Review

Townhouse is a speakeasy-themed, two-story bar full of college students and young professionals looking to kick off the weekend with tequila cocktails or catching a live act at Del Monte.

Sylvio Martins

June 29, 2022

Review

A cool, casual bar in the heart of Lincoln Blvd.’s car mechanic row.

Sylvio Martins

June 29, 2022

Review

This Brig is Abbot Kinney’s last true dive bar: an establishment that has been in business for nearly 70 years, which by LA standards makes it a historical landmark.

Sylvio Martins

June 29, 2022

Review

Wallflower is a mostly-Indonesian restaurant that's perfect for family-style dining. They also make some of the best craft cocktails we’ve had in recent memory.

Sylvio Martins

June 23, 2022

Review

American Beauty offers a new kind of steakhouse experience—one that’s laid back and sandy, right on the Venice beach.

Team Infatuation

January 19, 2022

Review

Dudley Market is a low-key neighborhood seafood restaurant that’s just what Venice needed.

Brett Keating

January 14, 2022

Review

Bring back the romance at this Italian mainstay in Venice.

Jess Basser Sanders

January 14, 2022

Review

Wurstküche in Venice serves excellent (and interesting) sausages and beers in a modern, casual setting.

Jess Basser Sanders

January 14, 2022

Review

Real deal Italian pizza at the quiet end of Abbot Kinney - complete with real deal charming Italians.

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Jess Basser Sanders

Review

If you're hungry at the Venice Boardwalk, don't settle for a sub-par burger: El Huarique is offering excellent Peruvian ceviche.

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Amy Clark

Review

Samosa House in Santa Monica is our go-to for a casual vegetarian Indian meal.

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Jess Basser Sanders

Review

Mao’s is as close to a reliable, neighborhood Chinese spot as we have on the Westside.

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Brant Cox

Review

The New York health conscious-spot arrives in Venice. The food won’t blow you away, but it’s better than most other options in this part of town.

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Jess Basser Sanders

Review

Chez Tex is the walk-in neighborhood bistro Venice sorely needed.

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Jess Basser Sanders

Review

Baby Blues is a solid BBQ option everyone in Venice seems to have forgotten about.

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Brant Cox

Review

C&O Trattoria is the beachy Italian neighborhood spot of you (and your parents’) dreams.

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Brant Cox

Review

The Penmar in Venice is a great place to eat, drink, and relax on a golf course.

Brant Cox

September 20, 2021

Review

The Win-Dow at American Beauty is a takeout window in Venice serving quick, filling, and cheap burgers and sandwiches.

Brett Keating

July 1, 2021

Review

Birdeye is a Venice-based bird pop-up (try saying that ten times fast) operating out of Dudley Market.

Kat Hong

January 30, 2021

Review

La Isla Bonita is a standout Mexican seafood truck in Venice.

Arden Shore

January 29, 2021

Review

Ospi in Venice is a fantastic Southern Italian restaurant with handmade pastas, pizzas, and fett’unta you’ll have to see (and eat) to believe.

Brett Keating

December 22, 2020

Guide

28 Venice and Marina del Rey bar and restaurant patios open for dine-in.

Brett Keating & James Montgomery

November 6, 2020

Guide

There are a lot of options for Mexican food on the Westside. These are the best of them.

Jess Basser Sanders, Brant Cox, Brett Keating, James Montgomery & Arden Shore

November 4, 2019

Review

Double Zero is a plant-based pizza spot in Venice that’s way better than you’d think a plant-based pizza spot would be.

Brett Keating

August 12, 2019

Review

Hinano Cafe is a Venice icon and the kind of place you go into for one drink and walk out plastered and maybe with a lower-back henna tattoo.

Brant Cox

July 31, 2019