Guidebook for Santa Monica

Cathy
Guidebook for Santa Monica

Food Scene

Outdoor garden for eating, free WiFi, great for breakfast, brunch or lunch, and is only 2 blocks from cottage!
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The Novel Cafe
2507 Main St
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Outdoor garden for eating, free WiFi, great for breakfast, brunch or lunch, and is only 2 blocks from cottage!
Family owned Mexican restaurant in operation for decades. Great food and best guacamole you'll ever have -- they make it to order right at your table! 10 minute walk from cottage or 2 min drive.
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La Cabaña
738 Rose Ave
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Family owned Mexican restaurant in operation for decades. Great food and best guacamole you'll ever have -- they make it to order right at your table! 10 minute walk from cottage or 2 min drive.
Restaurant/Bar. Great food. 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
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Areal Restaurant
2820 Main Street
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Restaurant/Bar. Great food. 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
Great restaurant/bar. Place is always hopping! 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
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Brick + Mortar
2435 Main St
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Great restaurant/bar. Place is always hopping! 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
Healthy, organic breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
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Urth Caffe Santa Monica
2327 Main St
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Healthy, organic breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
Best raw food restaurant around. My favorite is the Taco Salad and Coconut Jerky. 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
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Euphoria Loves Rawvolution
2301 Main St
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Best raw food restaurant around. My favorite is the Taco Salad and Coconut Jerky. 15 minute walk from cottage or 5 minute drive.
Bar/Restaurant. Hamburgers, salads, etc. Basic and good! 15 minute walk from cottage and 5 minute drive.
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The Galley
2442 Main St
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Bar/Restaurant. Hamburgers, salads, etc. Basic and good! 15 minute walk from cottage and 5 minute drive.
Lovely and great restaurant. Go there for a really nice dinner.
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Shutters on the Beach
1 Pico Blvd
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Lovely and great restaurant. Go there for a really nice dinner.
You must go here at sunset, sit by the huge windows, have a drink and watch the sun set over the Pacific. Beautiful hotel, restaurant and bar, and live music.
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Hotel Casa del Mar
1910 Ocean Way
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You must go here at sunset, sit by the huge windows, have a drink and watch the sun set over the Pacific. Beautiful hotel, restaurant and bar, and live music.
One of my favorite restaurants. Great for brunch or celebratory dinner. Lunch, too. Beautiful decor. Great food.
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Ivy at the Shore
1535 Ocean Ave
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One of my favorite restaurants. Great for brunch or celebratory dinner. Lunch, too. Beautiful decor. Great food.
If you like fish, you'll love Water Grill. There's one in downtown LA, too, and they just opened the Santa Monica location not long ago. I'm so grateful! LOVE this place!
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Water Grill
544 S Grand Ave
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If you like fish, you'll love Water Grill. There's one in downtown LA, too, and they just opened the Santa Monica location not long ago. I'm so grateful! LOVE this place!

Arts & Culture

Great live theater! I'm in a show here called Train to Zakopané. Hit me up for free tickets! Performances Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun.
Edgemar Center for the Arts
2437 Main St
Great live theater! I'm in a show here called Train to Zakopané. Hit me up for free tickets! Performances Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun.

Everything Else

You can rent bikes here! Right by the cottage! Less expensive than renting at the beach.
Bicycle Ambulance
2212 Lincoln Blvd
You can rent bikes here! Right by the cottage! Less expensive than renting at the beach.
Don't miss the Farmer's Market on Main St. in Santa Monica on Sundays! 15 minute walk from cottage, or 5 minute drive.
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Santa Monica Sunday Main Street Farmers Markets
2640 Main St
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Don't miss the Farmer's Market on Main St. in Santa Monica on Sundays! 15 minute walk from cottage, or 5 minute drive.
Stores, restaurants, bars. The most happening, funky street in Venice. Check to see when the food trucks are there, and when the music festivals are happening.
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Stores, restaurants, bars. The most happening, funky street in Venice. Check to see when the food trucks are there, and when the music festivals are happening.

Shopping

Every store known to God or man. No cars. Extends from Broadway to Wilshire. Movie theaters, too. Restaurants. You name it. Best to ride your bike there or drive or take the blue bus on Lincoln.
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Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
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Every store known to God or man. No cars. Extends from Broadway to Wilshire. Movie theaters, too. Restaurants. You name it. Best to ride your bike there or drive or take the blue bus on Lincoln.

Sightseeing

Don't miss the beautiful Venice canals in Venice. Only 5 minute drive or 10 minute bike ride. You'll think you're in Venice, Italy! Then go over to famous Abbot Kinney Blvd for lunch and shopping.
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Kanali ta 'Venice
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Don't miss the beautiful Venice canals in Venice. Only 5 minute drive or 10 minute bike ride. You'll think you're in Venice, Italy! Then go over to famous Abbot Kinney Blvd for lunch and shopping.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar, great restaurant, great hang out. On famous Abbot Kinney Blvd.
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Hal's Bar and Grill
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Great bar, great restaurant, great hang out. On famous Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Do you like Polish food? This one is great! Amazing bar area in back, outdoors with fireplace and huge TV screen. Ask for ‎Wojciech Fry-Lewis (bartender) and tell him Cathy Arden sent you!
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Solidarity
1414 Lincoln Blvd
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Do you like Polish food? This one is great! Amazing bar area in back, outdoors with fireplace and huge TV screen. Ask for ‎Wojciech Fry-Lewis (bartender) and tell him Cathy Arden sent you!