Drinks in Santa Monica
Things to do in this neighborhood
Places
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Jay Fiondella opened this on Ocean Avenue in 1959 and it still has peanut shells on the floor and a jukebox people feed. The city has designated it a Santa Monica landmark. Steak and fish are served at the back and the front works as a bar.
Monday 5:30pm to midnight. Tuesday to Friday 2pm to midnight. Saturday and Sunday 10am to 1:30am
The original Father's Office, on Montana since the beer list made it a Santa Monica fixture, where you order at the counter and carry your own drink. The Office Burger is dry-aged beef with blue cheese and arugula and the kitchen will not change it, so do not ask for ketchup. The taps are the other reason people are there.
Monday to Thursday 5pm to 10pm. Friday noon to 11pm. Saturday and Sunday noon to 10pm
A dark steakhouse at the mouth of Santa Monica Canyon, open on West Channel Road since 1949 and marking seventy-five years in business. There is a bar at the front that runs two hours past the kitchen, and it has been a gathering place for the canyon's gay community for decades. Kids are welcome in the dining part, which tells you how unfussy it is.
Wednesday to Sunday, bar from 4:30pm. Bar to midnight Wednesday and Sunday, to 2am Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Kitchen to 9pm, 10pm Friday and Saturday. Closed Monday and Tuesday