Monica Cafe

Name: Monica Cafe
Address: 508 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, US
Telephone: +13103038997
Price range: $$$

CaféMediterranean$$$Mid-City

$$$ · Expensive
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508 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401
+13103038997
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About

A Santa Monica cafe serving Mediterranean breakfast and specialty coffee with farm-to-table ingredients.

Monica Cafe offers Mediterranean breakfast and specialty coffee in Santa Monica.

The cafe sources seasonal ingredients from the local farmers market.

Known for

Specialty Coffee
Farm to Table
Mediterranean Soul

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IHG Dine & Earn1–8 points per $1
Eat Around Town4–6 points per $1
AAdvantage Dining1–5 miles per $1
SkyMiles Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
MileagePlus Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
Atmos Rewards Dining0.5–5 points per $1
Dine Out with Wyndham1–5 points per $1
Rakuten Dining5% back
TrueBlue Dining1–3 points per $1
Rapid Rewards Dining0.5–3 points per $1

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1 point per $1
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Hours

Monday	7:30 AM – 4 PM
Tuesday	7:30 AM – 4 PM
Wednesday	7:30 AM – 4 PM
Thursday	7:30 AM – 4 PM
Friday	7:30 AM – 4 PM
Saturday	7:30 AM – 4 PM
Sunday	7:30 AM – 4 PM

Location

508 Santa Monica Blvd · Mid-City, Santa Monica

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Features

Takeout
Delivery

Good for

Breakfast · Brunch · Lunch

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up to20%
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American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%
Tar & Roses
up to13%
American · $$$ · Mid-City · 250 ft
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1x
Benihana - Santa Monica, CA
up to6%
Japanese · $$ · Santa Monica · 0.1 mi
American Express Gold Card
Resy credit
Massilia
up to13%
European · $$ · Santa Monica · 0.1 mi
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%
Blue Daisy
up to12%
Brunch · $$ · Mid-City · 0.1 mi
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

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Xuntos

Couplet Coffee - Santa Monica

Tar & Roses

Benihana - Santa Monica, CA

Massilia

Blue Daisy