Si! Mon Los Angeles

Si! Mon sits at 60 N Venice Blvd, holding the no. 53 spot on the L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants list. The space sits a fifteen-minute walk from the sand at Venice Beach, pinning it between the coastal crowds and the city’s inland grid.

The restaurant serves modern, creative Mexican cuisine in a room that runs smart and elegant. While most dining spots near the shoreline lean into a casual, salt-aired aesthetic, Si! Mon ignores that trope entirely. It offers a sharper, more formal register than its neighbours on the nearby Abbot Kinney strip. Choosing this kitchen over the surrounding bistros means trading the frantic, tourist-heavy hum of the coast for a structured, considered meal. It is a calculated pivot from the area’s typical laid-back dining culture.