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Why The Lobster Santa Monica Is on Our Top 50 Seafood Worldwide
The Lobster Santa Monica, under The Lobster team's direction, is ranked #34 on our Top 50 Seafood Restaurants Worldwide. The seafood style: California coastal seafood.
The signature catch: Maine lobster, Dover sole, the Pacific catch. The sourcing: Maine lobster (live tank) plus Pacific Day Boat sourcing.
The oyster program: Limited oyster program; lobster focus. The raw bar / grill technique: Live-tank Maine lobster; Pacific catch on the grill.
The award lineage: Santa Monica institution since 1923.
How to Order at The Lobster Santa Monica
The booking lead time: 4 to 8 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking line where applicable; institutional walk-in oyster bars accept no reservations and run a queue from opening.
Order what came in that morning. The kitchen's strongest expression at The Lobster Santa Monica is the Maine lobster (live-tank). The California coastal seafood register is structural; the sourcing and the technique are what reward the booking effort.
The dress code: Smart casual; pier-front register. The dinner spend: 120 to 200 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at The Lobster Santa Monica is rated 9/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why The Lobster Santa Monica Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"The Santa Monica Pier institution since 1923. The most consistently photographed Pacific-coast lobster restaurant in Southern California; the pier-front terrace overlooks Santa Monica Bay."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 8/10. The California coastal seafood register is structural; the sourcing standard and the regional seafood tradition produce the meal that rewards the pilgrimage.
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