Guidebook for Venice Beach
Food Scene
Amazing food, decor & wine list. Don't ask for food substitutions, they won't do it! Prepare to wait for a table. Best to go early, make rezzie, head to a local watering hole til they call your cell.
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdAmazing food, decor & wine list. Don't ask for food substitutions, they won't do it! Prepare to wait for a table. Best to go early, make rezzie, head to a local watering hole til they call your cell.
Sceney, amazing walk-up breakfast joint. Amazing egg sandwiches (sauteed kale, bacon), cortados (small coffees), open faced sandwiches. I wake up thinking about this daily. Then always end up going.
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdSceney, amazing walk-up breakfast joint. Amazing egg sandwiches (sauteed kale, bacon), cortados (small coffees), open faced sandwiches. I wake up thinking about this daily. Then always end up going.
Delicious. Good bar and drink list while you wait.
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The Tasting Kitchen
1633 Abbot Kinney BlvdDelicious. Good bar and drink list while you wait.
Great cafe / restaurant. Food is good, coffee is great, wine list is great. Beers on tap. Cool design. Great place to jump on your laptop and work (free wifi).
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Zinqué
1440 Lincoln BlvdGreat cafe / restaurant. Food is good, coffee is great, wine list is great. Beers on tap. Cool design. Great place to jump on your laptop and work (free wifi).
Willie Jane
1031 Abbot Kinney BlvdFun vibe
Axe
1009 Abbot Kinney BoulevardTrendy, cool minimalist design, healthy food, mostly organic.
Abbot Kinney anchor, been here a while, good food, nice staff.
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Joe's Restaurant
1023 Abbot Kinney BoulevardAbbot Kinney anchor, been here a while, good food, nice staff.
Seed
1604 Pacific AvenueAffordable macrobiotic "fast" food.
Affordable, fast and relatively healthy Chinese food.
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Mao's Kitchen
1512 Pacific AveAffordable, fast and relatively healthy Chinese food.
Not the best sushi in Venice, but fun for crowds and good sake. Always surf movies projected on the wall. Good party vibe.
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Hama Restaurant
213 Windward AveNot the best sushi in Venice, but fun for crowds and good sake. Always surf movies projected on the wall. Good party vibe.
Best sushi on AK by far. No signage out front, you'd never know it was there. Everything is delicious. Not cheap.
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Shima
1432 Abbot Kinney BlvdBest sushi on AK by far. No signage out front, you'd never know it was there. Everything is delicious. Not cheap.
Cafeteria style restaurant. Walk down the counter with your tray and ask for whatever looks good behind the glass. Relatively inexpensive and healthy.
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Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney BlvdCafeteria style restaurant. Walk down the counter with your tray and ask for whatever looks good behind the glass. Relatively inexpensive and healthy.
Cool store, cool decor, and great coffee at the adjacent cafe. Wifi and outdoor table.
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Deus Ex Machina - Emporium Of Post Modern Activities
1001 Venice Blvd.Cool store, cool decor, and great coffee at the adjacent cafe. Wifi and outdoor table.
Sausage and beer. Delicious. Enough said.
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Wurstküche Restaurant Venice Beach
625 Lincoln BlvdSausage and beer. Delicious. Enough said.
Great coffee, barista-driven cafe with slight attitude, but you can easily work a smile out of most. Long line, be prepared to wait. VERY much a Venice scene.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Venice Coffeebar
1331 Abbot Kinney BlvdGreat coffee, barista-driven cafe with slight attitude, but you can easily work a smile out of most. Long line, be prepared to wait. VERY much a Venice scene.
Small plates, great wine list, outdoor seating, small and intimate. Awesome.
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Venice Beach Wines
529 Rose AveSmall plates, great wine list, outdoor seating, small and intimate. Awesome.
Trendy spot on uber trendy Rose Ave. Lots of outdoor seating.
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Superba Snack Bar
Trendy spot on uber trendy Rose Ave. Lots of outdoor seating.
Great, heathy food. Frequent models and actor sightings for those who care about such things. Very sceney. Outdoor seating.
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Urth Caffe Santa Monica
2327 Main StGreat, heathy food. Frequent models and actor sightings for those who care about such things. Very sceney. Outdoor seating.
Head chef is formerly the executive sous chef at Jean-Georges NYC. Great seafood, light and airy decor.
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Salt Air
1616 Abbot Kinney BlvdHead chef is formerly the executive sous chef at Jean-Georges NYC. Great seafood, light and airy decor.
Delicious sandwiches to grab and eat when you're on the go.
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Chop Daddy's
9552 Washington BlvdDelicious sandwiches to grab and eat when you're on the go.
A little bit of everything, you can get fresh juices and smoothies up front, limited produce inside, there's a wood-burning pizza oven, raw bar and cafe with seating.
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Local 1205
1205 Abbot Kinney BlvdA little bit of everything, you can get fresh juices and smoothies up front, limited produce inside, there's a wood-burning pizza oven, raw bar and cafe with seating.
Drinks & Nightlife
Imported from NYC, this is the main bar on AK. Only beer and wine served. This brick, concrete, iron and glass institution is worth a trip. Candlelit, always with good music. Crowded but fun.
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the otheroom Venice Beach
Imported from NYC, this is the main bar on AK. Only beer and wine served. This brick, concrete, iron and glass institution is worth a trip. Candlelit, always with good music. Crowded but fun.
Like Joe's down the block, this is an AK institution. Classy and a bit more upscale that most on Abbot Kinney, Hal's it worth a trip if for nothing else just a drink.
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Hal's Bar and Grill
1025 Abbot Kinney BlvdLike Joe's down the block, this is an AK institution. Classy and a bit more upscale that most on Abbot Kinney, Hal's it worth a trip if for nothing else just a drink.
Also called "Oscar's" this is a good spot for indoor and outdoor seating. Watch out for the dare to try to hot salsa - it's no joke.
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Cerveteca
523 Rose AveAlso called "Oscar's" this is a good spot for indoor and outdoor seating. Watch out for the dare to try to hot salsa - it's no joke.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdLook no further.
Everything Else
STUDIOSPIN
245 Main StreetSpinning & Yoga
Wash & fold laundromat, or drop-off service as well.
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Rosebud Drycleaners & Launderette
402 Rose AveWash & fold laundromat, or drop-off service as well.
Wash & fold laundromat, or drop-off service as well.
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Bubble Beach Laundry
2633 Main StWash & fold laundromat, or drop-off service as well.
Elvino
1142 Abbot Kinney BlvdGreat wine store with good selection