1. Santa Monica Seafood
9.1
1000 Wilshire Blvd (at 10th St.), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Santa Monica · 101 tips and reviews
Carlos Ramirez: This place has a great oyster bar and small dining area too. The tuna melt on the menu is amazing! On top of that, they sell fresh seafood by the pound. Read more.
Declan Durcan: Tuna melt is awesome!
Buttercup D: The crab Louie is delicious and very generous with the crab meat! I've also had one of the best tuna melts here. Add some avocado to it, and it's even more heavenly!
2. Cassell's Hamburgers
8.6
3600 W 6th St (at S Normandie Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Burger Joint · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 45 tips and reviews
LAist: No one does a Tuna Melt better than Cassell's in K-Town. It's made by poaching tuna slow and low instead of boiling it, rendering the fish super juicy and fall-apart tender. Read more.
Azad Amir-Ghassemi: Burgers, tuna melt, shakes, sasparillo, has tv and a small bar for games, and a nice whiskey selection.
Eater: This modern, airy space captures the zeitgeist of fast-casual cooking with moderate prices in a flexible space. Come for a well-grilled burger or tuna melt, and stay for the excellent house-made pies. Read more.
6. Mendocino Farms
8.8
4724 Admiralty Way (btwn Mindanao Way & Fiji Way), Marina del Rey, CA
American Restaurant · 202 tips and reviews
Shannon Rose: Love the Fort Bragg tuna melt!
Go Find Alice: Best sandwiches ever. Healthy or unhealthy... Your choice! Try their famous pork belly bahn mi or my favorites (drunkin goat on highway & modern tuna melt)!
The Taste Sheriff: Paid $22 for 2 half sandwiches/ caprese and tuna “melt”. Both were so dry. The sides were borderline frozen. I don’t get why this place enjoys such a high rating, it’s below average.
8. Cafe Zella
8.4
1531 Wilshire Blvd (at 16th St), Santa Monica, CA
Café · Wilshire-Montana · 18 tips and reviews
Erin: Great sandwiches, love the tuna melt with basil and Zella's choice with turkey, provolone and avocado.
Gaurav Sharma: Grilled cheese sandwich with swiss melt is good for a brunch
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.
12. Say Cheese
7.7
2800 Hyperion Ave (Monon St), Los Angeles, CA
Sandwich Spot · Silver Lake · 17 tips and reviews
Justin Ordoveza: There’s parking in the back so don’t park in the trader Joe parking. A cheese shop with a bistro. The tuna melt is excellent, mushy but super cheesy.
Antoinette Marie: The Barcelona is light and flavorful. Perfect lunch
melissa stetten: Great cheese shop in Silverlake. Will give you lots of samples, delicious sandwiches too.