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Cuisine of Santa Monica for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Santa Monica Pier after a storm Santa Monica, a small beachfront city, offers its guests plenty of marvelous restaurants and cozy cafes which are scattered all over the city and located in every shopping center. In the heart of the menu of many ethnic restaurants tourists will find hot sandwiches and hamburgers, salads and refreshing drinks. Those tourists giving preference to other culinary trends will easily find a restaurant to rest and eat as Santa Monica counts more than 350 gastronomy establishments of various trends and classes.
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The Amelia's eating house is a typical British restaurant being a perfect destination for those tourists tending to buzzing and easy atmosphere. The visitors of the eating house are offered a vast variety of first courses and vegetable salads as well as hot sandwiches being popular among local residents. It should be noted that the sandwiches served in the restaurant feature rather unique artistic trimming. The Pintxo restaurant bar is recommended for those tourists giving preference to Spanish cuisine treats.
The restaurant offers its visitors to escape from the heat of the day in a cool inner court opening a vibrant view over the seaside. Among signature dishes served in the Pintxo restaurant regular customers give preference to squids cooked following a special recipe. Another attractive eating establishment of the resort city is the Fritto Misto restaurant specializing in Italian cuisine. The restaurant will be a perfect place for a family visit. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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The bright and welcoming eating house will be of great gastronomy interest for pasta fans. The menu of the eating house serves several sorts of the dish. Appetizing pasta under mushroom sauce and traditional pasta added with tomato spiced sauce, delicate spaghetti with excellent cheese dressing and fancy shaped pasta for kids are just a few sorts of pasta available for visitors of the restaurant.
Soda Jerks The Hillstone restaurant specializes in local cuisine dishes. It will be of great pleasure not only for hamburgers fans, but for sweets addicts as well. A signature dessert of the restaurant is considered to be ice-cream which is served under hot fruit syrups. The only drawback of the Hillstone restaurant is a small hall that is why a table for dinner is recommended to be reserved in advance. The Blue Plate Oysterette eating house is the next place to visit to go on gastronomy sightseeing of the resort city. Its main distinctive feature is a rich choice of treats made of seafood. Oysters, squids and exotic fish are bought by cooks of the restaurant every day on one of the local fish markets. The dishes made of seafood feature excellent taste and original finishing.
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Unique sights around Santa Monica

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

From the series “Famous buildings of Postmodern architecture”
Check on the map:   Distance from Santa Monica center - 22.8 km.
The new cathedral has a spacious courtyard with a picturesque square. Original animal sculptures adorn it. The unique cathedral in Los Angeles is very large. Up to 3,000 parishioners can be accommodated in it at a time. It is distinguished not only by its original appearance but also by a very beautiful interior design. Elegant bronze doors with engravings are installed at the central entrance to the cathedral. The main decoration of the central hall is the statue of the Virgin Mary. … Read further

Wilshire Boulevard Temple

From the series “Monuments of Byzantium: the most famous buildings”
Check on the map:   Distance from Santa Monica center - 17.5 km.
The smallest pieces of glass were used in the decoration of the walls of the synagogue. There are about 6,000 of them. It is noteworthy that glass for finishing was made in the early 20th century using the same technology that was used for finishing European cathedrals in the 13th century. The luxurious temple is located on Wilshire Boulevard. It is considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful synagogues in the United States today. Only according to approximate estimates, about one and a half million dollars were invested in its construction and design. … Read further

Vera Wang House

From the series “Extravagant houses and apartments of designers”
Check on the map:   Distance from Santa Monica center - 11.2 km.
An important feature of the interior is the abundance of live plants, as well as decorative elements. They are made of natural wood. The arrangement of the adjacent territory deserves special attention. Spacious terraces with swimming pools surround the house. The total area of the luxury mansion is about 400 square meters. According to experts, its cost is at least $10 million today. The luxury mansion is located on a hill near Coldwater Canyon. It was built in 1967. … Read further

Cuisine and restaurants in the neighbours of Santa Monica

Beverly Hills
There are also Brazilian cuisine restaurants in Beverley Hills, such as Fogo de Chao Churrascaria. Mouthwatering meat and fish delicacies with unusual spices, original salads, and fruit desserts are among the advantages of this popular restaurant. An interesting ... Open »
Los Angeles
In the sense of a modern traveler Los-Angeles stands for smart upscale hotels, luxury boutiques and of course high end fancy restaurants renowned far outside the city. The Papa Cristo’s restaurant serves the Mediterranean cuisine. The cooks are hunting the ingredients ... Open »
Anaheim
Fans of seafood will fall in love with the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co Restaurant and Market restaurant's menu. In addition to rare seafood delicacies the restaurant serves excellent American and Creole cuisine. Finally, you simply cannot ignore the restaurant named Original ... Open »
Ontario Town
Market Broiler will be the best restaurant for those who can not imagine a meal without seafood. Dishes from shrimp, crab, squid, and fish became house specialties and their choice is always impressive here. The most popular among guests is seafood platter, and here ... Open »
Santa Barbara
Reasonable prices and the highest quality of dishes have turned this gastronomy establishment into one of the most popular eating houses of the resort. According to regular customers, the restaurant is exactly the place to try the best taco and burritos in the city. The ... Open »
San Diego
In the morning hours the restaurant serves a perfect breakfast, in the daytime guests can order perfect set menu meanwhile in the evening the restaurant offers its guests to try house specialities. Genuine Italian cuisine gourmands will love to visit a scenic eating ... Open »
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