Guidebook for Santa Monica

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Guidebook for Santa Monica

Essentials

Upscale grocery store (nearest to house)-one block away. Specialty foods and imports. Large selection of hot and prepared foods, salad bar, bakery...and a small cafe to sit down and eat inside.
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Albertsons
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Upscale grocery store (nearest to house)-one block away. Specialty foods and imports. Large selection of hot and prepared foods, salad bar, bakery...and a small cafe to sit down and eat inside.
Natural foods grocery store with HUGE selection of locally produced products and locally grown, organic produce. Recycle your batteries here. Huge vitamin section. Great salad bar and hot foods!
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Co-opportunity
1525 Broadway
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Natural foods grocery store with HUGE selection of locally produced products and locally grown, organic produce. Recycle your batteries here. Huge vitamin section. Great salad bar and hot foods!
TJ's rocks!! Massive selection of (mostly organic) prepared foods and small produce section. Huge wine selection. Specialty foods and cheeses. Open until 9:30pm. Parking is busy.
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Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
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TJ's rocks!! Massive selection of (mostly organic) prepared foods and small produce section. Huge wine selection. Specialty foods and cheeses. Open until 9:30pm. Parking is busy.
Nearest 24 Hour supermarket.
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Ralphs
12057 Wilshire Blvd
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Nearest 24 Hour supermarket.
My favorite juice bar! Inexpensive 100% organic and a SM institution. Ride the bikes down there. Main St. and beach are fun!
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One Life Natural Foods
3001 Main Street
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My favorite juice bar! Inexpensive 100% organic and a SM institution. Ride the bikes down there. Main St. and beach are fun!

Everything Else

Family owned. Huge selection of champagnes.
Jerry's Liquor Store
2923 Wilshire Blvd
Family owned. Huge selection of champagnes.
Yoga classes with drop in donations. Formerly Santa Monica Power Yoga.
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Santa Monica Power Yoga & Meditation
1540 2nd St
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Yoga classes with drop in donations. Formerly Santa Monica Power Yoga.
Amazing public library. Hosts many exhibitions and events. There is a catalogue of sheet music that is out of this world!
The Library Inc.
453 S Spring St
Amazing public library. Hosts many exhibitions and events. There is a catalogue of sheet music that is out of this world!
Forgot your computer? They have them here. New library with an excellent catalogue of books and free computer and internet services.
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Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd
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Forgot your computer? They have them here. New library with an excellent catalogue of books and free computer and internet services.
Closest 24 hour pharmacy/drugstore.
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CVS
2505 Santa Monica Blvd
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Closest 24 hour pharmacy/drugstore.
Nearest Hostipal
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Providence Neuro-Oncology Program - Santa Monica
2121 Santa Monica Blvd
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Nearest Hostipal
Elder Care facility directly across the street from the cottage. There are doctors, nurses and staff members on duty twenty four hours.
Brentwood Health Care Center
1321 Franklin St
Elder Care facility directly across the street from the cottage. There are doctors, nurses and staff members on duty twenty four hours.
Very large liquor store chain, right next to the CVS Pharmacy a block away from the house , on Wilshire Blvd.
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BevMo!
3212 Wilshire Blvd
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Very large liquor store chain, right next to the CVS Pharmacy a block away from the house , on Wilshire Blvd.
University is a 2.7 miles from the house and a very easy commute.
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University of California, Los Angeles
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University is a 2.7 miles from the house and a very easy commute.
Whole Paycheck...I mean Whole Foods! is an upscale chain of mostly organic fresh and processed foods. Great salad bar. Open until 10pm. There is a location on 23rd and Wilshire in Santa Monica.
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Whole Foods Market
7871 Santa Monica Blvd
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Whole Paycheck...I mean Whole Foods! is an upscale chain of mostly organic fresh and processed foods. Great salad bar. Open until 10pm. There is a location on 23rd and Wilshire in Santa Monica.
Post Office
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United States Postal Service
1217 Wilshire Blvd
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Post Office
The UPS Store, next to the post office
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The UPS Store
13428 Maxella Ave
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The UPS Store, next to the post office
I don't know...but it's there.
Psychic Readings by Dorothy
I don't know...but it's there.
Group circuit training fitness classes, half a block from the house.
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CrossFit Los Angeles
1715 Santa Monica Blvd
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Group circuit training fitness classes, half a block from the house.

Food Scene

Favorite Chinese Restaurant, three minutes from the house. Super inexpensive, always friendly for dine-in and fast take-out as well.
Soybean Chinese Restaurant
11966 Wilshire Boulevard
Favorite Chinese Restaurant, three minutes from the house. Super inexpensive, always friendly for dine-in and fast take-out as well.
Nearby Starbucks chain coffee house.
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Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica Blvd
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Nearby Starbucks chain coffee house.
Want one of those funky hipster cafe's where you can be left alone with your coffee and your laptop? Hang out at 212 and feel like a local!
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Cafe 212 Pier
212 Pier Ave
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Want one of those funky hipster cafe's where you can be left alone with your coffee and your laptop? Hang out at 212 and feel like a local!
This is the best pizza in Los Angeles. Hands down.
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Abbot's Pizza Company
1407 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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This is the best pizza in Los Angeles. Hands down.
Love this place for breakfast!
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Bread & Porridge
2315 Wilshire Blvd
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Love this place for breakfast!
Brand new, locally owned Vegan juice bar with very reasonable freshly pressed juices and eats. You bring back your glass juice jars for cheap refills-yay! In the same parking lot as Trader Joe's.
Rejuice
3238 Pico Blvd
Brand new, locally owned Vegan juice bar with very reasonable freshly pressed juices and eats. You bring back your glass juice jars for cheap refills-yay! In the same parking lot as Trader Joe's.
Iconic Duke's. Take a relaxing drive along the Pacific Coast Highway and stop at Duke's for lunch!
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Duke's Malibu
21150 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Iconic Duke's. Take a relaxing drive along the Pacific Coast Highway and stop at Duke's for lunch!
Nearby great cafe and coffee shop.
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Literati Cafe
12081 Wilshire Blvd
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Nearby great cafe and coffee shop.
French Chocolatier and cafe. Yummmm!!
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Lady Chocolatt
12008 Wilshire Blvd
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French Chocolatier and cafe. Yummmm!!
This is the local diner. My mom loves the burgers here! It's seconds from the house.
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Coogie's Cafe Santa Monica
2906 Santa Monica Blvd
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This is the local diner. My mom loves the burgers here! It's seconds from the house.
Italian restaurant and Pizzaria
Di Vita's Italian Restaurant
11916 Wilshire Blvd
Italian restaurant and Pizzaria
sushi sasabune
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Sushi Sasabune
11917 Wilshire Blvd
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sushi sasabune
Casa Del Mar is gorgeous place for lunch overlooking the ocean.
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Hotel Casa del Mar
1910 Ocean Way
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Casa Del Mar is gorgeous place for lunch overlooking the ocean.
Very nice restaurant and lounge. Ten blocks from house.
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Wilshire Restaurant
2454 Wilshire Blvd
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Very nice restaurant and lounge. Ten blocks from house.
Sometimes a night just isn't complete without a kebab.
California Pita & Grill Brentwood
12001 Wilshire Blvd
Sometimes a night just isn't complete without a kebab.
French bakery and cafe
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Amandine Patisserie Cafe
12225 Wilshire Blvd
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French bakery and cafe
Hara Sushi
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Hara Sushi
12222 Wilshire Blvd
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Hara Sushi

Drinks & Nightlife

Nearest watering hole. Loud sports bar. Young and busy on weekends.
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Busby's West Fans
3110 Santa Monica Blvd
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Nearest watering hole. Loud sports bar. Young and busy on weekends.
Looking for that after hours place to have a bite and a drink? Here it is! Great secret brunch spot!
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Hal's Bar and Grill
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Looking for that after hours place to have a bite and a drink? Here it is! Great secret brunch spot!
Want a dimly lit, chi chi lounge where you can see and be seen? Here's one! The pool cabanas are great for hosting parties!
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Viceroy Santa Monica
1819 Ocean Ave
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Want a dimly lit, chi chi lounge where you can see and be seen? Here's one! The pool cabanas are great for hosting parties!
Lively bar and mexican food restaurant.
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Cabo Cantina
6669 Hollywood Blvd
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Lively bar and mexican food restaurant.
Wine, beer and whiskey bar and restaurant. Not the vibe, but dollar hot dogs during happy hour!
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BarFood
12217 Wilshire Blvd
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Wine, beer and whiskey bar and restaurant. Not the vibe, but dollar hot dogs during happy hour!

Shopping

3rd Street is lined by all the big chain stores, Apple store, restaurants, movie theaters and usually lots of street performers. There is an upscale mall at the end on Broadway.
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Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
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3rd Street is lined by all the big chain stores, Apple store, restaurants, movie theaters and usually lots of street performers. There is an upscale mall at the end on Broadway.
Main Street is where you get the beachy, local feeling of Santa Monica. Lots of cafes, restaurants, clothing stores and shops. Transforms on weekend nights with lots of bars and nightclubs.
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Main Street
Main Street
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Main Street is where you get the beachy, local feeling of Santa Monica. Lots of cafes, restaurants, clothing stores and shops. Transforms on weekend nights with lots of bars and nightclubs.
Montana High Street is the upmarket shopping street, although there aren't that many stores. Another Whole Foods, many cafes and cute restaurants line the street.
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Montana Avenue
Montana Avenue
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Montana High Street is the upmarket shopping street, although there aren't that many stores. Another Whole Foods, many cafes and cute restaurants line the street.
Fun and hip Venice boulevard with tons of restaurants and shops. The Venice street fair is held here.
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Fun and hip Venice boulevard with tons of restaurants and shops. The Venice street fair is held here.
Just a few blocks from the cottage, this bike shop has a huge selection with everything you need from basket to helmet to pump!
Electric Bicycle Santa Monica
Just a few blocks from the cottage, this bike shop has a huge selection with everything you need from basket to helmet to pump!
The famous Rodeo Drive...spend some money or just play spot the celebrity! (Well you could do that anywhere on the westside...;)
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North Rodeo Drive
North Rodeo Drive
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The famous Rodeo Drive...spend some money or just play spot the celebrity! (Well you could do that anywhere on the westside...;)

Entertainment & Activities

The Santa Monica Pier is the most densely populated tourist area of the city. Amusement park rides, carnival food, tourist trinkets, antique carousel. It's fun. Free concerts in the summer!
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Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
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The Santa Monica Pier is the most densely populated tourist area of the city. Amusement park rides, carnival food, tourist trinkets, antique carousel. It's fun. Free concerts in the summer!
I love this little aquarium and think it's a fabulous place for kids, young and old. You can hold a starfish, pet a shark, do an arts and craft project...all in one tiny little space!
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Heal the Bay Aquarium
1600 Ocean Front Walk
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I love this little aquarium and think it's a fabulous place for kids, young and old. You can hold a starfish, pet a shark, do an arts and craft project...all in one tiny little space!
If you have kids, then don't miss the Noah's Ark exhibit! All the animals are made from crazy things: like keys, teakettles and it's interactive: push a lever and a wolf howls fifty feet in the air!
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Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd
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If you have kids, then don't miss the Noah's Ark exhibit! All the animals are made from crazy things: like keys, teakettles and it's interactive: push a lever and a wolf howls fifty feet in the air!
This is an indoor kids tumbling center that you can drop in for classes or try a "free play" hour. A block from the house.
My Gym
This is an indoor kids tumbling center that you can drop in for classes or try a "free play" hour. A block from the house.

Sightseeing

Nice walking bluff overlooking the ocean.
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Palisades Park
Ocean Avenue
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Nice walking bluff overlooking the ocean.
Venice Beach! Although many of the hippies, palm readers and have now been replaced with sunglasses and t-shirt vendors...it's still artsy Venice and not to be missed! Always live street performers...
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Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front Walk
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Venice Beach! Although many of the hippies, palm readers and have now been replaced with sunglasses and t-shirt vendors...it's still artsy Venice and not to be missed! Always live street performers...
This bike and rollerblade path goes all the way to Marina Del Rey and is just a fantastic way to spend the day! See Venice beach, volleyball spots, Pier, muscle beach. Fun fun, relaxing, fun!
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Bike Path
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This bike and rollerblade path goes all the way to Marina Del Rey and is just a fantastic way to spend the day! See Venice beach, volleyball spots, Pier, muscle beach. Fun fun, relaxing, fun!
Here is the famous (and a bit seedy, sorry!) Hollywood Walk of Fame with all the stars. Make it a daytime thing if you're bringing the kids!
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Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
6255 Sunset Blvd
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Here is the famous (and a bit seedy, sorry!) Hollywood Walk of Fame with all the stars. Make it a daytime thing if you're bringing the kids!
The Famous Theater where the stars of yesteryear have their hand and shoe prints in the concrete tiles.
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TCL kinesiska teatrar
6925 Hollywood Blvd
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The Famous Theater where the stars of yesteryear have their hand and shoe prints in the concrete tiles.
Universal Studios amusement theme park is 12 miles from the house. See King King, Shrek, Jurassic Park and then take a walk down Universal City Walk for some extra fun.
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Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
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Universal Studios amusement theme park is 12 miles from the house. See King King, Shrek, Jurassic Park and then take a walk down Universal City Walk for some extra fun.
Promenade with restaurants and shopping and sometimes live shows that is right next to Universal Studios.
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Universal CityWalk Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
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Promenade with restaurants and shopping and sometimes live shows that is right next to Universal Studios.