3 ranked brunch restaurants in Santa Monica, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.
3 picksThese are the 3 best Santa Monica restaurants for a brunch, ranked. Fia is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.5 stars across 2,600 reviews. Milo & Olive is the one to book when you would rather not spend much. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the wood-fired whole fish at Fia. 2 of the 3 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.
Santa Monica's dining scene pairs ocean views with serious culinary credentials — walkable, diverse, and consistently strong.
Santa Monica's Italian-inspired restaurant where wood-fired cooking and California produce meet in a warm, beautiful room
Must-try: Wood-fired whole fish, Pasta carbonara, Burrata with seasonal accompaniments
📍 2454 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Beloved neighborhood wood-fired pizzeria and bakery on Wilshire — always worth the wait
Must-try: Wood-Fired Margherita Pizza, Soft-Boiled Egg Toast with Burrata, Seasonal Galette
📍 2723 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
a counter-service bagel shop that treats produce as seriously as the boil
Must-try: Open-face bagel with seasonal fruit, Smoked salmon, PB&J
📍 1614 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Fia — 4.5 stars across 2,600 reviews, the highest on this list. Santa Monica's Italian-inspired restaurant where wood-fired cooking and California produce meet in a warm, beautiful room.
Milo & Olive at $$ — 4.4 stars without the $$$$ bill. 2 of the 3 restaurants on this page are $$ or under.
2 of the 3 book online — Fia and Milo & Olive. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.
The wood-fired whole fish at Fia, the wood-fired margherita pizza at Milo & Olive and the open-face bagel with seasonal fruit at Layla Bagels. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.