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225 26th St (at San Vicente Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Shopping Mall · 29 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: A warren of food stalls and shops by stylish clothiers including dressmaker Jenni Kayne, designer James Perse, and queen of Indian prints Roberta Freymann.
Travel + Leisure: We love the luxe leather bags at Kendall Conrad (No. 1121), Huset's Scandinavian furniture (No. 1316 ½), the French-style cruisers at Linus Bikes (No. 1413 ½), and ChocoVivo's chocolate (No. 1504).
12565 W Washington Blvd (at Boise Ave), Culver City, CA
New American Restaurant · Culver-West · 169 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: A lively ski-chalet-style restaurant housed in a former IHOP, serving up inventive dishes such as beer-marinated crispy chicken with kimchi and two salsas.
Italian Restaurant · Financial District · 782 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: A morning pastry shop/market, lunchtime café, and all-day dining room decked out in marble and French antiques—you’ll swear it’s the Parisian patisserie Ladurée. Try the perfect pizzas and macarons.
Travel + Leisure: The latest success of Umami, L.A.’s beloved gourmet burger chain, combines 11 types of burgers, classic deli sandwiches, pork treats, and fried-to-order German chocolate doughnuts.
602 Santa Monica Blvd (at 6th St.), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 82 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: A boisterous gastropub in Santa Monica that focuses on farm-to-table vegetable dishes. Try the wood roasted peas with mint, charcuterie, and plates of rib-sticking braised lamb belly.