Guidebook for Santa Monica
Essentials
Full service grocery store with premade and deli service and wine bar.
1701 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdFull service grocery store with premade and deli service and wine bar.
Food Scene
Cafe Gratitude
512 Rose AveOrganic Vegan fare. Serves breakfast and lunch and dinner.
Breakfast and lunch. Named after their selection of 20+ cereals and granolas ranging from old-school classics like Apple Jacks to organic hemp crunch. Serves sandwiches, salads, and eggs too.
174 locals recommend
Flake
513 Rose AveBreakfast and lunch. Named after their selection of 20+ cereals and granolas ranging from old-school classics like Apple Jacks to organic hemp crunch. Serves sandwiches, salads, and eggs too.
The biggest organic coffee roaster in LA and they’re all about sustainable, fair-trade goods. You can get everything from a cup of tea to a five-pound bag of coffee. It’s caffeine with a conscience.
300 locals recommend
Groundwork Coffee Co.
671 Rose AveThe biggest organic coffee roaster in LA and they’re all about sustainable, fair-trade goods. You can get everything from a cup of tea to a five-pound bag of coffee. It’s caffeine with a conscience.
New owners under the old umbrella converted this into a nightspot with outdoor seating. Food is more expensive than the Old Rose but it still has that hip vibe.
347 locals recommend
The Rose Venice
220 Rose AveNew owners under the old umbrella converted this into a nightspot with outdoor seating. Food is more expensive than the Old Rose but it still has that hip vibe.
An exotic sausage grill that serves sandwiches, Belgian fries, and exotic beers. A line forms for lunch starting at 11:30a and doesn't stop till after 8p.
243 locals recommend
Wurstküche Restaurant Venice Beach
625 Lincoln BlvdAn exotic sausage grill that serves sandwiches, Belgian fries, and exotic beers. A line forms for lunch starting at 11:30a and doesn't stop till after 8p.
Close and inexpensive for take out and dine in lunch/dinner/brunch on the weekend on the outdoor deck constructed during this COVID time. Food is simple and delish. At night there is a "bar" station if you want to pick up a cocktail for your table.
26 locals recommend
The Window at American Beauty
425 Rose AveClose and inexpensive for take out and dine in lunch/dinner/brunch on the weekend on the outdoor deck constructed during this COVID time. Food is simple and delish. At night there is a "bar" station if you want to pick up a cocktail for your table.
Drinks & Nightlife
Wine bar that serves lunch and dinner. Great meeting spot for after work.
192 locals recommend
Venice Beach Wines
529 Rose AveWine bar that serves lunch and dinner. Great meeting spot for after work.
Shopping
The compound includes a landscape design studio, a nursery and garden shop, plus a boutique stocked with offbeat items. There is also an event space.
13 locals recommend
Big Red Sun
560 Rose AveThe compound includes a landscape design studio, a nursery and garden shop, plus a boutique stocked with offbeat items. There is also an event space.
Entertainment & Activities
Movie and concert series trade off at this location depending on time of year. Standard local amusement park features solar ferris wheel and an old time carousel
2744 locals recommend
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica PierMovie and concert series trade off at this location depending on time of year. Standard local amusement park features solar ferris wheel and an old time carousel