The Pier House

This beachy, all-day restaurant right off the pier is, unsurprisingly, all about seafood. But it's also all about Venice Beach's past, taking design inspiration from the boardwalk's original dance hall, and about brunch and cocktails and ice cream. Think: your classic seaside seafood shack with a few elegant twists (you know, like blue crab cakes with panko crust or lobster rolls with tons of taragon).