1. Metro Cafe
8.2
603 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (Arizona), Santa Monica, CA
Coffee Shop · 4 tips and reviews
Tiffany Ho: A hidden gem of a place with great coffee in a bright, spacious and cozy cafe. There's also shaded outdoor seating and free wifi.
Jeff Bowen: Simple, super-friendly, pay-what-you-want coffee shop with lots of seating inside and outside. Good community vibes. Wi-Fi password is “metropolis”.
Oleg Levy: Free Wi-Fi and electricity. You pay as much as you want as it's all charity based
2. Birdie G’s
9.1
2421 Michigan Ave (at Cloverfield Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews
Daniel Archer: Haven’t found a bad fish yet here. Try the sausage ravioli, the roasted chicken, and save room for dessert! The sticky date bundt cake with ice cream on top is phenomenal (maybe best dessert in LA?)
Nick Saretzky: Creme brûlée pie is a winner
Kyle Taylor: The mushrooms, potato salad and chicken were all great
7. Espresso Cielo
7.3
1431 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown Santa Monica · 13 tips and reviews
Chung Ho: Nice space (a bit echoey but bright and spacious). The coffee is decent (it's not quite as good as their sister cafe on Main St) but it's definitely in the top 3 coffee shops for DTSM.
Adrienn Csák: This is a proper flat white (good espresso, nice latte art). Place has a good vibe too. Staff is very kind. I cannot understand the average rating as it should be way above 8.
G: Their coffee is just amazing.. Avocado toast was good for breakfast.
9. Cassia
9.1
1314 7th St, Santa Monica, CA
Asian Restaurant · 62 tips and reviews
John Cassillo: Great cocktail menu and happy hour makes those pricy drinks well worth it. Hefty pours too.
Vivian Doan: Loved their green papaya salad (the spiced walnuts give it a kick!) and clay oven bread with chickpea curry! Can't wait to go back again and enjoy their patio
Simple Foodie: Charcuterie Platter, Kaya Toast, Whole Grilled Sea Bass, Charcuterie Fried Rice, Chopped Escargot, Spicy Lamb is spicy.
11. Philz Coffee
8.8
525 Santa Monica Blvd (btwn 5th & 6th St), Santa Monica, CA
Coffee Shop · 114 tips and reviews
Alex Pyatetsky: Solid coffee shop. The "we put your cream and sugar in for you" shtick is a bit corny imo, but the coffee is good. Not a huge space but wifi, outlets, etc. All there.
Trace D.: The lighter the roast the more caffeine, I usually go for the Greater Alarm “Phil’s Way” which means medium cream, medium sweet. It’s a delicious treat!
ᴡ Lesinski: Welcome to the anti-Intelligentsia! A coffee shop that focuses on drinkable, non-pretentious, balanced drinks based around blends (instead of regions).
Karen Lurry: the risotto is delicious. big portion though so prepare to share, take home or come hungry.
Brooke Lonegan: There's no way to go wrong here. Absolutely some of the best food in the area, if not the best. We tried and were blown away by lamb meatballs, malfatti (highly recommend) and steak.+Banana dessert 👍
Jon Sanchez: Fun time! Great owner. Nice edition to Sunset West in Santa Monica.