Santa Monica

Behold a neighborhood that’s the picture of health: sun, surf, parks, beaches, spandex-clad cyclists, and runners with the right of way. Even the cocktails are prepared with farmers-market-fresh ingredients.

EXPLORE ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD:

Blue Plate Oysterette

1355 Ocean Ave 310-576-3474

Throw your clams in the air and wave them like you just don’t care. And if you’re willing to rock with BP Oysterette on the block, then everybody say share! (You couldn’t possibly eat that seafood tower by yourself.)

Photo: Courtesy of Blue Plate Oysterette

Cora's Coffee Shop

1802 Ocean Ave 310-451-9562

It’s been serving since the ’20s, whipping up organic-whenever-possible diner dishes for nostalgic modernists. Good morning, orange blueberry pancakes. Hello, burrata-caprese omelet.

Photo: Selim Mete / Courtesy of Cora’s Coffee Shop

Annenberg Community Beach House

415 Pacific Coast Hwy 310-458-4904

The center for public fun made a splash when it opened in the spring. Though most are summer centric, many of the top-notch facilities (volleyball courts, pool, guesthouse, cafe) are open all season long.

Photo: Grant Mudford / Courtesy of Annenberg Community Beach House

Huckleberry Cafe

1014 Wilshire Blvd 310-451-2311

Great American bakery stars buttery croissants and drool-worthy desserts. Lunch on farmers-market-fresh salads and hearty chalkboard-special sandwiches. Take home a rotisserie chicken for dinner.

Photo: Rose Gray / Courtesy of Huckleberry Cafe

Copa d'Oro

217 Broadway 310-576-3030

Get fresh with mixologist Vincenzo Marianella at the plush neighborhood bar known for its always-evolving cocktails concocted from the best of what the local farmers market has to offer.

Photo: Courtesy of Copa d’Oro

COMMENTS

Posted by elenamary on Nov 3, 2009 11:18:32 AM

I have 5 collages on view currently at the Annenberg Community Beach House in an exhibition called VISTA SANTA MONICA up until April 2010...exhibition of mixed media work by Santa Monica artists about Santa Monica..Check it out!! Elena Mary Siff