1. Milo and Olive
8.8
2723 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
Bakery · 131 tips and reviews
Sheba Family: Latte is amazing. Love the cozy shared table style. Go and be sociable :-)
Cherith Zanghi: Poor layout, good service. Decor is halfass industrial/preschool? Anyway, food is pretty good, it is homey. Pasta is fresh handmade 👍🏼 Can't get over how awkward the seating is. I'm facing a wall
Kaitlin Yapchaian: So cozy with lovely, relaxed staff. The peach, tomato and burrata salad was exceptional (at the beginning of September). Must get!
2. Bodega Wine Bar
8.7
814 Broadway (at Lincoln Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Wine Bar · 57 tips and reviews
David Nichols: Margherita Pizza is yum. Wine is cheap. Got a good party vibe; not a quiet place for intimate chat.
Lauren K: Cozy but modern esthetic, great wine list, and Sunday is game night, complete with vintage board games scattered throughout!
Naz F. Gérdabi: One of my absolute favorite spots for Wine & Cheese night.From the cozy atmosphere to great music selection, this spot offers a great wine menu and yummy small plates to nibble on.
3. Manchego
8.5
2518 Main St, Santa Monica, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Ocean Park · 35 tips and reviews
Bollare: A cozy restaurant with the best Spanish tapas in LA. Perfect for a romantic date or a relaxing dinner with friends. BYOB and no reservations, so show up early if you’re with a large group. —Sophie
Meg Farmer: BYOB tapas. Do the bacon wrapped dates for sure. Super intimate, great date spot.
Rebekah Sheldon: Goat cheese and fig tapas...amazing!
6. McCabe's
8.3
3101 Pico Blvd (at 30th), Santa Monica, CA
Music Store · 11 tips and reviews
Chris Testa: My personal favorite music shop in Southern California, particularly for acoustic instruments. Check out the excellent performances they have year round: great acts in an intimate setting.
Heather Knight: See a show here. Great, small intimate venue.
Jonathan Rogers: They take Apple Pay
7. Demitasse
8.5
1149 3rd St (at Wilshire Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Café · Wilshire-Montana · 67 tips and reviews
Luisa Falcão Vaz: The lavender hot chocolate is good but nothing extraordinary. What i liked the most was the place, super cozy and quiet.
Huaisi Cen: My favorite coffee store in town. Favorite, I mean I will grab a coffee every time I am nearby.
Daniel: Kyoto iced coffee! Demitasse perfectly extracts all the aromas and flavor tonalities out of the beans.
8. Solidarity
8.5
1414 Lincoln Blvd (at Santa Monica Blvd.), Santa Monica, CA
Polish Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews
Philip Tam: Awesome homey feel to the place, and never tried polish food before - it's actually really good, and there's more than just Polish sausage!
Lydia Ammosova: An EXCEPTIONAL place to get your Eastern European groove on! Favorites include mushroom pierogis, the Hunter's Stew "Bigos", stuffed cabbage rolls & a cold beet borscht that is an instant aura fluff!
Eliot ♥ Phillips: You can eat on the couches now!
15. Bagel Nosh
8.3
1629 Wilshire Blvd (at 17th St), Santa Monica, CA
Breakfast Spot · Wilshire-Montana · 43 tips and reviews
G Panta: I liked the bagels a lot. Service was fast and generally a cosy place. The only problem was that they charged me almost 4 dollars for a bagel with cream cheese to go...i realised it later on.
Isaac Cruz: Turkey-Ham-Swiss. On a jalapeño bagel. So good. The place smelled amazing! Friendly people. First time, and I'll be sure to come back.
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