Dinner Restaurant Recs by Santa Monica Pier

chloelovesdisney

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We arrive Oct 1st and will be doing a one day driving tour of LA ending at the Santa Monica Pier/Venice Beach. Any recs for dinner in that area? Nothing too fancy as we'll have my 3yo. Would love to be by the water but I have no idea what the set up is like there. Seafood would be great but we're pretty much open to anything.

Thanks!
 
There are some restaurants right on the pier - http://santamonicapier.org/food/ -- such as Bubba Gump's.

I was just at the Pier a couple of months ago, to wander around and see what was new since I was last there, but I did not eat anything!
 
We ate at the Reel Inn which is right between Santa Monica Pier and Malibu. It was absolutely fantastic. Not fancy at all but the fish is super fresh and they have a wonderful menu. Check out the reviews and photos on Yelp.
 
We enjoyed the Bubba Gump right on the pier. We dont have a Bubbas near us so we like going there when on vacation. If you've never been to one it's worth a visit. Fun but touristy. Good seafood, kids menu, noisy and friendly... get the cookie sundae.
 


Another one who ate at Bubba Gumps. You can get a window seat and see the water and beach.
Wasn't Santa Monica where Forrest stopped running?
 
any other local recommendations? we will be there is a few weeks. bubba gumps is a landrys chain and just like rain forest cafe at disneyworld, will not step into it.
 


If you like Mexican check out Casa Martin on Ocean, just south of the pier. Possibly the best Mexican I have had, mighty margaritas too.
 

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