Top rated American restaurants in Santa Monica, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated American restaurants in Santa Monica

Experience the best that Santa Monica has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 1.7K places from American restaurant category.

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Fry Day Loaded Fries

Restaurant

$$ $$

5.00 (36 reviews) (~22.9 km from centre)

Denny's

American restaurant

Casual diner chain dishing up classic American comfort fare, including all-day breakfast favorites.

$ $$$

4.90 (1K reviews) (~36.89 km from centre)

LA prime Caffe 2

Cafe

$$ $$

4.90 (120 reviews) (~13.87 km from centre)

Donna Jean

Vegan restaurant

👍👍 To celebrate our birthdays, my vegan friend and I will try to find the absolute best vegan restaurants that we can. Last night we celebrated Kim's birthday in style with a FANTASTIC meal!! Kale Caesar, skillet mac and cheese, and The Widow Pizza, followed by a birthday blondie. Each dish was incredi...

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4.90 (72 reviews) (~16.2 km from centre)

Emmi's Restaurant

Restaurant

👍👍 Amazing food. Amazing service. Amazing vibes. Would recommend.

$$ $$

4.90 (41 reviews) (~43.4 km from centre)

Cafe FooDelicious

American restaurant

$$ $$

4.90 (32 reviews) (~24.64 km from centre)

Urban Plates

New American restaurant

Chef-driven restaurant serving scratch-made plates, salads, sandwiches & bowls, dine-in or to-go.

$$ $$

4.80 (2.3K reviews) (~24.27 km from centre)

South Bay Pizza

Pizza restaurant

👍👍 Such a great find! Located in a small strip of restaurants right off of PCH, you'll find a cozy little pizza shop. Luis, the owner of South Bay Pizza was super friendly and offered a variety of suggestions and popular menu items found on their menu. We decided to go with a pizza, wings, mac and ch...

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4.80 (355 reviews) (~23.96 km from centre)

CF Food Kitchen

American restaurant

This warm, intimate eatery features elevated American cuisine & also offers outdoor seating.

$$ $$

4.80 (291 reviews) (~26.5 km from centre)

Cousins Burgers

Hamburger restaurant

👍👍 We've been wanting to visit for quite some time and decided to visit Cousin's Burgers for a snack. Wish we visited sooner when we lived across the street! Absolutely delicous! Their burgers are delicous! The patties are homemade and fresh. There is no freezer there with frozen meat. All fresh and yo...

$ $$$

4.80 (282 reviews) (~44 km from centre)

Baroo

Korean restaurant

Hip, compact joint in a strip-mall preparing locally sourced Korean classics with a modern twist.

$$ $$

4.80 (268 reviews) (~23.83 km from centre)

Brother's Burritos

American restaurant

👍👍 These burritos are so freakin good. The Menu has lots of options to choose from; breakfast or lunch burritos. They come with two small burritos. There’s other stuff on the menu, but I came here for the burritos. It’s super nice to enjoy it on the beach, which is a 5 minute walk.

4.80 (164 reviews) (~17.78 km from centre)

Phil’s

American restaurant

👍👍 What a treasure. Located in the store front that was, for decades, T.O. Fish & Chips. Fine dining in the front. Bar for casual in the rear. Prices were very reasonable...and the food was delicious! Nightly specials are awesome. Friendly service...what's not to love about this place? I plan to return...

4.80 (155 reviews) (~35.55 km from centre)

Cafeteria America

American restaurant

👍👍 Maria is the best. Always on point with the flavor of food and doesn't skimp out on portion. The wait is never too long and she does everything on her own. Big prompts to her on keeping the business going. My favorite thing here is the chicken teriyaki plate .

$ $$$

4.80 (151 reviews) (~24.89 km from centre)

Chez Bacchus

American restaurant

👍👍 We wanted to try some place new for our anniversary and the 5 star reviews lived up to its rating! We absolutely enjoyed the attention to detail from the sommelier, our host and bar tender. We thoroughly enjoyed our food, you can tell the farm to table concept from just tasting the fresh ingredient...

4.80 (114 reviews) (~39.61 km from centre)

Bmore Protein Pub

American restaurant

👍👍 What a great way to spend a Saturday evening! We were greeted by Rodrigo the moment we hit the threshold. He was overflowing with positive energy. He had us take a seat while he brought us out our champagne. We decided to skip the coffee and dessert and go for a sandwich and a pizza. We had the Cu...

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4.80 (107 reviews) (~39.94 km from centre)

The Stand - American Classics Redefined

Restaurant

$$ $$

4.80 (91 reviews) (~43.31 km from centre)

Sweet Maple

Brunch restaurant

👍👍 Everything we had was amazing. Just the right amount of sweet to be decadent without being overpowering. We had the Thai tea crepe cake and honey yuzu basque cheesecake. I can't wait to be back!

4.80 (75 reviews) (~1.08 km from centre)

Ben's Fast Food

Health food restaurant

👍👍 I ordered through Uber eats today and I am blown away by my meal. I had the hearty braised pork bowl and it was so delicious. The price was incredible, 2 bowls for $15.99! Healthy fast food is hard to come by. I wish I lived closer so I could every day!

4.80 (72 reviews) (~18.16 km from centre)

Tap Society Brews & Bites

Beer hall

👍👍 After a long day at work I love walking into Tap Society, grabbing a bite and drink to unwind. Love the atmosphere , especially outside seating and love the food/drinks. I instantly feel great. The service is wonderful as well and you never feel rushed to leave. Here are picks of some of my favorite...

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4.80 (48 reviews) (~29.35 km from centre)

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Top rated American restaurants in Santa Monica, United States