Coffee & cafés in Santa Monica
Santa Monica has 95 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (10), Sandwiches (10), Tea (5). The coffee scene spans 52 Coffee Shops, 38 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 5 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (10), Vegetarian cafés (7), Gluten-free cafés (4). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 19 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in Santa MonicaMid-City (13)Downtown (11)Ocean Park (10)Wilshire Montana (10)North of Montana (4)Sunset Park (4)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Santa Monica | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 9.5% of 95 venues | 4.4% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 63% of 95 venues | 60% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.35 across 76 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 1,333 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 41% of 59 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 1,011 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 59% of 59 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 1,011 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 59 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 1,011 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 12% of 84 venues with listed hours | 18% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 92% of 84 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 85% of 84 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (7 venues), Outdoor Seating (6), Brunch (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Santa Monica on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Little Bean Coffee
707 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
★ 5.0 (221)£
Bester's Coffee House
1017 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403, United States
★ 5.0 (60)
Persiano Cafe
800 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 5.0 (47)inexpensive
Jus Family Cafe Coffee Bar
1819 Pico Blvd Unit A, Santa Monica, CA 90405
★ 5.0 (41)$1–10
Santa Monica Visitor Center & Cafe
1447 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 5.0 (13)
Clay Cafe Coffeehouse
624 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States
★ 5.0 (4)
One Cedar
2432 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica
★ 4.9 (159)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Buena Vida Tea Bar & Garden
★ 4.9 (108)
Outdoor seating
Sonia's Cafe
Located in the lobby, 1260 15th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
★ 4.9 (45)
Clay Cafe
620 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.9 (36)
Kavahana
306 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
★ 4.8 (338)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Monica Cafe
508 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.8 (322)£
Uppers Cafe
★ 4.8 (213)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Shoop's
2400 Main Street
★ 4.7 (751)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Kafe K
★ 4.7 (481)moderate
Outdoor seating
Dr. T House
1709 Pico Boulevard
★ 4.7 (321)
Outdoor seating
Odd One Out Tea Santa Monica
1260 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States
★ 4.7 (199)
Cafe Lovi
★ 4.7 (185)moderate
Outdoor seating
Couplet Coffee
525 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.7 (148)$10–20
Santa Monica Seafood Market & Cafe
1000 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.6 (1986)
Love Coffee
★ 4.6 (250)moderate
Outdoor seating
Santa Monica Cafe & Coffee House
1447 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.6 (141)
Pink Daisy Cafe
★ 4.6 (12)$1–10
Primo Passo Coffee
★ 4.5 (599)moderate
Outdoor seating
Cafe Bolivar
★ 4.5 (374)moderate
Outdoor seating
Lo/Cal Coffee
2214 Pico Boulevard
★ 4.5 (290)moderate
Outdoor seating
Caffe Luxxe
225 26th St, Santa Monica, CA 90402
★ 4.5 (137)
Go Get Em Tiger
★ 4.5 (68)$1–10
Elabrew Coffee
★ 4.5 (65)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Ye Olde King's Head Gift Shoppe, Bakery & Coffee
132 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States
★ 4.5 (58)
Galvin Coffee & Bakery
625 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.5 (55)£
Outdoor seating
DOL Coffee & Tea
1231 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.5 (46)
Urth Caffe Santa Monica
2327 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
★ 4.4 (4614)moderate
Outdoor seating
La La Land
1426 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica
★ 4.4 (775)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Layla Bagels
★ 4.4 (574)$10–20
goodboybob coffee
2058 Broadway, Santa Monica
★ 4.4 (571)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
The Hive Superfood Eats & Organic Cafe - Santa Monica
606 Broadway #102, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.4 (570)moderate
Outdoor seating
Espresso Cielo
1431 2nd Street
★ 4.4 (525)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
La Monarca Bakery & Cafe
1300 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.4 (395)inexpensive
Blue Bottle Coffee
★ 4.4 (256)moderate
The Place To Be
★ 4.4 (198)moderate
Cafe at the Shores
2720 Neilson Wy, Santa Monica, CA 90405
★ 4.4 (20)
Outdoor seating
Tartine Santa Monica
1925 Arizona Avenue
★ 4.3 (1075)moderate
Outdoor seating
Perry's Café & Beach Rentals - Santa Monica 2400
2400 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA 90405
★ 4.3 (803)moderate
Demitasse
1149 3rd St, Santa Monica, CA 90402
★ 4.3 (565)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Bardonna
1601 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.3 (479)moderate
Outdoor seating
Caffe Luxxe - Santa Monica
925 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.3 (333)moderate
Outdoor seating
10 Speed Coffee
★ 4.3 (295)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cafe zella
1531 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica
★ 4.3 (240)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Amai Coffee
1701 Pico Boulevard
★ 4.3 (132)£
Cafe Berlina
1620 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica
★ 4.3 (105)£
Holy Grounds St. Monica.
725 California Ave #143, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.3 (68)£
Outdoor seating
Huckleberry Bakery & Cafe
1014 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States
★ 4.2 (1309)
Thyme Cafe and Market
1630 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
★ 4.2 (351)moderate
Outdoor seating
Bluestone Lane Santa Monica Coffee Shop
631 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.2 (319)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Mysa Mediterranean Cookhouse
606 Broadway Ste 101, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.2 (259)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Blue Bottle Coffee
415 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.2 (234)moderate
Boba Tea & Me
1328 Wilshire Boulevard
★ 4.2 (167)
Perry’s Cafe & Beach Rentals - 1200
1200 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.2 (85)moderate
Outdoor seating
LE CAFE PLAGE Malibu
1301 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.2 (77)moderate
Outdoor seating
WFM Coffee & Juice Bar
2201 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 4.2 (10)moderate
Dogtown Coffee
2003 Main Street
★ 4.1 (1071)moderate
Outdoor seating
Jinky's Café
★ 4.1 (802)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Cora's Coffee Shoppe
1802 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.1 (782)moderate
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
701 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica
★ 4.1 (302)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Sam's Bagels
★ 4.1 (192)$10–20
Starbucks
1900 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica
★ 4.0 (609)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Boba Lab
★ 4.0 (140)
Coffee Commissary
★ 4.0 (74)
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
Dragon Alley Coffee Shop
312 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 4.0 (42)
Starbucks
2461 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica
★ 3.9 (430)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Capital One Cafe
401 Broadway, Santa Monica
★ 3.9 (224)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Cult
★ 3.9 (159)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Starbucks Coffee Company
1356 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 3.8 (917)moderate
Starbucks Coffee Company
1030 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
★ 3.7 (340)moderate
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
★ 3.7 (309)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Jinky's Coffee
★ 3.7 (84)
Dogtown Coffee - North
101 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 3.6 (32)
Outdoor seating
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
★ 3.5 (266)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
iSno
★ 3.5 (2)
Interactive Cafe
★ 3.3 (188)$10–20
Ugo Santa Monica
1400 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States
★ 3.3 (187)
Gene's Cafe
1111 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90403
★ 3.2 (23)
The Coffee Spot
★ 2.7 (9)
Bagel Nosh
Perry's Café & Rentals
2600 Ocean Front Walk
Blue Bottle Coffee
Bluestone Lane
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
Carousel Cafe
1601 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica
Groundwork Coffee
1601 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica
Starbucks
2525 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica
Starbucks
1705 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica
Starbucks
216 26th Street, Santa Monica
Starbucks
2200 Colorado Boulevard, Restaurants
Waterman's Cafe
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Santa Monica coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Santa Monica?
There are 95 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Santa Monica on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Santa Monica?
Top-rated coffee shops in Santa Monica include Santa Monica Seafood Market & Cafe, Huckleberry Bakery & Cafe, Dogtown Coffee. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Santa Monica.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Santa Monica?
43 venues in Santa Monica have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.