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Must-eat Food in Santa Monica

1. Food Truck Alley

7.0
Pennsylvania Ave (at 26th St), Santa Monica, CA
Food Truck · 25 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: If walking in the street, beware the motorcycle cop who targets pedestrians.

2. Commodore Cafe

1814 Berkeley St, Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Tell them to join KCRW fringe benefits ;)

3. Back on the Beach Cafe

8.0
445 Palisades Beach Rd, Santa Monica, CA
Breakfast Spot · North of Montana · 42 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Coffee, good muffins + espresso to go

4. Tacos Por Favor

8.7
1408 Olympic Blvd (at 14th St.), Santa Monica, CA
Taco Restaurant · 128 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Street parking only (bring quarters); huge menu, breakfast all-day. Quality ingredients, cold beer. Even lentil soup. Awsm. And they deliver.

Huckleberry Cafe & Bakery is one of Must-eat Food in Santa Monica.

5. Huckleberry Cafe & Bakery

8.9
1014 Wilshire Blvd (at 10th Ct), Santa Monica, CA
Café · 266 tips and reviews
Tiato is one of Must-eat Food in Santa Monica.

6. Tiato

6.4
2700 Colorado Ave #190 (btwn Princeton St & Harvard St), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews

7. The Counter

8.0
2901 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 102 (at 29th St), Santa Monica, CA
Burger Joint · 75 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Share an off-menu "Trio" plate of regular fries, sweet potato fries and sweet shoestring fried onions.

8. Bergamot Cafe

7.9
2525 Michigan Ave #A3 (at Cloverfield Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Café · 26 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: KCRW fringe benefits provider

Wilshire Restaurant is one of Must-eat Food in Santa Monica.

9. Wilshire Restaurant

2454 Wilshire Blvd (25th St), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 52 tips and reviews
LA Farm is one of Must-eat Food in Santa Monica.

10. LA Farm

3000 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews

11. Border Grill Santa Monica

1445 4th St (at Broadway), Santa Monica, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 80 tips and reviews

Charm B. T.Charm B. Trippin: $10 quick lunch at the bar includes app, main and drink. Chips and salsa too, obvi.

12. Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery

8.9
1517 Lincoln Blvd (btw Broadway & Colorado), Santa Monica, CA
Deli · West Los Angeles · 338 tips and reviews

Nina M.Nina Mo: the godmother works, caprese w prosciutto and the ready made baguettes w prosciutto (if long wait). Love the market! The exploratore cheese, hot sauces, fresh bread, creamy balsamic, truffle oil..yum

13. LA Market

900 W Olympic Blvd (at Georgia St), Los Angeles, CA
American Restaurant · South Park · 29 tips and reviews

Amanda N.Amanda Nanawa: Try the sushi pizza.

Border Grill Santa Monica is one of Must-eat Food in Santa Monica.

14. Border Grill Santa Monica

1445 4th St (at Broadway), Santa Monica, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 80 tips and reviews
Antonio's Fruit Stand is one of Must-eat Food in Santa Monica.

15. Antonio's Fruit Stand

11911 Mississippi (Bundy), West LA, CA
Food Truck · No tips or reviews

16. The Penthouse

8.0
1111 2nd St (at Wilshire Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
New American Restaurant · Wilshire-Montana · 101 tips and reviews

Stewart A.Stewart Alsop: Try the Grilled Cheese Sandwich - HERE's a grilled cheese sandwich - Chimay Grand Cru & Le Marechal cheeses on sourdough.

17. Neli's Deli

2214 Stoner Ave (Olympic Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Bakery · West Los Angeles · 1 tip

Jason N.Jason Nellis: The fries here are the single greatest invention since pastrami. Which is also really good here.

18. Sushi Roku Santa Monica

7.4
1401 Ocean Ave (Santa Monica Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 82 tips and reviews

Sarah H.Sarah Herron: 4 words: Tuna, Avocado, Black Truffle