Must-see restaurants in Malibu & Pacific Palisades

  • Inn of the Seventh Ray

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    If you lived through the 1960s, you might experience flashbacks at this new-agey hideaway in an impossibly idyllic creekside setting in Topanga Canyon. It…

  • Saddle Peak Lodge

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    Rustic as a Colorado mountain lodge, and tucked into the Santa Monica Mountains with a creek running beneath, Saddle Peak Lodge serves up elk, venison,…

  • Nobu Malibu

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's empire of luxe Japanese restaurants began in LA, and the Malibu outpost is consistently one of LA's hot spots. East of the pier, it…

  • CBC

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    The restaurant at the top-notch Malibu Beach Inn could get by on its ocean-view deck, but fortunately it doesn't. Chefs bypass the farmers markets and go…

  • Malibu Farm

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    A lovely antidote to the seafood and burger shacks that dominate piers up and down California's coast, this suite of whitewashed dining rooms is beachy…

  • John’s Garden

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    At Malibu’s favorite lunch counter you can order fresh daily soups such as curry tomato lentil and Louisiana gumbo, salads that echo Greece, Italy, Cape…

  • Canyon Bistro

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    Tucked away in the Pine Tree Circle complex, it make a gorgeous warm goat-cheese salad (the cheese is breaded with panko and baked), a popular yellowfin…

  • Marmalade

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    All-American comfort food has kept locals coming to this cafe-restaurant with French-country-style decor. Look for a classic grilled cheese and tomato…

  • Café Habana

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    This Mexican joint with a Cuban name serves terrific margaritas in sumptuous booths on the heated patio, salsa on the sound system and two dishes that…

  • Taverna Tony

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    This lively spot fronted by a flowery terrace feeds both the soul and the belly. At lunchtime the baby lamb sandwich is divine, but for a serious…

  • Reel Inn

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    Since the '80s, this rambling shanty has been reeling them in for fresh fish and seafood. Order at the counter (simply grilled, blackened, fried etc) with…

  • Neptune’s Net

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    Not far past the Malibu line in Ventura County, Neptune’s Net catches Range Rovers, road bikes and rad choppers with fried-shrimp-and-beer hospitality on…

  • Burger Fi

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    This new burger joint stacks them double, and the burgers top out at $10 – a nice surprise for Malibu. The CEO burger blends Wagyu and brisket burgers…

  • Ollie's Duck & Dive

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    This fantastic little concrete-floor pub has a stainless-steel bar and patio seating. It pours craftsman draft brews, hand cuts and sizzles its fries in…

  • Tra Di Noi

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    A dependably good, classic Italian kitchen in the heart of Cross Creek, with ample patio seating, good wines and pastas, and almost always a full house…

  • Grom

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    The coincidence is almost too perfect. The name of this from-Italy gelato place is surf-speak for a talented kid, and it specializes in all-natural ice…

  • Pacific Coast Greens

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    Stock up on natural and organic groceries, prepared and packaged foods and delectable baked goods from muffins to macarons.

  • Topanga Creek General Store

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    There's nothing fancy about this throwback to a simpler time in the heart of Topanga Village, but the store sells pretty much all the necessities: craft…

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