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ies. In a hurry? Made-from-scratch pastries and muffins are fab, as are garden-fresh salads
and toasted panini sandwiches.
Walt's Wharf
SEAFOOD, STEAKHOUSE
( 562-598-4433;
www.waltswharf.com
; 201 Main St; mains lunch $11-23, dinner $20-45;
11am-3:30pm & 4-9pm)
Everybody's favorite for fresh fish (some drive in from LA), Walt's packs them in on
weekends. You can't make reservations for dinner (though they're accepted for lunch), but
it's worth the wait for the oak fire-grilled seafood and steaks in the many-windowed
ground floor or upstairs in captain's chairs. Otherwise, eat at the bar.
Drinking
Bogart's Coffee House
CAFE
(
www.bogartscoffee.com
;
905 Ocean Ave;
6am-9pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri, 7am-10pm Sat,
7am-9pm Sun; )
Sip espresso on the leopard-print sofa and play Scrabble by the beach view as you watch
the surf roll in. Bogart's sometimes hosts live music, psychic readings, book clubs and
morning meditations by the sea.
Entertainment
Jazz, folk and bluegrass bands play by the pier at the foot of Main St from 6pm to 8pm
every Wednesday during July and August for the annual
Summer Concerts in the Park
.
Shopping
Walk the full three blocks of Main St and browse the eclectic shops, including for surf gear
plus plenty of cafes and watering holes.
