Downtown Santa Monica · Santa Monica, CA
Chez Jay
Landmarked 1959 Santa Monica dive with checkered tables, taxidermied fish, heavy pours, and a ship's-wheel facade on Ocean Avenue.
CA
Santa Monica
8 bars in the catalog. This is not every room in town. It is a start.
Santa Monica / Pico · Santa Monica, CA
The Daily Pint
Santa Monica Pico whiskey cave with 400+ bottles, rotating drafts, and a dark vintage room a short drive from the pier.
Santa Monica · Santa Monica, CA
The Gaslite
Santa Monica karaoke dive open 6am–2am since 1962 with red-lit dance floor energy and come-as-you-are regulars.
Santa Monica / Main Street · Santa Monica, CA
Jameson's Irish Pub
Main Street Santa Monica Irish sports pub with antler chandeliers, packed rail, and whiskey pours through the game.
Santa Monica / Main Street · Santa Monica, CA
Circle Bar
Windowless Main Street dive since 1949: neon Circle cocktails sign, dark booths, stiff wells, and a locals scene after it reopened in May 2026.
Downtown Santa Monica · Santa Monica, CA
Britannia Pub
Santa Monica British pub dive with open-front Union Jack nights, sticky tables, and dart-board pours on the Blvd.
Santa Monica / Wilshire · Santa Monica, CA
Sonny McLean's
Wilshire Santa Monica Irish sports dive with pressed-tin ceiling, long U-bar, darts, and racing memorabilia till late.
Santa Monica Beach · Santa Monica, CA
Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe
Sandy-floored boardwalk barroom next to the pier where locals and sunburned tourists share cheap pitchers, sports TV, and the beach breeze.