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7 taquerías · 2 dim sum houses · 1 fish taco spot · 1 Korean barbecue restaurant · 1 burger stand in and around Santa Monica, each checked open in October 2026. In the app, Santa Monica has 601 restaurants, cafés and bars, nearest first. 503 places in Santa Monica also show Los Angeles County's official inspection result, as recorded, through September 30, 2026.

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California taquerías in and near Santa Monica

In Santa Monica first, then within 5 miles. All 363 statewide.

  1. King Taco #32

    401 Lincoln Blvd., Venice · 2 mi from Santa Monica

    Taquería On the menu: al pastor taco, carne asada burrito, sopes, nachos · Founded 1974

    King Taco store #32 (Venice); the brand began in 1974 in a converted ice cream truck per its site.

    kingtaco.com

  2. Taco Plus

    1525 S Bundy Dr, Los Angeles · 2 mi from Santa Monica

    Taquería On the menu: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, taquitos

    Westside taco shop; open daily 9am-10pm per its site.

    tacoplus.com

  3. Teddy's Red Tacos

    1827 Ocean Front Walk, Venice · 2 mi from Santa Monica

    Taquería On the menu: red (birria) tacos with consome, quesatacos, mulitas, vampiro tacos, burritos, tortas

    Birria-focused taqueria.

    teddysredtacos.com

  4. Baja California Tacos

    4002 Lincoln Blvd, Marina del Rey · 3 mi from Santa Monica

    TaqueríaFish tacos On the menu: battered (crispy) fish taco, grilled shrimp taco, carne asada taco, ceviche, burritos

    Baja-style fish taco shop.

    bajacaliforniatacos.com

  5. Tacos 1986

    10874 Kinross Ave, Los Angeles · 4 mi from Santa Monica

    Taquería On the menu: Tijuana-style tacos, mulitas, vampiros, quesadillas, breakfast burritos

    Tijuana-style taqueria (Westwood Village) with handmade tortillas and fire-grilled meat.

    tacos1986.com

  6. Tito's Tacos

    11222 Washington Pl, Culver City · 4 mi from Santa Monica

    Taquería On the menu: hard-shell tacos, bean and cheese burrito, tamales, enchiladas · Founded 1959

    Hard-shell taco stand; site gives 1959 as its founding year.

    titostacos.com

  7. Benny's Tacos & Rotisserie Chicken

    10401 Venice Blvd. #101B, Los Angeles · 5 mi from Santa Monica

    Taquería On the menu: tacos, burritos, rotisserie chicken, churros

    Westside taco shop that also sells rotisserie chicken.

    bennystacos.com

California dim sum in and near Santa Monica

In Santa Monica first, then within 5 miles. All 53 statewide.

  1. Dim Sum House

    1822 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles · 4 mi from Santa Monica

    Dim sum On the menu: shrimp dumpling, pork and shrimp shumai, BBQ pork bun, shrimp rice noodle roll, steamed chicken feet

    West LA dim sum restaurant open 9am-9pm daily per its site.

    dimsumhousela.com

  2. Ixlb Dim Sum Eats

    10905 Lindbrook Dr, Los Angeles · 4 mi from Santa Monica

    Dim sum On the menu: shrimp har gow, custard pineapple buns, soup dumplings, scallion pancakes

    Westwood Village branch of the Hollywood fast-casual dim sum shop.

    ixlbdimsumeats.com

California fish tacos in and near Santa Monica

In Santa Monica first, then within 5 miles. All 87 statewide.

  1. Baja California Tacos

    4002 Lincoln Blvd, Marina del Rey · 3 mi from Santa Monica

    TaqueríaFish tacos On the menu: battered (crispy) fish taco, grilled shrimp taco, carne asada taco, ceviche, burritos

    Baja-style fish taco shop.

    bajacaliforniatacos.com

California Korean barbecue in and near Santa Monica

In Santa Monica first, then within 5 miles. All 74 statewide.

  1. NAMOO Korean BBQ

    13455 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles · 4 mi from Santa Monica

    Korean BBQ On the menu: ribeye, short rib, pork belly, beef

    Westside Korean BBQ; closed Mondays.

    namookbbq.com

California burger stands in and near Santa Monica

In Santa Monica first, then within 5 miles. All 19 statewide.

  1. The Apple Pan

    10801 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles · 4 mi from Santa Monica

    Burger stand On the menu: Hickory Burger, steakburger, tuna melt, pies · Founded 1947

    West LA burger counter; Time Out dates it to 1947.

    theapplepan.com

MICHELIN and James Beard in Santa Monica

From MICHELIN's 2026 California selection and the James Beard Foundation's announcements. Facts, not ratings.

  1. Seline

    3110 Main St, Santa Monica

    1 MICHELIN StarJames Beard winner

    selinerestaurant.com

  2. Melisse Restaurant

    1104 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica

    2 MICHELIN Stars

    citrinandmelisse.com

  3. Citrin Restaurant

    1104 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica

    1 MICHELIN Star

    citrinandmelisse.com

  4. Cobi's

    2104 Main St, Santa Monica

    Bib Gourmand

    Cobis.la

  5. Colapasta Restaurant

    1241 5th St, Santa Monica

    Bib Gourmand

  6. Pasjoli

    2732 Main St, Santa Monica

    James Beard semifinalist

    pasjoli.com

What Santa Monica eats

Which kinds of food Santa Monica has the most of, counting its 601 restaurants in open map data and county records.

Kind of placePlaces
Coffee & Café101
Bakery & Sweets58
Bar & Pub47
Mexican35
Japanese & Sushi33
Italian32
Healthy & Vegan29
Pizza21
Burgers20
Breakfast & Diner18

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