Breakfast by Salt's Cure Santa Monica

Though the ranch-to-table ethos might no longer generate as much buzz today, Salt's Cure's pancake-oriented offshoot, Breakfast by Salt's Cure, is one of the best breakfast options in the city. Head to Montana Avenue—one of Santa Monica's toniest streets—for chef-owner Chris Phelps's effortlessly delicious griddle cakes and a casual order-at-the-counter situation. Once you take a bite, you'll immediately understand; somehow salty, sweet, doughy and crispy all at the same time, they give your normal pancakes or griddle cakes a run for their money. Oh, and there's no syrup served with the griddle cakes. You'll get over it after the first bite, we promise.