Santa Monica foodies can find special multi-course menus at dozens of local restaurants from Friday through Jan. 31.
dineL.A.’s biannual restaurant event is returning for two weeks this month and a record 44 Santa Monica restaurants are participating. Participating restaurants will serve prix-fixe menus at price points varying from $15 to $110. Here’s a complete list of Santa Monica restaurants participating in dineL.A.
1 Pico @ Shutters on the Beach
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Curried cauliflower soup, lobster fettucini, apple tart
1212 Santa Monica
Lunch: $20
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Bay scallops on the shell, braised lamb shank, hazelnut panna cotta
Art’s Table
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Garlic guacamole manchego toasts, Mary’s organic half chicken, croissant dulce de leche bread pudding
Ashland Hill
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Shishito mac and cheese, Ashland Hill burger, dark chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream
Belcampo Meat Co.
Lunch: $25
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Lamb meatballs, red wine braised brisket, chocolate bread pudding
Blue Plate Taco
Lunch: $25
Dinner: $29
Highlights: Ceviche mixto, fish tacos with chipotle aioli, steak fajitas
BOA Steakhouse
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $99+
Highlights: Butternut squash tortellini, wagyu steak with olive oil crushed potato cake, baked Alaska
Calabra
Lunch:
Dinner:
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Catch
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Grilled octopus, braised short ribs, berry cobbler
Chinois on Main
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $59
Highlights: Sweet onion soup with crab cake, Panko-crusted seabass with lemon caper butter sauce, pecan pie with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce
Citrin
Dinner: $99
Highlights: Scallop with celeriac, coconut and lime, truffle risotto, spice-crusted duck
Coast
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Roasted rainbow cauliflower, striped sea bass with eggplant and cherry tomatoes, fruit cobbler with vanilla ice cream
Colapasta
Lunch: $20
Dinner: $29
Highlights: Ricotta gnocchi with cherry tomatoes, arugula and almonds, agnolotti with fontina and truffle butter, beetroot casunziei
Elephante
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Soppressata pizza, branzino with salsa verde and lemon, tiramisu
Enterprise Fish Co.
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Crispy Brussels sprouts with pistachios and feta, cioppino, key lime pie
Estate Restaurant + Bar
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Avocado and yellowfin tuna tartare, grilled salmon with almond pesto, yuzu cheesecake
Farmshop
Dinner: $59
Highlights: Pumpkin hummus with pistachio salsa, duck confit, lemon poppy olive oil cake
Fia
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Tuna carpaccio with black garlic tea and grapefruit, black cod with tomatoes, vanilla lemon mousse with almond cake
FIG Restaurant
Lunch:
Dinner:
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Flower Child
Lunch: $35 for two
Highlights: Avocado hummus, salmon plate with glazed sweet potatoes, vegan grain and noodle bowls
Herringbone
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Clam chowder, seared scallops with butternut squash, flan with berries
HiHo Cheeseburger
Lunch: $15
Dinner: $29
Highlights: Cheeseburger, fries, house-made pie or shake
Il Forno
Lunch: $20
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Burrata salad, marsala chicken breast stuffed with vegetables and mozzarella, creme caramel
Local Kitchen & Wine Bar
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Baby artichoke hearts with pecorino, hanger steak with crispy potatoes, flourless chocolate cake with hazelnut gelato
Lunetta Dining Room & Bar
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Mushroom agnolotti, roasted duck breast with Chinese long beans, sticky toffee pudding
Malbec Argentinean Cuisine
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Grilled octopus with sausage ragu, white fish in lemon Champagne sauce with saffron rice, crepe with caramelized apples
Margo’s Santa Monica
Lunch: $25
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Roasted cauliflower with tahina and lemon-garlic yogurt, red snapper with tomatoes and squash, pumpkin cheesecake with caramel sauce
Massilia
Lunch: $20
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Shrimp and tuna ceviche, shrimp with cream sauce and rice, Nutella beignets
Meat on Ocean
Dinner: $59
Highlights: Shrimp cocktail, assorted steaks with roasted potatoes, chocolate cake with raspberry sauce and whipped cream
Melisse
Dinner: $236
Highlights: Crab tart with sesame and trout roe, pressed lobster with fennel and chanterelles, lamb tagliatelle pasta
Mercado
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Mushroom choriqueso, carnitas with guacamole and cauliflower al pastor, Mexican bread pudding with churro ice cream
Michael’s
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Buttermilk fried quail, crispy shiitake rice, pavlova with miso, passionfruit and kiwi
Nordstrom Bazille
Dinner: $29
Highlights: Poke bits, apple-braised short rib with marscapone polenta, strawberry chess pie
Orto Santa Monica
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $59
Highlights: Shrimp and calamari salad with mango and asparagus, cavatelli with mushrooms, sausage and truffles, vanilla citrus panna cotta
Red O Taste of Mexico
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Vegetable enchiladas with creamy tomatillo sauce, braised carnitas with escabeche, tres leches
Sonoma Wine Garden
Lunch: $20
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Brown butter ravioli, stuffed dumpling squash with vegan ricotta, passionfruit mousse
Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa
Lunch: $20
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Salmon sashimi, yellowtail sushi, crab hand roll
Sushi Roku
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $49
Highlights: Smoked shrimp with chimichurri and ponzu, grilled salmon with wasabi yuzu creme fraiche and blood orange, mochi ice cream
Tallula’s
Dinner: $39
Highlights: “Samosa” empanadas, scallops with coconut curry, tres leches
Terrazza
Lunch: $25
Highlights: Butternut squash soup with spicy pepitas and creme fraiche, grilled fish of the day, cavatelli with butternut squash and mushrooms
The Penthouse at the Huntley
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $59
Highlights: Greek-style octopus, Mediterranean sea bass, rustic apple tart
Uovo
Lunch: $15
Dinner: $29
Highlights: Ragu, cavolfiori al forno, glass of wine
Upper West
Lunch: $20
Dinner: $39
Highlights: Beef carpaccio with tzatiki, chicken tawook with dried apricot, green pico de gallo and labneh, carrot cake ice cream sandwich
Water Grill
Lunch: $35
Dinner: $59
Highlights: Clam chowder, swordfish with spaghetti squash and red pepper-olive tapenade, caramel bread pudding
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