Guidebook for Santa Monica

Paul
Guidebook for Santa Monica

Essentials

Open early, open late, a good, large supermarket for general needs.
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Vons
4030 S Centinela Ave
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Open early, open late, a good, large supermarket for general needs.
Within walking distance!
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Whole Foods Market
500 Wilshire Boulevard
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Within walking distance!
A healthy walk to a healthy place; Co-opportunity gets rave reviews from the locals.
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Co-opportunity
1525 Broadway
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A healthy walk to a healthy place; Co-opportunity gets rave reviews from the locals.
Right in the middle of Main Street; every Sunday, 9:30 am to 1 pm.
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Santa Monica Sunday Main Street Farmers Markets
2640 Main St
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Right in the middle of Main Street; every Sunday, 9:30 am to 1 pm.
Great, peaceful place for reading, relaxing, and free Wifi. Also, there's a large atrium with a coffee and snack bar in the middle.
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Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd
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Great, peaceful place for reading, relaxing, and free Wifi. Also, there's a large atrium with a coffee and snack bar in the middle.

Food Scene

Great pizzas and Italian fare; also lots of pretty people by the bar. Plus it's half a block away (and has take-out).
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HOSTARIA del piccolo
606 Broadway
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Great pizzas and Italian fare; also lots of pretty people by the bar. Plus it's half a block away (and has take-out).
Cozy, extremely popular, freshly Italian and half-a-block away. Hot with the locals; you may have to wait for a table.
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Fritto Misto
620 Santa Monica Blvd
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Cozy, extremely popular, freshly Italian and half-a-block away. Hot with the locals; you may have to wait for a table.
Great burgers, tucked away next to Fred Siegel on 5th (and a five minute walk).
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Umami Burger Santa Monica
525 Broadway
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Great burgers, tucked away next to Fred Siegel on 5th (and a five minute walk).
Two blocks away, diagonally across from Vons.
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Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica Blvd
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Two blocks away, diagonally across from Vons.
Don't confuse this with high-end dining, but the food is good and the service is great. Plus, open very late (and often packed with the party crowd for added good times).
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Swingers
8020 Beverly Blvd
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Don't confuse this with high-end dining, but the food is good and the service is great. Plus, open very late (and often packed with the party crowd for added good times).
Nice, small place with a healthy crowd and great sushi.
Sushi Mon Restaurant
Nice, small place with a healthy crowd and great sushi.
Upscale environment with a fairly broad and hearty menu (duck, swordfish, venison, snapper, ribeye, etc.) Nice wine and beer lists as well; usually pretty crowded.
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Tar & Roses
602 Santa Monica Boulevard
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Upscale environment with a fairly broad and hearty menu (duck, swordfish, venison, snapper, ribeye, etc.) Nice wine and beer lists as well; usually pretty crowded.
Little bit of a walk and on a major street, but a nice outdoor fire pit for chit-chatting and sipping hot drinks. Take 6th Street up to Wilshire, right on Wilshire two blocks.
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
829 Wilshire Blvd
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Little bit of a walk and on a major street, but a nice outdoor fire pit for chit-chatting and sipping hot drinks. Take 6th Street up to Wilshire, right on Wilshire two blocks.
Great Polish food, plus a nice outdoor sitting and drinking area in back.
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Solidarity
1414 Lincoln Blvd
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Great Polish food, plus a nice outdoor sitting and drinking area in back.
Great sushi, right around the corner (half-a-block). Recommended.
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Ninjin
607 Colorado Ave
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Great sushi, right around the corner (half-a-block). Recommended.

Drinks & Nightlife

Classy, high-end wine bar. Very close, and very recommended.
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Bodega Wine Bar Pasadena
300 E Colorado Blvd
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Classy, high-end wine bar. Very close, and very recommended.
If you like a dive-y, British-style pub with no pretension, look no further. Friendly service, typically crowded.
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Ye Olde Kings Head
116 Santa Monica Blvd
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If you like a dive-y, British-style pub with no pretension, look no further. Friendly service, typically crowded.
Fantastic cocktails and a classy atmosphere. Typically crowded in the evenings, a bit upscale.
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Copa d'Oro
217 Broadway
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Fantastic cocktails and a classy atmosphere. Typically crowded in the evenings, a bit upscale.
Upscale, small and cozy. It's a nice atmosphere, though drinks are priced on the high-end. Dress up a notch.
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Bar Chloe
1449 2nd St
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Upscale, small and cozy. It's a nice atmosphere, though drinks are priced on the high-end. Dress up a notch.

Shopping

It's really big.
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Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
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It's really big.

Everything Else

A great men's barber shop with lots chairs and local flavor. Ask for Fernando.
Lincoln Barbers
1511 Lincoln Blvd
A great men's barber shop with lots chairs and local flavor. Ask for Fernando.