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301 Ocean Front Walk
Venice, CA, 90291
Phone: (310) 392-3900
Delizia Café
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Gourmet Italian deli/cafe at Ocean Front Walk and Rose. Fancier fare than most of what you’ll find on the boardwalk. Pricier, too.

2600 Ocean Front Walk (end of Ocean Park)
Santa Monica, CA
Phone: (310) 584-9306
Perry’s Rentals
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Playground and cafe-adjacent (actually, what isn’t around here?) in case the kids (or BF) throw a tantrum on the bike ride.

2400 Ocean Front Walk (end of Hollister Ave)
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 452-7609
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Concession stand fare plus generic re-recordings of classic rock and pop hits (played, I presume, to save on licensing fees).

2400 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Phone: (310) 392-7466
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The full Dogtown Ink endorsement for this place. Or actually, for their pizza. Deliveries take a while, but patience is rewarded. I like the one with artichoke hearts and black olives—whole black olives.

The insanity stretches from Navy south to North Venice Blvd.
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It’s in that stretch that the cream-of-the-characters sets up shop. That stretch is also the economic engine of the Chinese-crap-for-sale industry.

From Santa Monica south through Venice along the beach.
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A lovely ride along the beach. Weekends can get a little hazardous. There’s a lot to look at and all kinds of oblivious creatures wandering into the path, which is part of the attraction for many. Watch out for aggro road bikers screaming at little kids to [...]

Ocean Front Walk & Windward Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
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The oceanside location is what makes this slab crucial. There are plans for a sick make-over.

1906 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 581-1684
www.chachachicken.com
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Come for the jerk whatever, stay for the watermelon drink. Jamaican par excellence.

Ocean Front Walk south of Windward Ave.
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The courts may be on the beach, but it’s a city game that’s played. Plenty of trash-talk and and elbows inside. Good place to bleed off some excess testosterone.

501 South Venice Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
Phone: (310) 821-1769
Venice Branch
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You may have to negotiate some wayward shopping carts on your way into this branch of the Los Angeles Public Library (especially on rainy days—the library roof has a nice overhang), but it will be worth it.