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Restaurants near Santa Monica Airport

Santa Monica Airport serves as a vibrant gateway to the bustling Santa Monica area, attracting travelers and locals alike. Where to Eat Near Santa Monica Airport? The dining scene around Santa Monica Airport offers an array of delightful options that cater to diverse tastes and preferences. Enjoy Italian dining with fresh handmade pastas, bustling American diners serving hearty classics, and invigorating Californian cuisine featuring seasonal ingredients. With casual and elegant settings, the eateries here create memorable experiences whether you’re after a quick bite or a leisurely meal. No matter your craving, the variety of flavors will surely satisfy your palate, making it easy to enjoy great food near this iconic landmark.
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1. Élephante Santa Monica
4.5
Awesome(2913)
€€€€
• Italian • Santa Monica
Booked 198 times today
Chic destination for elevated Italian cuisine in breezy, lounge-like dining areas with ocean views. From Nick Mathers' Wish You Were Here Group, Élephante Santa Monica channels the spirit and cuisine of coastal southern Italy. Inspired by travels to Pantelleria and the Aeolian Islands, Élephante transports guests to the Italian Coast through thoughtfully designed spaces and seasonal menus.
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2. Lunetta
4.8
Exceptional(2546)
€€€€
• Californian • Santa Monica
Booked 40 times today
Chef Raphael Lunetta and Emilio Cuyuch chef driven neighborhood diner with rustic California dining room and bar. Lunetta serves great food paired with locally roasted coffee options, classic cocktails, large selection of craft beer and delicious wines that we enjoy drinking with our family & friends.We buy the freshest ingredients we can find. We cook seasonally because that’s what is fresh and best. We support local farmers and businesses whenever we can, because the best flavor naturally follows. Menus for Lunetta are locally sourced and responsibly grown, using seasonal ingredients based on the abundant product available on the California Coast. Our full bar features classic as well as craft cocktails using the finest in artisan spirits, mixers and seasonal fruits and vegetables. Our comprehensive wine list highlights small California producers and artisan winemakers from around the world.
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3. Vito Restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(1831)
€€€€
• Italian • Santa Monica
Booked 26 times today
Vito Restaurant is celebrating their 45th year of delighting its customers with the best in fine Italian cuisine. As a family-owned-and-operated restaurant located in Santa Monica, California we are dedicated to providing exquisite food and impeccable service to create the perfect dining experience. Step through the front doors and begin your journey to the heart of Italy. Ernesto has been our Chef for over 30 years. He continues to Wow us and our guests as he cooks every meal with love and unmatched flavor. Our signature dish, Spaghetti Della Casa, is a guest favorite and often called the best pasta dish you've ever tasted. Vito is proud to offer customers an outdoor dining experience. Santa Monica is one of the most beautiful Cities in the Nation and our weather is usually fantastic. If it's a little cool, we have heaters to keep you comfortable. Come experience it for yourself, nightly starting at 4:30pm.
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4. Broken Spanish Comedor
4.5
Awesome(341)
€€€€
• Mexican • Culver City
Booked 56 times today
Broken Spanish Comedor is open daily 4:00 til 9:00 Sunday - Thursday and 9:30 Fridays & Saturdays. Join us for Happy Hour Monday - Friday 4:00 - 6:00 at the bar!Our Dinner Menu is available daily at 4:00 - online orders are available for takeout and delivery as well!Broken Spanish Comedor is a new concept from acclaimed Chef Ray Garcia (Esquire's Chef of the Year 2015), serving as the neighborhood friendly offshoot of his award-winning restaurant Broken Spanish. Rooted in bold Mexican flavors and Chef Garcia’s signature creativity, Broken Spanish Comedor offers a relaxed, community-centric dining experience while maintaining the same commitment to quality and innovation. The menu will delight long-time followers with approachable modern Mexican American fare. “It is a neighborhood offshoot of Broken Spanish with the same quality, same passion, but with a community-centric approach in terms of food and drinks".
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5. Kassi Venice Beach
4.6
Exceptional(392)
€€€€
• Greek • Venice
Booked 48 times today
Join us at Kassi Venice Beach, a new rooftop destination at Hotel Erwin.
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6. Ghisallo
4.6
Exceptional(72)
€€€€
• Italian • Santa Monica
Booked 39 times today
Located in Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood, Ghisallo has become a beloved community destination, serving Neapolitan-inspired pizzas alongside market-fresh salads, seasonal sides, pastas, hearty entrées, and house-made desserts. The menu is complemented by a thoughtfully curated selection of wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages. Originally launched as a neighboring concept to Jyan Isaac Bread's naturally leavened bakery, Ghisallo has expanded since opening and continues to evolve.Earlier this year, Chef Casey Lane quietly assumed leadership of the kitchen, collaborating closely with acclaimed baker Jyan Horwitz of Jyan Isaac Bread. Together, they refined not one but two signature pizza doughs, preserving the popular daytime pizza slices while introducing a refreshed lineup of New York-style pizzas that build on the restaurant's reputation for exceptional craftsmanship.
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7. Rumi's Kitchen - Los Angeles
4.5
Awesome(174)
€€€€
• Persian • Century City
Booked 201 times today
Rumi's Kitchen brings the rich flavors and traditions of Persian cuisine to Century City with a dining experience rooted in genuine hospitality, exceptional ingredients, and an unforgettable ambience. Inspired by the warmth of Persian culture, our menu features coal-fired kebabs, fragrant rice, vibrant seasonal dishes, and an extensive wine and cocktail program curated to complement every meal. Whether gathering for a business lunch, a celebratory dinner, or an evening with friends, we invite you to experience the unmistakable love and hospitality that have made Rumi's Kitchen one of the country's most celebrated Persian restaurants.
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8. Scopa Italian Roots
4.8
Exceptional(215)
€€€€
• Italian • Venice
Booked 55 times today
Italian-American Signatures. Venice After Dark. Scopa Italian Roots is the Venice restaurant that has stayed in demand for more than 11 years by betting on discipline instead of reinvention. Chef Antonia Lofaso built this kitchen on family lineage from Naples and Calabria, formal training in New York, and a career spent in high-pressure kitchens before Scopa ever opened. The food that comes out of this room is not modern Italian. It is old-school Italian-American cooked at a professional LA standard, and it holds up the same way on a packed Saturday as it does on a quiet Monday.Founded by Mario Guddemi and Salvatore Aurora alongside Chef Lofaso, Scopa sits on the same hospitality backbone as Black Market Liquor Bar, The Chestnut Club, DAMA, and Old Lightning. This is a Venice institution built on neighborhood patronage and Italian tradition, not a chef vanity project.2905 Washington Boulevard, Venice. Open nightly.
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9. The Tasting Kitchen
4.5
Awesome(1950)
€€€€
• Mediterranean • Venice
Booked 42 times today
The Tasting Kitchen on Abbot Kinney in Venice originally opened in 2009, with a young, newcomer chef - Casey Lane - who had just moved to Los Angeles from Portland. The name and concept were one and the same, with Lane refreshing a tasting-style menu almost nightly based on what was available at the markets. Known for its handwritten menus, and luxe bohemian vibes complete with an olive tree growing in the middle of the dining room, the restaurant quickly became one of the iconic tentpoles on the famed Westside boulevard. Here, Lane made a name for himself in the LA culinary scene and helped create a hot spot for locals and a destination for an audience beyond.Chef Casey Lane’s approach is simultaneously serious with technique and relaxed in delivery. The menu will once again be ingredient-driven, with bold flavors, live fire, and coursed with intention.
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10. Bad Roman - Beverly Hills
4.5
Awesome(297)
€€€€
• Italian • Beverly Hills
Booked 193 times today
Bad Roman heads west—bringing its signature maximalist Italian spirit to Beverly Hills. Located on North Canon Drive, the restaurant blends bold flavors with playful indulgence.

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  • Michaela
    Chicago / Illinois •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    I will be a forever customer. Between customer service, the taste of our dishes, and the decor I was so happy. Everything taste amazing and we felt such a good vibe. Returning this weekend for brunch.
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    Élephante Santa Monica$$$$• Italian• Santa Monica
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    4.5
  • JohnGold
    California Central Coast •20 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Everytime I go to Lunetta I’m blown away by the quality of the food and reasonable cost of the menu!! The food is 5 star quality, ingredients and presentation for a reasonable price!! My wife and I had the crabcake, one of the best in LA, little gem Cesar, amazing, hanger steak and rib eye which were both phenomenal along with the sweet potatoes!! We had a wonderful evening and we’ll be going back all the time! The food, ambiance, service, menu, quality are all fine fine dining without getting gouged on price!!
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    Lunetta$$$$• Californian• Santa Monica
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    4.8
  • YahairaGold
    Los Angeles •4 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Second time coming here. Tried different items. Absolutely obsessed. The food, the vibes, and the incredible customer service! We even got to try a little taste of an upcoming new cocktail. Can’t get enough of this place.
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    Broken Spanish Comedor$$$$• Mexican• Culver City
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    4.5
  • OpenTable DinerGold
    Detroit / Eastern Michigan •6 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 4 days ago
    Delicious food, amazing views of the sunset . Highly reccomend. A+
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    Kassi Venice Beach$$$$• Greek• Venice
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    4.6
  • RobinGold
    Los Angeles •10 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on 16 Oct 2026
    Best dinner on the West side. 40 years I've been coming here! Never disappoints. Ciao
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    Vito Restaurant$$$$• Italian• Santa Monica
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    4.7

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