"On Fourth St. in Santa Monica, Massilia has a covered patio where they serve a mix of French, Moroccan, and Italian food. This means options like tagliatelle with morel mushroom cream sauce, couscous with merguez sausage and lamb, and pizza with prosciutto. No matter what, don’t skip the white Negroni, made with Aviation gin and Lillet." - brett keating
"Santa Monica’s Massilia is a good French, Italian, and Mediterranean spot near the Promenade. They’ve got you covered for a late dinner, serving their pasta- and vegetable-heavy menu nightly until 2am Thursday-Saturday. Their menu changes pretty regularly, but you should definitely get the tagliatelle with morel mushrooms if you see it. Same goes for the Moroccan couscous with chicken and merguez sausage." - kat hong, brett keating
"Santa Monica’s local French/Italian spot Massilia has got a big menu of 16-ounce cocktails, from classics like white or red negronis and Boulevardiers, to originals like “La Fumante” (mezcal and elixir combier) and “La Francaise” (vodka, St. German, passionfruit). They range from $26-$32. They’re also offering a dinner special with two pizzas and any bottle of cocktail for $49. App delivery and curbside pickup are available." - brant cox, brett keating
"Liter and 750 milliliter bottles of vodka, gin, tequila, and rum, as well as a couple of scotches, including Glenlivet Nadurra 12 year (750 milliliters), for $90 ($80 everywhere else)." - Caroline Pardilla
"Another stop on any Santa Monica booze-free crawl should be this French-Asian mashup that’s part of Josh Loeb’s esteemed Rustic Canyon family. It’s within walking distance of the Promenade and Pier, but out of the main tourist fray. Standout dishes such as spicy wontons, raw spicy scallops, and beef rendang need a cooling foil in a drink, and that’s where the teetotaling Garden Gimlet, made with Seedlip Garden 108, lime, and mint, comes in." - Vox Creative