Nestled on Main Street in Santa Monica, Alfalfa is a sunny, pastel café known for its inviting terrace and standout breakfast burritos that are sure to brighten your day.
"As expected, there are a ton of bright, leafy salads and CBD drinks to be found at this pastel explosion of a lunch spot on Main Street. But the main stars are their breakfast burritos. There are two on the menu, both of which are behemoths to cherish (seriously, these things weigh as much as an old brick phone, circa 1975), but we prefer the Ancho Hash. It’s the vegetarian burrito, stuffed with eggs, manchego, and Oaxaca cheeses, plus a crispy-crusty caramelized mix of shredded potatoes and peppers, and it’s taken up permanent residency in our groggy morning rotation." - sylvio martins, jess basser sanders
"Famous for its Calabrian chicken Caesar wraps, favored by Nicole Adlman." - Eater Staff
"Breakfast burritos There are two breakfast burritos on the menu at this sunny, pastel explosion of a brunch-lunch spot on Main St. in Santa Monica. Both the “Ancho Hash” and the “Homemade Chorizo” are behemoths to cherish, but having tried both, the vegetarian option with eggs, manchego and oaxaca cheeses, plus a crispy-crusty caramelized mix of shredded potatoes and peppers is what has taken up permanent residency in our groggy morning rotation. Where the Chorizo tends to be the loudest and saltiest in the room, the pepper and shredded potato medley in the Ancho seeps subtly into the fluffy eggs and cheese. All wrapped up in a griddled La Fortaleza flour tortilla, it’s nearly impossible not to give this thing a hug before dousing it in salsa, and devouring it." - the infatuation los angeles crew
"Whenever we have visitors in LA, we urge them to go to the Main Street part of Santa Monica instead of the Promenade part. But there’s one catch—lunch. You can always grab quick omusubi at Sunny Blue, but when we’re in the mood to sit down for a salad or sandwich, we’ve been disappointed by soulless sandwiches and salads at Shoop’s and Urth. That’s why we love Alfalfa, a transplant from Hoboken, New Jersey (didn’t see that coming) that pulls off the counter-service salad-wrap-coffee thing. Their sunny back patio is ideal for catching up with a friend over matcha and lunch or an excellent breakfast burrito with silky eggs and charred, shredded potatoes. " - Arden Shore, Brant Cox, Nikko Duren, Sylvio Martins
"Located on the somewhat soulless Santa Monica Main St., Alfalfa serves some of our favorite breakfast burritos in the entire city. Plus, their back patio is a sunny little nook that’s ideal for catching up with a friend over coffee and pastries, or a burrito filled with silky eggs and charred shredded potatoes that you’ll want to hug before dousing it in salsa, and devouring it." - Brant Cox, Kat Hong
