Guidebook for Santa Monica

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Guidebook for Santa Monica

Food Scene

Great Pizza! Very warm and friendly owner.
BricoLA
1518 Montana Ave
Great Pizza! Very warm and friendly owner.
Best bread, croissants and cakes on Montana Ave.
106 locals recommend
Sweet Lady Jane Bakery
1631 Montana Ave
106 locals recommend
Best bread, croissants and cakes on Montana Ave.
Kids love it.
15 locals recommend
Pinkberry
1612 Montana Ave
15 locals recommend
Kids love it.
Really, really good coffee
38 locals recommend
Bardonna
1601 Montana Ave
38 locals recommend
Really, really good coffee
Best ice cream
71 locals recommend
Sweet Rose Creamery
225 26th St
71 locals recommend
Best ice cream
Our local sushi bar
Nagao Sushi & Salad
13050 San Vicente Blvd
Our local sushi bar
Really good coffee and tea
65 locals recommend
Caffe Luxxe
925 Montana Ave
65 locals recommend
Really good coffee and tea
Perfect dinner or lunch.
152 locals recommend
R+D Kitchen
1323 Montana Ave
152 locals recommend
Perfect dinner or lunch.

Everything Else

Catch a movie and a quest speaker.
57 locals recommend
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave
57 locals recommend
Catch a movie and a quest speaker.
Best beach and pool for families. Playground and restaurant on site.
152 locals recommend
Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Hwy
152 locals recommend
Best beach and pool for families. Playground and restaurant on site.
Our favorite day out in Malibu. Great beach and easy with a restaurant.
267 locals recommend
Paradise Cove Beach Cafe
28128 Pacific Coast Hwy
267 locals recommend
Our favorite day out in Malibu. Great beach and easy with a restaurant.
Spend the day in Griffith Park and catch a planetarium show.
4366 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4366 locals recommend
Spend the day in Griffith Park and catch a planetarium show.
Have a bite after a visit to the Observatory. The kids can run around and then take a walk through the Fern Dell.
133 locals recommend
The Trails
2333 Fern Dell Dr
133 locals recommend
Have a bite after a visit to the Observatory. The kids can run around and then take a walk through the Fern Dell.
Shopping and eating with a fire pit in the center.
114 locals recommend
Brentwood Country Mart
225 26th St
114 locals recommend
Shopping and eating with a fire pit in the center.
Historic movie theatre Disney restored. They have a stage show before each movie. Take a walk along Hollywood Blvd., afterwards with the kids to see the walk of fame Stars.
212 locals recommend
El Capitan Theatre
6838 Hollywood Blvd
212 locals recommend
Historic movie theatre Disney restored. They have a stage show before each movie. Take a walk along Hollywood Blvd., afterwards with the kids to see the walk of fame Stars.

Essentials

Close and easy.
1701 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
1701 locals recommend
Close and easy.
Upscale market with great prepared foods to eat in or take out.
53 locals recommend
Bristol Farms
3105 Wilshire Blvd
53 locals recommend
Upscale market with great prepared foods to eat in or take out.

Drinks & Nightlife

Gastro pub within walking distance.
344 locals recommend
Father's Office
1018 Montana Ave
344 locals recommend
Gastro pub within walking distance.