passo, of for a good coffee on your way to the beach.
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Primo Passo Coffee Co
702 Montana Ave
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If Caffe Luxxe doesn't float your coffee boat, head down to Primo Passo, of for a good coffee on your way to the beach.
One of the few local, LA roasted coffee houses. If you're into sampling and supporting local coffee where you visit then this is your place. The atmosphere isn't as hardcore coffee as Caffe Luxe.
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Bardonna
1601 Montana Ave
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One of the few local, LA roasted coffee houses. If you're into sampling and supporting local coffee where you visit then this is your place. The atmosphere isn't as hardcore coffee as Caffe Luxe.
The best seafood in Santa Monica, if not all of the westside of LA. Most restaurants buy their seafood from here, so skip the middleman and grab the best here!
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Santa Monica Seafood Co
1000 Wilshire Blvd
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The best seafood in Santa Monica, if not all of the westside of LA. Most restaurants buy their seafood from here, so skip the middleman and grab the best here!
This is your best breakfast spot near us. Say no more. GO! Take care to get there before 9:30 on the weekends of there will be a line out the door. If so, head to the togo register for coffee & wait
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Huckleberry Cafe
1014 Wilshire Blvd
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This is your best breakfast spot near us. Say no more. GO! Take care to get there before 9:30 on the weekends of there will be a line out the door. If so, head to the togo register for coffee & wait
Amazing Organic Grass Fed burgers here with locally sourced ingredients from the farmers markets. Well priced and great service.
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Pono Burger
829 Broadway
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Amazing Organic Grass Fed burgers here with locally sourced ingredients from the farmers markets. Well priced and great service.
Authentic, Japanese run sushi house. Small inside, however good quality fish and very nice people.
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Sushi Sho
1303 Montana Ave
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Authentic, Japanese run sushi house. Small inside, however good quality fish and very nice people.
Has re-launched with new owners and is very good. Happy hour 30% off between 3-5pm! Not very fancy inside, however the food is good.
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Sushi Hanashi
1928 Lincoln Blvd
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Has re-launched with new owners and is very good. Happy hour 30% off between 3-5pm! Not very fancy inside, however the food is good.
Maybe our highest rated burger in town! Grass fed, thick and juicy burgers from a cute family run business. It's like escaping LA into a slice of Hawaii!
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Shaka Shack Burgers
1701 Ocean Park Blvd
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Maybe our highest rated burger in town! Grass fed, thick and juicy burgers from a cute family run business. It's like escaping LA into a slice of Hawaii!
2nd choice for breakfast behind Huckleberry. If the Huck is too busy come here!
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Marmalade Cafe
710 Montana Ave
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2nd choice for breakfast behind Huckleberry. If the Huck is too busy come here!
Coffee and Gelato... need I say more?
Spumoni Creamery
715 Montana Ave
Coffee and Gelato... need I say more?

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazing international beers. If you want a nightly drink that is in a bar or pub like atmosphere this is it. Not the sexiest of places just good old beer and wine with a top 10 LA burger.
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Father's Office
1018 Montana Ave
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Amazing international beers. If you want a nightly drink that is in a bar or pub like atmosphere this is it. Not the sexiest of places just good old beer and wine with a top 10 LA burger.
Open late, with good food. Buzzing atmosphere if you want to get out for the night.
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The Misfit Restaurant + Bar
225 Santa Monica Blvd
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Open late, with good food. Buzzing atmosphere if you want to get out for the night.

Essentials

Open till 1am, has the essentials and is pretty conscious with organic foods.
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Pavilions
820 Montana Ave
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Open till 1am, has the essentials and is pretty conscious with organic foods.
Gotta love wholefoods and we have 2 of them, both within 5 blocks!
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
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Gotta love wholefoods and we have 2 of them, both within 5 blocks!

Sightseeing

Great place to run, cycle, walk by the cliffside or to sunbathe. There are picnic tables, a beautiful rose garden and even chess tables! Take a early morning or late night stroll to soak up So Cal.
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Palisades Park
Ocean Avenue
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Great place to run, cycle, walk by the cliffside or to sunbathe. There are picnic tables, a beautiful rose garden and even chess tables! Take a early morning or late night stroll to soak up So Cal.
Oldest pier on the west coast! They have a mini amusement park and Thursday night concerts in the summer.
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Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
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Oldest pier on the west coast! They have a mini amusement park and Thursday night concerts in the summer.

Everything Else

We LOVE hot yoga here! They have intro specials you can take advantage of while you're here.
Hot 8 Yoga Studio, Santa monica, Pranayama Shanti, Peace, Spiritual, Surya Namas
We LOVE hot yoga here! They have intro specials you can take advantage of while you're here.
Nice and popular yoga studio very close to our place.
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YogaWorks Montana Ave
1426 Montana Ave
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Nice and popular yoga studio very close to our place.
If you're craving a workout to balance all the extra calories you've consumed then come here for drop in classes. Spinning, Rowing, TRX, Barre and yoga.
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Revolution Fitness
1211 Montana Ave
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If you're craving a workout to balance all the extra calories you've consumed then come here for drop in classes. Spinning, Rowing, TRX, Barre and yoga.