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The Westside Hit List: The Best New Restaurants On The Westside
The best new spots to check out in Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu, Sawtelle, and more.
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Where To Eat Lunch In Santa Monica
Avoid the tourist traps and have lunch at one of these great Santa Monica spots.
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The Best Mexican Food On The Westside
There are a lot of options for Mexican food on the Westside. These are the best of them.
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Where To Eat After Hitting The Beach
A beach-by-beach guide so you know exactly where to eat after your day in the sand.
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Sogno Toscano
Sogno Toscano is a daytime Italian spot in Santa Monica that's perfect for a casual lunch or a coffee meetup.
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Tre Mani
Tre Mani is a lunchtime collab between Santa Monica's Ghisallo and Jyan Isaac. Come for their incredible Roman-style flatbread sandwiches.
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Pasjoli
Pasjoli is an upscale French restaurant in Santa Monica with tableside pressed duck and a new tasting menu.
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The Westside Hit List: The Best New Restaurants On The Westside
The best new spots to check out in Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu, Sawtelle, and more.
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Bludso’s
Bludso’s second location in Santa Monica serves the same great BBQ as the original spot. Bring a hungry group.
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Where To Eat After Hitting The Beach
A beach-by-beach guide so you know exactly where to eat after your day in the sand.
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Xuntos
Xuntos is a northern Spanish tapas restaurant in Santa Monica that works well for a date with someone you'd like to ideally see again.
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Le Great Outdoor
Le Great Outdoor is a completely outdoor restaurant in Santa Monica that feels like a backyard barbecue.
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Erewhon Santa Monica
With bad parking and influencers lurking in every corner, Erewhon Santa Monica is as ridiculous as they come.
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Bar Monette
Bar Monette is an eclectic small-plates restaurant that you should treat like a pizza place.
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Shirube
Shirube is an izakaya spot in Santa Monica with excellent, gourmet small plates, minus the gourmet prices.
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Bread Head
Bread Head is a great sandwich counter in Santa Monica that makes its own focaccia. Try the Muffuletta.
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Interstellar
Interstellar is the best cafe near the Santa Monica Promenade. The Korean-owned spot serves excellent burritos, katsu, bulgogi, and more.
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Jonah's Kitchen + Bar
Jonah's Kitchen + Bar in Santa Monica is a questionable choice for food, but a decent one for drinks on a pleasant patio.
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LouLou
LouLou is a clubby rooftop inside the Santa Monica Place mall for cocktails and French-ish small bites.
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Isla
Isla is a bright, breezy California-ish restaurant in Santa Monica with excellent cocktails and skewers.
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Where To Eat When You’re Trapped On Third Street Promenade
How to make sense of the scariest three blocks in Santa Monica.
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Shunji
Shunji’s omakase will cost you, but it’s worth it to try the different fish varieties and crazy things they do with vegetables.
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Rustic Canyon
Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica has aged into a worn-in neighborhood spot that does farm-to-table as well as any place in LA.
