Best bars Santa Monica on Saturday night (US)

Esters Wine Shop & Bar is most popular around 8 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

We're a chic wine bar with some really great food, a massive, planet-friendly wine collection, thoughtful cocktails, and a beautifully curated shop with gourmet provisions and gifts in downtown Santa Monica. We’re like your neighborhood clubhouse with fun programming, and a relaxing place to drink, eat and socialize. A 2023 James Beard Semifinalist for “Outstanding Bar,” we also have a variety of seasonal cocktails and mocktails.

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neat. is most popular around 11 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay 45 min to 2 hr here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

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The Room Santa Monica is most popular around 11 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 1-3 hours here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

Cocktail bar and dancing den

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Tiny's Hi-Dive is most popular around 11 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay 1-2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Touted as “The Westside’s High Class Dive Bar” - at Tiny’s, you won’t find mixologists, drinks with 15 ingredients, or top-40 hits blaring on the speakers. What you will find are bartenders who remember your name (or more importantly, your go-to drink order), classic cocktails crafted with care, and a jukebox that plays only the best of the best. Complete with arcade games, a pool table, and shuffleboard, it's the ideal place to unwind, hang out, and experience what a bar is truly meant to be.

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JuneShine - Santa Monica is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 45 min to 2 hr here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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Nostalgia Bar and Lounge is most popular around 11 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 1-2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

Throwback vibes with a lounge, live music, and a beverage menu that has you reminiscing of the good times.

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