Guidebook for Malibu

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Guidebook for Malibu

Food Scene

Best atmosphere and food overall. Awesome ocean views-- it is on a pier. We recommend getting there early on weekends.
283 locals recommend
Malibu Farm Pier Cafe
23000 Pacific Coast Hwy
283 locals recommend
Best atmosphere and food overall. Awesome ocean views-- it is on a pier. We recommend getting there early on weekends.
Just down the road, you can see the restaurant from the house.
58 locals recommend
Saddle Peak Lodge
419 Cold Canyon Rd
58 locals recommend
Just down the road, you can see the restaurant from the house.
Great for brunch with the locals! Good dinner too.
83 locals recommend
Ollo
23750 Pacific Coast Hwy
83 locals recommend
Great for brunch with the locals! Good dinner too.
very nice setting.
181 locals recommend
Geoffreys
27400 Pacific Coast Hwy
181 locals recommend
very nice setting.
Small local stop for quick food. Right at the bottom of our canyon. BEST breakfast burritos on earth!
29 locals recommend
Country Kitchen
21239 CA-1
29 locals recommend
Small local stop for quick food. Right at the bottom of our canyon. BEST breakfast burritos on earth!
Excellent plant-based restaurant in Venice.
488 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude
512 Rose Ave
488 locals recommend
Excellent plant-based restaurant in Venice.
Great coffee, lunch, or casual dinner place in Venice. Sandwiches, salads, pizza, etc.
447 locals recommend
Gjusta
320 Sunset Ave
447 locals recommend
Great coffee, lunch, or casual dinner place in Venice. Sandwiches, salads, pizza, etc.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Japanese food and atmosphere or though difficult to get a good table!
477 locals recommend
Nobu Malibu
22706 Pacific Coast Hwy
477 locals recommend
Great Japanese food and atmosphere or though difficult to get a good table!

Essentials

Best organic supermarket in Malibu.
47 locals recommend
Pacific Coast Greens
22601 Pacific Coast Hwy
47 locals recommend
Best organic supermarket in Malibu.
Good organic grocery store nearby. Great hot food and salad bar.
317 locals recommend
Erewhon Market
585 Venice Blvd.
317 locals recommend
Good organic grocery store nearby. Great hot food and salad bar.
Good budget supermarket with GREAT cheese selection -- best in Malibu.
106 locals recommend
Ralphs Pharmacy
7257 Sunset Blvd
106 locals recommend
Good budget supermarket with GREAT cheese selection -- best in Malibu.

Everything Else

Closest beach to our home. You have to keep your eyes peeled for "entrance" signs because the beachfront residents have tried to hide them. Ask us for more details.
26 locals recommend
Carbon Beach
Pacific Coast Hwy
26 locals recommend
Closest beach to our home. You have to keep your eyes peeled for "entrance" signs because the beachfront residents have tried to hide them. Ask us for more details.
Another beach close to home. Great for watching surfers. Close to Cross Creek food, shopping, entertainment. Check out the birds at the Malibu Lagoon!
56 locals recommend
Malibu Surfrider Beach
56 locals recommend
Another beach close to home. Great for watching surfers. Close to Cross Creek food, shopping, entertainment. Check out the birds at the Malibu Lagoon!
Farther away from most areas in Malibu, but much more wild and secluded than the other beaches.
222 locals recommend
El Matador Beach
32350 Pacific Coast Hwy
222 locals recommend
Farther away from most areas in Malibu, but much more wild and secluded than the other beaches.
Great area in Venice for food, drinks, shopping, and people watching. Check out "first fridays" -- first friday of the month in the summers they have a street fair.
1065 locals recommend
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
1065 locals recommend
Great area in Venice for food, drinks, shopping, and people watching. Check out "first fridays" -- first friday of the month in the summers they have a street fair.
Base for Malibu Creek State Park. Just a 15 minute drive down our canyon and part of the greater system of trails that go right up to our neighborhood. Many great hikes here.
12 locals recommend
Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center
Crags Road
12 locals recommend
Base for Malibu Creek State Park. Just a 15 minute drive down our canyon and part of the greater system of trails that go right up to our neighborhood. Many great hikes here.

Arts & Culture

Small but luxurious local theater. Usually play 2-3 movies though they try to cram more in during Oscar season.
29 locals recommend
Regal Cinemas Malibu Twin
3822 Cross Creek Road
29 locals recommend
Small but luxurious local theater. Usually play 2-3 movies though they try to cram more in during Oscar season.
Bigger theater in the valley. Easily accessible from our home and often-frequented by Malibu locals. Plays the big movies.
Regency Theatres
29045 Agoura Rd
Bigger theater in the valley. Easily accessible from our home and often-frequented by Malibu locals. Plays the big movies.
Very newly renovated independent movie theater. Plays great selection of independent, foreign, and documentary films. About 25-30 minutes away from us (no traffic).
23 locals recommend
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd St
23 locals recommend
Very newly renovated independent movie theater. Plays great selection of independent, foreign, and documentary films. About 25-30 minutes away from us (no traffic).
Great single screen theater that plays old movies. They also do special screenings with of newer and older films with guest speakers. Check out their schedule.
57 locals recommend
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave
57 locals recommend
Great single screen theater that plays old movies. They also do special screenings with of newer and older films with guest speakers. Check out their schedule.

Shopping

Local favorite. Great resource for newspapers, magazines, and literary journals.
Malibu News Stand
23717 Malibu Rd
Local favorite. Great resource for newspapers, magazines, and literary journals.