Guidebook for Venice
Food Scene
The Tasting Kitchen
1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Simmzy's
37 Washington Blvd
Poke-Poke
2011 Ocean Front WalkHawaiian, Seafood
Water Grill
544 S Grand AveBig Dean's Ocean Front Cafe
1615 Ocean Front WalkOriginal Thai Dishes Wilshire
2628 Wilshire BlvdSurprisingly comfortable place to visit! This flagship store is fun because it is both a coffee shop lounge and shoes/clothing shop!
138 locals recommend
TOMS Flagship Store
1344 Abbot Kinney BlvdSurprisingly comfortable place to visit! This flagship store is fun because it is both a coffee shop lounge and shoes/clothing shop!
Fun venue that is super casual and homely in a Hawaiian slash hippie way. Some bench seating and also just a couch and coffee table are seating options.
26 locals recommend
Shaka Shack Burgers
1701 Ocean Park BlvdFun venue that is super casual and homely in a Hawaiian slash hippie way. Some bench seating and also just a couch and coffee table are seating options.
Wow, this place is the best pizza in Santa Monica! They serve up a unique and special style of pizza in the Los Angeles area. I would recommend trying their most popular style of pizzas, The Madison and The Garland. Customer service is a plus too. Try this place out if you're in need for something fresh and delicious.
Reds Pizza
707 Pico BlvdWow, this place is the best pizza in Santa Monica! They serve up a unique and special style of pizza in the Los Angeles area. I would recommend trying their most popular style of pizzas, The Madison and The Garland. Customer service is a plus too. Try this place out if you're in need for something fresh and delicious.
As I'm from out of town, Gladstones was a special place to go grab some drinks and hang out on the beach.
88 locals recommend
Gladstones Restaurant
17300 CA-1As I'm from out of town, Gladstones was a special place to go grab some drinks and hang out on the beach.
The food was very, very nice. The veal was tender, and the sauce used was very tasty, not overpowering as some tend to be. Prices were very reasonable.
12 locals recommend
Italy's Little Kitchen
8516 Lincoln BlvdThe food was very, very nice. The veal was tender, and the sauce used was very tasty, not overpowering as some tend to be. Prices were very reasonable.
Truly enjoyed the atmosphere and the solitude.
The fresh juice was awesome and so was the crab cake Benedict with fresh fruit!
This is one of my favorite brunch spots. The garden seating is a little crowded but it's nice to people watch on Ocean Ave and you get a decent view of the pier and ocean.
38 locals recommend
Ivy at the Shore
1535 Ocean AveTruly enjoyed the atmosphere and the solitude.
The fresh juice was awesome and so was the crab cake Benedict with fresh fruit!
This is one of my favorite brunch spots. The garden seating is a little crowded but it's nice to people watch on Ocean Ave and you get a decent view of the pier and ocean.
Great views. great happy hour, and friendly service - enough for me!
The Top Floor has a Penthouse restaurant with breathtaking views of the ocean and Santa Monica Coastline.
63 locals recommend
The Huntley Hotel Santa Monica Beach
1111 2nd StGreat views. great happy hour, and friendly service - enough for me!
The Top Floor has a Penthouse restaurant with breathtaking views of the ocean and Santa Monica Coastline.
Salt & Straw
1357 Abbot Kinney BlvdSightseeing
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica PierShopping and an amusement park.
Venice Beach Boardwalk
517 Ocean Front Walk
The Getty
1200 Getty Center DrMuseum, Art Gallery
Entertainment & Activities
The Bike Center Santa Monica
1555 2nd StThis has to be one of the best romantic getaways for a couple or even for a double date. An hour or two on the beautiful Marina with bottle of wine and an amazing gondolier. It's a perfect combination of relaxation, love, music, and serenity. It really doesn't get any better. You get to see the boats, the birds, and even a few seals or sea lions.
The booking was easy and the gondolier really knows his way around and the history of the Marina. He is a perfect host and gentleman.
The gondola is comfortable and the set up is perfect with some light snacks and chocolates to make it memorable.
Gondolas D'Amore
14045 Panay WayThis has to be one of the best romantic getaways for a couple or even for a double date. An hour or two on the beautiful Marina with bottle of wine and an amazing gondolier. It's a perfect combination of relaxation, love, music, and serenity. It really doesn't get any better. You get to see the boats, the birds, and even a few seals or sea lions.
The booking was easy and the gondolier really knows his way around and the history of the Marina. He is a perfect host and gentleman.
The gondola is comfortable and the set up is perfect with some light snacks and chocolates to make it memorable.
Parks & Nature
Santa Monica Stairs
699 Adelaide DrGreat for exercising!
Venice Canals
Shopping
Safe place to be for shopping and dining with trendy stores to window-shop. There are multiple food trucks here. There is the great ice cream shop, Intellegentsia, R bakery, great book stores, antique furniture stores, a stationary store and more!!!
225 locals recommend
Abbot Kinney BLVD Shopping
Navarre CourtSafe place to be for shopping and dining with trendy stores to window-shop. There are multiple food trucks here. There is the great ice cream shop, Intellegentsia, R bakery, great book stores, antique furniture stores, a stationary store and more!!!
Mall and outdoor promenade 2 blocks from the Santa Monica Pier and the Pacific Ocean.
1595 locals recommend
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street PromenadeMall and outdoor promenade 2 blocks from the Santa Monica Pier and the Pacific Ocean.
Westfield Century City
10250 Santa Monica BlvdVilla Marina Marketplace Mall
13450 Maxella AvePlaya Vista
Newly done with markets, movie theater complex and more.....
Ananda
1354 Abbot Kinney BlvdLocally owned Women's Clothing and Accessories
Titanic Boutique
405 Ocean Front WalkThis store has a cool vibe, and awesome customer service with fair prices.
"Weathervane carries everything from established designers such as Dries Van Notten, emerging Japanese footwear brands like Sou Sou and to local LA artisans like Hazel Brown."
Weathervane
1209 Montana Avenue"Weathervane carries everything from established designers such as Dries Van Notten, emerging Japanese footwear brands like Sou Sou and to local LA artisans like Hazel Brown."
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdWalking distance from this location.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great rooftop bar inside the hotel that is overlooking Venice Boardwalk and Venice Beach.
248 locals recommend
Hotel Erwin
1697 Pacific AveGreat rooftop bar inside the hotel that is overlooking Venice Boardwalk and Venice Beach.