Recommendations

Live Music Venues

14 Below (1348 14th Street) - A great place to discover new bands, local bands play every night

Harvelle's Blues Club (1432 Fourth Street) - World-famous Santa Monica blues and jazz venue

McCabe's Guitar Shop (3101 Pico Boulevard) - Sells and services stringed instruments, but also a fabulously intimate performance venue drawing a roster of top talent making rare appearances

Rusty's (Santa Monica Pier) - Live bands and dancing on the Pier

Zanzibar (1301 5th Street) - International entertainment in an Indian/North African atmosphere

Late-night Eateries

Chez Jay (1657 Ocean Avenue) - Set in a 1950s bungalow, complete with peanut shells on the floor, this Santa Monica celebrity-sighting hot spot is a great place for late-night drinks or dining. (No gawking, cameras, etc.)

Joe's Pizza (111 Broadway at Ocean Avenue) - New York-style pizza that celebrities love. Open on Friday and Saturday until 2am and Sunday-Thursday until midnight

Pacific Dining Car (2700 Wilshire Boulevard) - A cut above most late-night eateries is this elegant restaurant with the choicest selections of beef

Swingers (802 Broadway Avenue) - Late-night (or early morning) are deliciously had at this celebrity-desired dive spot