Club Casa Los Angeles

Club Casa sits directly on the sand, an outlier in a city where coastal dining often retreats behind boardwalks or heavy glass. It is a Mediterranean and international seafood restaurant with an outdoor pool and a bar.

The house, dance, and Latino music playlist makes this the clear alternative to the city's quieter dining rooms. While nearby venues treat the ocean as a backdrop for cocktails, this place forces the surf into the foreground. It works best if you prefer an aggressive, high-energy environment over the restrained silence typically expected of the coast. If you want a controlled setting, look elsewhere; if you want the salt air and the sound system turned all the way up, this is where you go.