Guidebook for Santa Monica

Robin
Guidebook for Santa Monica

Food Scene

It's delicious Thai nearby
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Poom Thai Cuisine
2204 Lincoln Blvd
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It's delicious Thai nearby
A fun 24 hour diner with greasy and healthy options. $4.50 breakfast special before 11 on weekdays. Late night celebrity sightings
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Swingers
8020 Beverly Blvd
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A fun 24 hour diner with greasy and healthy options. $4.50 breakfast special before 11 on weekdays. Late night celebrity sightings
Delicious Jerk chicken is their specialty. But our favorite part is you can bring you own beer or wine!
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Cha Cha Chicken
1906 Ocean Ave
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Delicious Jerk chicken is their specialty. But our favorite part is you can bring you own beer or wine!
A staple for the area. Cheap and authentic Mexican food.
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Tacos Por Favor
1408 Olympic Blvd
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A staple for the area. Cheap and authentic Mexican food.
Another good Mexican restaurant. Good food and margaritas.
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Lares
2909 Pico Blvd
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Another good Mexican restaurant. Good food and margaritas.
A good place for soft serve, burgers and grilled cheese sandwiches. Walk up window. Very cheap and cash only.
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Fosters Freeze
2760 Fletcher Dr
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A good place for soft serve, burgers and grilled cheese sandwiches. Walk up window. Very cheap and cash only.
Tons of mix n' match pasta choices with huge portions. Usually there's a wait.
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Fritto Misto
620 Santa Monica Blvd
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Tons of mix n' match pasta choices with huge portions. Usually there's a wait.
People swear this is the best place for coffee in LA. Be prepared to pay a premium for it.
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Funnel Mill Rare Coffee & Tea
1506 Broadway
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People swear this is the best place for coffee in LA. Be prepared to pay a premium for it.
It's Starbucks.
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Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica Blvd
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It's Starbucks.
One of our favorite restaurants. It's a small restaurant serving Japanese tapas fusion. The Japanese risotto and Pork belly are your two best bets
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Musha
424 Wilshire Blvd
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One of our favorite restaurants. It's a small restaurant serving Japanese tapas fusion. The Japanese risotto and Pork belly are your two best bets
Consistently voted Santa Monica's best hamburger. Also try their sweet potato fries. The have an amazing beer list, but if you want a mix drink, you need to go to their Culver City location.
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Father's Office
1018 Montana Ave
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Consistently voted Santa Monica's best hamburger. Also try their sweet potato fries. The have an amazing beer list, but if you want a mix drink, you need to go to their Culver City location.
A nice restaurant for some healthy portions. Indoor and outdoor seating. All the food is good and a little pricey
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M Street Kitchen
2000 Main St
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A nice restaurant for some healthy portions. Indoor and outdoor seating. All the food is good and a little pricey
It's cheap and good quality fast food chicken and Mexican food. A popular Southern California chain.
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El Pollo Loco
1906 Lincoln Blvd
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It's cheap and good quality fast food chicken and Mexican food. A popular Southern California chain.
One of our closest coffee shops, and a nice walk through the neighborhood to get there.
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
829 Wilshire Blvd
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One of our closest coffee shops, and a nice walk through the neighborhood to get there.
A great street of authentic and inexpensive Japanese restaurants. Some people call it Ramen Row.
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Sawtelle Blvd
Sawtelle Boulevard
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A great street of authentic and inexpensive Japanese restaurants. Some people call it Ramen Row.
New and trendy gastro pub with small plates. Their sandwiches are great and the beer bacon popcorn's worth a try!
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Next Door by Josie
2420 Pico Blvd
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New and trendy gastro pub with small plates. Their sandwiches are great and the beer bacon popcorn's worth a try!

Everything Else

An easily walkable park with a children's play area, basketball courts, and picnic tables w/ barbecues.
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Virginia Avenue Park
2200 Virginia Ave
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An easily walkable park with a children's play area, basketball courts, and picnic tables w/ barbecues.
The Santa Monica Aquatic Center has great pools for lap swim or for just wading around. Around $5 entrance. Special family deals on the weekends.
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Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd
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The Santa Monica Aquatic Center has great pools for lap swim or for just wading around. Around $5 entrance. Special family deals on the weekends.
Great places for hikes with views of the city and ocean.
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Temescal Canyon Park
15900 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Great places for hikes with views of the city and ocean.
Our closest rock climbing gym.
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InterContinental Los Angeles Century City
2151 Avenue of the Stars
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Our closest rock climbing gym.

Essentials

It's the largest grocery store close by.
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Vons
4030 S Centinela Ave
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It's the largest grocery store close by.
Good quality friendly grocery store.
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Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
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Good quality friendly grocery store.
High-end local/organic grocery shopping
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
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High-end local/organic grocery shopping
It's the closest place to find groceries, but the selection's not great and it's pretty pricey. If you don't mind the distance, Vons is a better bet.
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Yummy.com
1308 Pico Blvd
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It's the closest place to find groceries, but the selection's not great and it's pretty pricey. If you don't mind the distance, Vons is a better bet.

Shopping

Boutique shops and nice restaurants near the beach.
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Main Street
Main Street
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Boutique shops and nice restaurants near the beach.
Santa Monica's high-end shopping district.
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Montana Avenue
Montana Avenue
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Santa Monica's high-end shopping district.
A great mall - the most LA place to shop. Good restaurants, a movie theater and a farmers market. Plus they film Extra there.
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The Grove
189 The Grove Dr
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A great mall - the most LA place to shop. Good restaurants, a movie theater and a farmers market. Plus they film Extra there.

Drinks & Nightlife

A restaurant with a great happy hour Sunday thru Friday from 6-8 and 10-close. They have good prices on select seafood happy hour appetizers. They also make a GREAT bloody mary.
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Enterprise Fish Co.
174 Kinney St
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A restaurant with a great happy hour Sunday thru Friday from 6-8 and 10-close. They have good prices on select seafood happy hour appetizers. They also make a GREAT bloody mary.
A large menu of specialty mixed drinks. $5 drink specials on Monday, happy hour every evening. It has a nice Manhattan hole-in-the-wall bar feel.
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Copa d'Oro
217 Broadway
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A large menu of specialty mixed drinks. $5 drink specials on Monday, happy hour every evening. It has a nice Manhattan hole-in-the-wall bar feel.
Great wine bar with a hip vibe. Good happy hour if we remember correctly!
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Bodega Wine Bar Pasadena
300 E Colorado Blvd
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Great wine bar with a hip vibe. Good happy hour if we remember correctly!
A great downtown bar - dress code enforced.
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The Edison
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A great downtown bar - dress code enforced.
Behind the Victorian, this hip bar has a great vibe and good people-watching.
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Basement Tavern
2640 Main St
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Behind the Victorian, this hip bar has a great vibe and good people-watching.

Arts & Culture

A beautifully designed library with computer access and lots of media and books
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Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd
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A beautifully designed library with computer access and lots of media and books
A museum with beautiful views.
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Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy
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A museum with beautiful views.

Sightseeing

At the end of Colorado street you can walk down to the pier and there are fun carnival games and amusement park rides. Day passes are available.
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Santa Monica bryggja
200 Santa Monica Pier
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At the end of Colorado street you can walk down to the pier and there are fun carnival games and amusement park rides. Day passes are available.
This road gives you a good view of the Hollywood sign. If you follow it to the top of the hill, you'll eventually be right at the base of the sign, and a big fence that says "Do Not Enter"
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North Beachwood Drive
Beachwood Drive
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This road gives you a good view of the Hollywood sign. If you follow it to the top of the hill, you'll eventually be right at the base of the sign, and a big fence that says "Do Not Enter"
Check out all the weightlifters at the famous Muscle Beach. It's a great walk or bike ride from our house with tons of sights to see on the way.
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Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front Walk
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Check out all the weightlifters at the famous Muscle Beach. It's a great walk or bike ride from our house with tons of sights to see on the way.
A great street for window-shopping & people watching, packed with boutiques & trendy restaurants & bars like Lemonade, Abbot's Habit, Gjelina, and the otheroom. http://www.abbotkinneyonline.com/
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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A great street for window-shopping & people watching, packed with boutiques & trendy restaurants & bars like Lemonade, Abbot's Habit, Gjelina, and the otheroom. http://www.abbotkinneyonline.com/
This is a great street for authentic Mexican food and souvenirs.
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El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
125 Paseo De La Plaza
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This is a great street for authentic Mexican food and souvenirs.