Hollister Guidebook
Beach Rentals
You can rent beach chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards, surf boards, and bikes here!
41 locals recommend
Perry’s Cafe and Beach Rentals
2400 Ocean Front WalkYou can rent beach chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards, surf boards, and bikes here!
Food scene
Urth Caffe Santa Monica
2327 Main StChez Jay
1657 Ocean AveLa Vecchia Cucina
2654 Main StThe Galley
2442 Main StThe Lobster
1602 Ocean AveSightseeing
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica PierSanta Monica Beach
Venice Beach Park
1503 SpeedwayShopping
Downtown Santa Monica Station
402 Colorado AveNeighborhoods
Like the tides of the Pacific just a few blocks away, Main Street is characterized by a slow shift in personalities. By day, it’s a favorite of up-at-dawn locals, who come for breakfast or coffee after a sunrise surf session or to patronize the eclectic collection of businesses with their dogs and children in tow. Visitors can join in, easily filling an afternoon at laid-back patio-lined cafés and indie boutiques. In the evening, trendy restaurants and watering holes glow with a lively mix of options for nightlife lovers.
207 locals recommend
Main Street
Main StreetLike the tides of the Pacific just a few blocks away, Main Street is characterized by a slow shift in personalities. By day, it’s a favorite of up-at-dawn locals, who come for breakfast or coffee after a sunrise surf session or to patronize the eclectic collection of businesses with their dogs and children in tow. Visitors can join in, easily filling an afternoon at laid-back patio-lined cafés and indie boutiques. In the evening, trendy restaurants and watering holes glow with a lively mix of options for nightlife lovers.
Montana Avenue, which sits at the city’s northern edge, is home to a stretch of more than 150 restaurants and retailers. Though it’s just a short walk from Downtown Santa Monica, it feels removed from the hustle and bustle of the Promenade and Pier. Late-night options may be limited, but from sunrise to sunset, a steady stream of shoppers browse the surrounding storefronts amid a relaxed crowd of A-list celebrities, out-of-towners and parents pushing strollers, none of whom seem in a hurry to leave the wealth of juice bars, latte vendors and outdoor cafés.
141 locals recommend
Montana Avenue
Montana AvenueMontana Avenue, which sits at the city’s northern edge, is home to a stretch of more than 150 restaurants and retailers. Though it’s just a short walk from Downtown Santa Monica, it feels removed from the hustle and bustle of the Promenade and Pier. Late-night options may be limited, but from sunrise to sunset, a steady stream of shoppers browse the surrounding storefronts amid a relaxed crowd of A-list celebrities, out-of-towners and parents pushing strollers, none of whom seem in a hurry to leave the wealth of juice bars, latte vendors and outdoor cafés.