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Guide to Santa Monica's best spots

1. Third Street Promenade

9.2
1202 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Mónica, CA
Feria de compras · Downtown Santa Monica · 284 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: Lots of tourists here but a good blend of local Angelenos.

2. Santa Monica Food Truck Lot

7.6
2612 Main St (at Ocean Park Blvd.), Santa Mónica, CA
Carrito de comida · Ocean Park · 20 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: Great place to bring your friends and hang out. Especially during the summer. Food @ the food trucks, drinks @ the victorian.

3. Cafe 212 Pier

212 Pier Ave (btwn 2nd & Main St), Santa Mónica, CA
Café · Ocean Park · 39 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: Get to know the owner, he's really cool

Areal Restaurant is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

4. Areal Restaurant

2820 Main St (At Ashland), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante americano · Ocean Park · 77 tips y reseñas

5. Santa Monica Pier

200 Santa Monica Pier (at Ocean Ave), Santa Mónica, CA
Muelle · Santa Monica · 483 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: Play volleyball here.

AMC Santa Monica 7 is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

6. AMC Santa Monica 7

6.7
1310 3rd Street Promenade (at Arizona), Santa Mónica, CA
Cine · Downtown Santa Monica · 37 tips y reseñas

7. El Cholo

8.2
1025 Wilshire Blvd (at 11th St.), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante mexicano · Wilshire-Montana · 78 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: High end mexican restaurant. I wouldn't say it's the most authentic mexican restaurant. But they still have really good food, drinks, and a very nice atmosphere.

Upper West is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

8. Upper West

8.5
3321 Pico Blvd, Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante americano · 87 tips y reseñas
Santa Monica State Beach is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

9. Santa Monica State Beach

9.4
1432 Palisades Beach Rd (at Colorado Ave), Santa Mónica, CA
Playa · Downtown Santa Monica · 335 tips y reseñas

10. Holy Guacamole

7.2
2906 Main St, Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante de tacos · Ocean Park · 49 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: If you are there with a friend, just buy the super burrito for ten bucks and split it half. More bang for your buck than buying two regular sized burritos for 7 bucks each.

Panini Garden is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

11. Panini Garden

2715 Main St (at Hill St), Santa Mónica, CA
Lugar de sándwiches · Ocean Park · 19 tips y reseñas
Bergamot Station Arts Center is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

12. Bergamot Station Arts Center

8.2
2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Mónica, CA
Galería de arte · 21 tips y reseñas
Santa Monica Stairs is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

13. Santa Monica Stairs

8.6
4th and Adelaide (4th Street), Santa Mónica, CA
Pista de Atletismo · 52 tips y reseñas
Real Food Daily is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

14. Real Food Daily

514 Santa Monica Blvd (at 6th St), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante vegano y vegetariano · 103 tips y reseñas
Whole Foods Market is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

15. Whole Foods Market

500 Wilshire Blvd. (at 5th St), Santa Mónica, CA
Tienda de comestibles · 38 tips y reseñas
Palisades Ocean Walkway is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

16. Palisades Ocean Walkway

9.2
(Ocean Ave and Marguerita), Santa Mónica, CA
Rutas de senderismo · North of Montana · 10 tips y reseñas
Santa Monica Farmers Market is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

17. Santa Monica Farmers Market

8.3
2640 Main St (at Heritage Sq), Santa Mónica, CA
Mercado de productos de granja · Ocean Park · 49 tips y reseñas

18. Thai Dishes

7.5
2628 Wilshire Blvd (at 19th St), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante tailandés · 28 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: Get the silver noodles with extra veggies and tofu, with prick pow sauce, so good. You'll never wanna go back to pad thai.

Santa Monica Beach Lifeguard Stand 13 is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

19. Santa Monica Beach Lifeguard Stand 13

Beach, Santa Mónica, CA
Playa · Ocean Park · No hay tips ni reseñas
Santa Monica Community Gardens is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

20. Santa Monica Community Gardens

8.0
2300 Main St (at Hollister), Santa Mónica, CA
Jardín · Ocean Park · 5 tips y reseñas
Beach Beauty Culture is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

21. Beach Beauty Culture

15 Rose Ave Apt 1 (Speedway), Venice, CA
Peluquería · 1 tip
Shoop's European Deli is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

22. Shoop's European Deli

7.2
2400 Main St Ste A1, Santa Mónica, CA
Tienda de delicatesen · Ocean Park · 31 tips y reseñas
Library Alehouse is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

23. Library Alehouse

8.5
2911 Main St (btwn Kinney St & Ashland Ave), Santa Mónica, CA
Gastropub · Ocean Park · 137 tips y reseñas
Mindfulnest is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

24. Mindfulnest

2711 Main St (at Hill St), Santa Mónica, CA
Tienda de artesanía · Ocean Park · 5 tips y reseñas
Basement Tavern is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

25. Basement Tavern

8.0
2640 Main St (at Ocean Park Blvd.), Santa Mónica, CA
Bar clandestino · Ocean Park · 61 tips y reseñas
Sweet Rose Creamery is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

26. Sweet Rose Creamery

9.1
225 26th St (at San Vicente Blvd), Santa Mónica, CA
Heladería · 115 tips y reseñas
3 Square Café + Bakery is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

27. 3 Square Café + Bakery

1121 Abbot Kinney Blvd (btw San Juan Ave. & Westminster Ave.), Venice, CA
Café · 101 tips y reseñas
Sunny Blue is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

28. Sunny Blue

8.7
2728 Main St (at Hill St), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante japonés · Ocean Park · 77 tips y reseñas
Santa Monica Place is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

29. Santa Monica Place

9.1
395 Santa Monica Pl (at 3rd St), Santa Mónica, CA
Centro comercial · Downtown Santa Monica · 134 tips y reseñas
Finn McCools is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

30. Finn McCools

2702 Main St (at Hill St), Santa Mónica, CA
Pub irlandés · Ocean Park · 56 tips y reseñas
Blue Plate Santa Monica is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

31. Blue Plate Santa Monica

1415 Montana Ave (btwn 14th St. & 15th St.), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante americano · North of Montana · 60 tips y reseñas

32. Vidiots

302 Pico Blvd (at 3rd St), Santa Mónica, CA
Videoclub · Ocean Park · 8 tips y reseñas

YeyenYeyen: Best place for video rentals! Lots of underground movies!

Gilbert's El Indio is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

33. Gilbert's El Indio

8.6
2526 Pico Blvd (26th street), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante mexicano · 69 tips y reseñas
LF Stores is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

34. LF Stores

1426 Montana Ave (at 15th St.), Santa Mónica, CA
Boutique · Wilshire-Montana · 5 tips y reseñas
Stella Barra is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

35. Stella Barra

8.3
2000 Main St (btw Bay St & Bicknell Ave), Santa Mónica, CA
Pizzería · Ocean Park · 108 tips y reseñas
Cha Cha Chicken is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

36. Cha Cha Chicken

9.1
1906 Ocean Ave (at Pico Blvd.), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante caribeño · Ocean Park · 172 tips y reseñas
Lifeguard Tower 28 is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

37. Lifeguard Tower 28

8.7
Venice Beach, Santa Mónica, CA
Lugar de surf · Ocean Park · 8 tips y reseñas
FIG Santa Monica is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

38. FIG Santa Monica

8.3
101 Wilshire Blvd (at Fairmont Miramar Hotel), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante mediterráneo · Wilshire-Montana · 80 tips y reseñas
R+D Kitchen is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

39. R+D Kitchen

8.4
1323 Montana Ave (at 14th St), Santa Mónica, CA
Gastropub · North of Montana · 115 tips y reseñas
Espresso Cielo is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

40. Espresso Cielo

8.3
3101 Main St (at Marine St), Santa Mónica, CA
Cafetería · Ocean Park · 51 tips y reseñas
Mt. Holyoke Ave Scenic Spot is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

41. Mt. Holyoke Ave Scenic Spot

7.1
401-499 N Mt Holyoke Ave (Earlham St.), Pacific Palisades, CA
Mirador paisajístico · 3 tips y reseñas
Ocean Park is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

42. Ocean Park

Santa Mónica, CA
Barrio · 5 tips y reseñas
Nordstrom is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

43. Nordstrom

8.3
220 Broadway, Santa Mónica, CA
Tienda de mujeres · Downtown Santa Monica · 33 tips y reseñas
Patrick's Roadhouse is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

44. Patrick's Roadhouse

7.5
106 Entrada Dr (Pacific Coast Hwy), Santa Mónica, CA
Café · 30 tips y reseñas
Santa Monica Farmers Market is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

45. Santa Monica Farmers Market

8.5
Arizona Ave (btwn 2nd & 4th St), Santa Mónica, CA
Mercado de productos de granja · Downtown Santa Monica · 78 tips y reseñas
Via Veneto is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

46. Via Veneto

8.8
3009 Main St (marine), Santa Mónica, CA
Restaurante italiano · Ocean Park · 26 tips y reseñas
Bru's Wiffle - A Waffle Joint is one of Guide to Santa Monica's best spots.

47. Bru's Wiffle - A Waffle Joint

8.5
2408 Wilshire Blvd (at 24th St), Santa Mónica, CA
Café · 123 tips y reseñas