1. Blue Plate Oysterette
8.9
1355 Ocean Ave (btwn Santa Monica Blvd & Arizona Ave), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 149 tips and reviews
Tasting Table: Try one of our favorite settings for eating bivalves (and other cooked seafood dishes, like fish sandwiches and lobster rolls, too) in the Southland: Read more.
Lauren Craig: Really cute! Lobster rolls, Mac n cheese, an the key lime pie are must haves!!
KCRW: The breezy cousin of the Montana restaurant you know and love, BPO is sure to bring you joy, especially if you flash your Fringe Benefits card for a discount! The lobster roll .... delicious!
3. Santa Monica Seafood
9.1
1000 Wilshire Blvd (at 10th St.), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Santa Monica · 101 tips and reviews
Andriana (Gluttony Is The New Black): Everything is great. My faves are the Shrimp Cocktail, Ahi Tartare, Lobster Roll, Roasted Halibut and Crab Louie. Incredibly fresh and just lightly dressed to bring out the natural flavors. Yum!
Shaw: Lobster roll is fresh but rather puny & overdressed with bits o' shell and cartilage sloppily tossed in. But you'll order it anyway 'cos you're a lobster fiend! Fries are good with their lemon aioli
Josh W: Amazing lobster roll that's full of flavor yet not too heavy. Pair it with a glass of house Chardonnay.
4. The Lobster
8.3
1602 Ocean Ave (at the Pier), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 133 tips and reviews
Happy hour is the best time to go. Great food and drink specials. Loved the Santa Monica lobster roll. Mark, the bartender, is great!
Felix Tsang: get the shellfish linguine or the lobster roll. hands down best things on the menu. omg the truffle oil fries!! to die for.
Rachael Faught: 6" lobster roll on happy hour menu for $12. Sounds steep but HEAPS of lobster piled on top! Delicious homemade pickled cucumbers on side. Yum. Cocktails are strong & good HH variety.
Greta Anderson: Get the Nozawa. Blue Crab Rolls are AMAZING! you're welcome!
S Lee: EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I get the Nozawa and add hand cut lobster roll and unagi. No reservations, go during non-peak times. Parking next door $3 w/validation.
Marcus J.: The Nozawa is amazing. My faves were the salmon and snapper rolls. The special for the night was the sweet shrimp roll. If was a bit slimy and had a bad after taste.
6. Kazunori
9.2
120 Broadway Ste 104, Santa Monica, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 20 tips and reviews
Harel: Crab roll for the win
Iris Madrid: Es delicioso, recomiendo el rollo de langosta, de los mejores
Elyse Estrada: Get here early! 11:30 or 11:45 usually doesn’t have a wait. Order 4-5 hand rolls, you can always add more. The scallops and salmon are delicious!
8. Sushi Roku Santa Monica
7.5
1401 Ocean Ave (Santa Monica Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 82 tips and reviews
Joe Becht: Quite possibly the best sushi place I've ever had. I've been to many from high end to grocery store. This place is the best. The lobster roll was amazing. Best octopus!
Joe Becht: Lobster Roll, fatty tuna and octopus. Seaweed salad is the best !
Connie Chiu: Notable highlights: salmon carpaccio, lobster roll, jalapeño tuna rolls, and sake (don't even matter which one...)
10. Sushi King
8.0
1330 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
Sushi Restaurant · 32 tips and reviews
Brenda Yen: The seabass misoyaki, dynamite (no mushrooms since I'm allergic lol) and spicy tuna roll are the best dishes here! Good portions, good price and quality fish!
Baum: Maybe not Asanebo or Sushi Sushi, but Saito san has been around one of the original five of LA sushi scene. Ample portions, good prices. BTW never let sushi linger on your plate. Eat immediately.
Tyler Crowley: Seabass misoyaki ROCKS!!
12. Shutters on the Beach
9.0
1 Pico Blvd (at Appian Way), Santa Monica, CA
Resort · Downtown Santa Monica · 115 tips and reviews
Katie Pritscher: Lobster roll, fish & chips & beers:)
David De Niese: This is a really nice hotel, it has a great location by the beach and very friendly and helpful staff. Rooms are lovely, they have 4-post beds and jacuzzis. Room had great view of Santa Monica pier.
Travel + Leisure: Ask the concierge for a tour of the hotel's "beach gallery," featuring pieces from such artists as David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg.
Katja Haack: Great AYCE for 27,95$ Dinner and 21,95$ lunch. Fresh and extraordinary Sushi.
eifeh: Decent sushi in Santa Monica. Nothing fancy, but definitely good to satisfy a craving. All-you-can-eat lunch deal is pretty good for $20.95. Service was good.
Lee Simpson: Amazingly good all you can eat sushi deal. Some of the baked rolls are a touch intense for my liking - stick to the hand rolls.