The Albright, the longest-running restaurant on Santa Monica Pier, was born from a local family’s love and dedication to the pier and its dynamic beachside community. The relaxed seaside setting is a perfect complement to the delicious menu that reflects a commitment to sustainably caught seafood, locally sourced ingredients, as well as an extensive craft beer and California wine program. Their modern approach to classic dishes include a Salmon Club Sandwich, Seasonal Ceviche and a Raw Bar.

Adjacent to the Annenberg Community Beach House is the popular Back on the Beach Cafe. The menu offers a variety of egg dishes, as well as salads, sandwiches, burgers and fries, with staples like chicken chorizo and eggs, Back on the Beach egg sandwich, and Back on the Beach burger. Seating is first-come, first-served with options of taking a seat inside or at one of the outside tables where you can dig your toes into the sand.

Located inside Hotel Casa del Mar, Catch features stunning panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Pier. The modern American menu features fresh seafood and meat options, such as day-boat scallops with a lemon mascarpone risotto and rosemary, homemade black squid ink pasta with mussels, clams, shrimp, calamari, and cherry tomatoes, and slow-braised short ribs with roasted baby carrots and creamy polenta.

Shutters on the Beach invites guests and locals to enjoy the ocean air and tasty delights at its casually elegant restaurant, Coast Beach Cafe & Bar. The relaxed atmosphere, panoramic beach views, and variety of market-fresh menu options attract diners for a bistro-style breakfast, lunch, dinner and happy hour. Coast offers a menu of finely executed comfort foods and is the perfect casual seaside dining destination for California locals and beachgoers from afar.

Perched atop the romantic Malibu hillside, Geoffrey’s Malibu offers exquisite views of the Southern California coastline. The flower-filled patio that overlooks the Pacific offers an ideal spot for a romantic candlelit dinner or a weekend brunch with family and friends. One of the dinner specialties is the sautéed day-boat sea scallops, while a must-have during a weekend brunch is the sautéed crab cake.

Gladstones is Southern California’s most iconic beachfront dining destination, with a breathtaking 180-degree view of the Malibu coastline. The menu features generous portions of freshly caught seafood and signature cocktails hand-crafted with fresh ingredients. It is the perfect location for a day of family fun, a romantic date, or to celebrate a special occasion.

The Lobster is an amazing landmark seafood restaurant that sits at the entrance to the famous Santa Monica Pier. The menu is classic American seafood featuring whole live Maine lobsters. Guests can sit at any seat in the restaurant or bar area and enjoy 180-degree views of the spectacular Pacific Ocean and the breathtaking sunsets. Their happy hour is from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in their bar area, and they also provide a Sunday brunch starting at 11:00am.

Malibu Farm is a small, locally owned restaurant that is at the forefront of the organic and sustainable food dishes of New American cuisine. They are a farm-to-table restaurant that chooses products from local farmers markets and vendors. Located on the pier in beautiful and iconic Malibu, the restaurant offers exquisite views all year round. Some of their most popular menu items are the fried egg sandwich, the burgers, vegan chopped salad, skirt steak, and the cauliflower crust pizza.

Known as much for its celebrity clientele and white-glove service as for its unparalleled juicy steaks and fresh seafood is Mastro’s Ocean Club in Malibu. The restaurant features the famed Seafood Tower, which guests can customize with Dungeness crab, crab legs, lobster, shrimp and oysters, which are all served with their signature house-made sauces. Other favorites include the bone-in filet and one-of-a-kind warm butter cake.

Located on a perch right on the Pacific Ocean, Nobu Malibu’s huge space is comprised of a dining room and bar with floor-to-ceiling windows, outdoor patio, exterior lounge, and private room. Menu items include sushi, sashimi, skewers, tempura, and toban-yaki. Other signature dishes are the toro tartare with caviar, and monkfish pâté with caviar from the cold dishes, and squid pasta with a light garlic sauce and Japanese Wagyu beef among the hot dishes.