Food always
seems to
taste better
with an
outstanding
view, and
when the
food is
outstanding
to begin
with, you
have a
perfect
dining
experience;
in Santa
Monica, that
is i Cugini.
Considered
to be one of
the best
Sunday
brunch
locales in
the city,
this
authentic
Italian
eatery
specializes
in serving
seafood,
with a menu
that
promotes
sharing.
Whole fish,
oven roasted
in rock
salt, or
braised in
fennel and a
light tomato
broth is
served
family
style. Pair
that with
bomba,
puffed dough
cooked
light, high
and crispy
filled with
cheeses and
prosciutto,
or perhaps a
plate of
Trenette;
house made
noodles with
shrimp,
green beans
and pesto. A
must have
Antipasti is
Insalata
Granseola,
blue crab
meat, baby
artichoke
with olive
oil and
lemon.
Much of the
menu changes
daily,
reflecting
the catch of
the day, and
the freshest
local
ingredients
that can be
found. And
though the
specialty of
the house is
anything
from the
sea, pizza’s
from the
wood burning
oven are
thin, crisp
and
delicious,
as is any
dish of
steak, lamb,
veal or
chicken.
This place
really does
have it all,
including an
award
winning wine
list. The
main room
itself is
warm, open,
inviting and
rustic. The
patio is
quite
spectacular,
particularly
if you
happen to
catch the
sun setting
over the
Pacific,
listening to
the wave’s
crash,
sipping a
lovely
Viognier,
and enjoying
a sumptuous
dining
experience
with friends
and family,
all the
while
imagining
yourself not
in Santa
Monica, but
on the
Amalfi coast
of Italy.
