LA stuff

1. Mélisse

1104 Wilshire Blvd (at 11th St), Santa Monica, CA

French Restaurant · 45 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: The truffled corn ravioli is a revelation! Read more.

Border Grill Santa Monica is one of LA stuff.

2. Border Grill Santa Monica

1445 4th St (at Broadway), Santa Monica, CA

Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 80 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Border Grill is the rare mainstream Mexican restaurant whose tacos don't make you yearn for a truck parked by an auto-parts junkyard somewhere in East L.A. Read more.

3. Rustic Canyon

8.4

1119 Wilshire Blvd (at 11th Ct.), Santa Monica, CA

Wine Bar · Wilshire-Montana · 86 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Basically a compendium of what happens to be on the farmers market A-list that week collated with artisanal cheeses, sustainable meats, and lovingly handcrafted pastas. Read more.

4. Bru's Wiffle - A Waffle Joint

8.4

2408 Wilshire Blvd (at 24th St), Santa Monica, CA

Breakfast Spot · 123 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Eat this now! Read more.

5. Original Tommy's Hamburgers

1900 Lincoln Blvd (at Pico Blvd), Santa Monica, CA

Burger Joint · Ocean Park · 13 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Tommy's: The Ke$ha Of Breakfast Burritos Read more.

6. Rockenwagner Bakery

311 Arizona Ave (at 3rd St. Promenade), Santa Monica, CA

Bakery · Downtown Santa Monica · 10 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Best Bet: A chewy, salt-studded pretzel bread. The bakery layers slices with roast turkey and cranberry sauce. We can imagine a brat and some spicy mustard taking to it well too. Read more.

7. Sweet Lady Jane Bakery

8.5

1631 Montana Ave (at 17th St), Santa Monica, CA

Bakery · North of Montana · 40 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Eat this now! Read more.

8. Hostaria Del Piccolo

606 Broadway (at 6th St), Santa Monica, CA

Italian Restaurant · 53 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Featured in LA Weekly's "8 Places To Get a Beer Cocktail in L.A." Read more.

9. Espresso Cielo

8.3

3101 Main St (at Marine St), Santa Monica, CA

Coffee Shop · Ocean Park · 51 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: 1 of the "10 Places to Get a Damn Good Cup of Coffee"! Read more.

10. FIG Santa Monica

8.3

101 Wilshire Blvd (at Fairmont Miramar Hotel), Santa Monica, CA

Mediterranean Restaurant · Wilshire-Montana · 80 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Featured in LA Weekly's "L.A.'s Best Cocktails: Our 55 favorites and where to find them." (Click 'More Info') Read more.

11. Copa D'Oro

217 Broadway (at 2nd St), Santa Monica, CA

Cocktail Bar · Downtown Santa Monica · 72 tips and reviews

LA Weekly: Featured in LA Weekly's "L.A.'s Best Cocktails: Our 55 favorites and where to find them." (Click 'More Info') Read more.

12. Typhoon

3221 Donald Douglas Loop S, Santa Monica, CA

Asian Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

Travel Channel: Singapore-style scorpions on shrimp toast at Typhoon. As seen on Bizarre Foods.