Local Santa Monica Restaurants | Where Locals Eat in Santa Monica

Angelenos, in general, take the art of brunching and grabbing a coffee seriously. While you’re visiting Santa Monica, you should do the same. Places like Huckleberry Café & Bakery, with homemade pastries and simple brunch dishes (think breakfast burritos and duck confit hash), have locals lining up around the corner…and that says a lot about this Santa Monica restaurant.

Bru’s Wiffle is another contender for locally favorite brunch spots. This top Santa Monica restaurant features everything from avocado fries to crispy rice balls and French toast, but waffles are the real stars here. Choose from waffle pizza, fried chicken and waffles, red velvet waffles and even churro waffles.