3. Cafe Zella
8.2
1531 Wilshire Blvd (at 16th St), Santa Monica, CA
Café · Wilshire-Montana · 18 tips and reviews
Nina Ribbeklint: Love this place. Good and healthy food. Friendly and quick service. Oh and good pastries! :)
Mark: A little overpriced ($7.86 for an egg white, ham & cheese on croissant), but great food, good variety, and fresh ingredients. Also BOMB blended mochas.
Randy Etheridge: Who is Zella anyways?
Meg L.: Hidden/tucked away on Michigan Ave. just off the 10 in SaMo, there's a charming little cafe (decent food, not stellar), but just the tons of galleries & cute scenery are fantastic.
Hayacharm R: Amazing artworks, so many artists. It was a fun adventure for me :) Next time, I'll go by myself and seriously, need to buy some of their awesome art stuff for the apartment!
Corey Weiss: Go for the art but get the mint lemonade! Read more.
8. Farmshop
8.8
225 26th St, Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · Brentwood · 69 tips and reviews
Eater: Farm Shop serves near-perfect versions of dishes like French toast with blueberry marmalade, rolled omelets with soft herbs and fried potatoes, and pastrami and eggs served with green tomato ketchup. Read more.
LA Weekly: "Farmshop's French Fries are what Fries should be." - Jonathan Gold
Matt Newberg: This is what happens when aloof white people attempt "fried chicken Sundays"
10. The OP Cafe
8.3
3117 Ocean Park Blvd (32nd & Ocean Park), Santa Monica, CA
Café · West Los Angeles · 47 tips and reviews
Eater: Hearty breakfast dishes like buttermilk pancakes, the affordable 2+2+2 with eggs, bacon or sausage, and two pancakes, and a Diablo burrito with a spicy sauce. Read more.
OrderAhead: The OP Cafe now lets you order and pay ahead with your phone. Download the OrderAhead App. Read more.
Sebastien Vance: Border scramble is the most delicious fattening breakfast on the west side.
12. Water Grill
8.3
1401 Ocean Ave (Santa Monica Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 103 tips and reviews
Meg Farmer: Great for an oyster happy hour and wine with friends. Some celeb spotting here too.
Los Angeles: The new location offers an iced shellfish platter that serves five called “The King”: whole Channel Island sea urchin, whole lobster, whole crab, and a gathering of shrimp, oysters and clams.
Les Gee: Appetizer shellfish sampler! Crab, oyster, mussel, prawn, clam, scallop, lobster, snail! Outstanding!
14. Marmalade Cafe
7.5
710 Montana Ave (7th), Santa Monica, CA
New American Restaurant · Wilshire-Montana · 27 tips and reviews
Wayne Anderman: The best omelet in town, the Marmalade omelet!
Meg Farmer: Grab and go, or sit and eat. Plenty of options, but be forewarned: even the simplest egg sandwich runs 12-13 bucks.
Dedi Cesarini: great food, cute atmosphere!