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TELL ME ABOUT JAMES' BEACH

James’ Beach is a Venice Beach institution. An iconic restaurant and bar now celebrating 23 years, a ½ block from world famous Venice Beach and the Pacific ocean. James’ Beach has over the years earned a loyal following of lovers of American Comfort food, great drinks, an award winning wine list plus marvelous people watching. Los Angeles Times food critic, Irene Virbila reviewed that the straightforward cuisine, friendly service, and beach ambiance made James’ Beach “as comfortable as a favorite sweater.” Paintings of the Venice life of the two owners are exhibited next to romantic, comfy dining room booths. Locals and visitors seek out James' Beach for legendary food from locally sourced ingredients, natural meats and sustainable seafood including the famous Fish Tacos from the movie "I Love You, Man; generous cocktails like a spicy prickly pear margarita from the patio bar (with a palm tree growing out of it); weekend brunch on the tropical patio; a popular "5 to 7" happy hour and one of the best weekend bar scenes on the Westside.

NEED A LITTLE PRIVACY?

James' Beach offers a variety of private dining options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodations range from an intimate dinner party for 10 to a larger affair of up to 300 guests.

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The main dining room

Specials

James' Beach Happy Hour and $7.00 Titos Martinis and the best natural steaks in town. Fugetaboutit!

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

ALL SPECIALS

Private Parties and Events

We continually cater to the most quality conscious clients including major studios; production and advertising companies; art, film and music organizations; financial institutions; pharmaceutical companies and, of course, our friends and neighbors.

From our Clubhouse to the Beach Patio, James’ Beach features a variety of spaces that will suit almost any theme or occasion.

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Reservations

Call us at (310) 823-5396 or book a table through Open Table:

Our Location

60 N Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Events

our 23rd Christmas Eve Dinner

Monday December 24th

Celebrate Christmas by our tree or the fireplace at our 23rd Christmas Eve dinner. We will have our holiday menu plus specials including roast goose, prime rib of beef, homemade boozy eggnog, Christmas cookies and more! We expect a visit by the Jingle Bell Rockers caroling and other surprises. Book your table and join us for one of our favorite celebrations.

Valentine's Day

Thursday February 14th

James' Beach is the most romantic place to be on Valentine's Day. Join us for the perfect evening!

Easter

Sunday April 21st

Join us for our annual Easter Sunday brunch buffet and Easter egg dyeing bar! Maybe the Easter Bunny too?

Mother's Day

Sunday May 12th

Join us on Mother's Day and treat your mom to an delicious meal!

A scene of the patio with holiday lights every where

buy $100 gift card and get a $20 bouus card

time to have a holiday party at James' Beach written over a holiday window display

a selection of liquors on the back bar of James' Beach

a view of a drink with cucumber from above

a lit fireplace at James Beach with a sign that says the word JOY above it

a picture of succulents outside of James' Beach

Reviews

review by - Yelp

Chad W.:

quintessential venice ambiance. great beer selection. grilled mahi mahi tacos are phenomenal and consistent. given the authentic and unassuming vibe i think it is kind of tacky that they call out the fact that they were featured in a movie.

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Kristina A.:

An old fave, James Beach maintains that beach cool vibe with a great drinks and food menu. Been coming here for years and love it! ...The crowd has changed a bit over the years but the vibe is the same and we Love. Love. Love.

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Nicole D.:

The service was amazing, food beyond delicious and the white sangria was quite refreshing! We tried the fried calamari which was enough for 4 and was yummy then we tried the "famous" Mahi Mahi tacos and the shrimp tacos they where both serves with garnishes and tortillas! ...Over all this is a place to add to the "cravings" list!

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Nicole M.:

LOVED this place. The atmosphere was fantastic, the food was great and the service was even better. The decor of the restaurant is really nice, with little beach shorts hanging like lamps from the ceiling and really beautiful lighting... Loved all of it and was super glad I squeezed it into my time in Venice.

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Gretchen T.:

James' Beach is popping! We came for dinner and stayed to drink. The DJ was great and the music was perfect for the setting. The service is stellar. We went with the nightly special and the food was off the hook.

Location

60 N Venice Blvd

Los Angeles, CA

Hours

Mon, Tue

5:00 PM - 1:30 AM

Wed, Thur, Fri

11:30 AM - 1:30 AM

Sun, Sat

11:00 AM - 1:30 AM

Contact us

(310)-823-5396

contact@jamesbeach.com

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"As comfortable as an old sweater"

We cook things that
make all of us happy

The list is long
and the night is young

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Reservations

Our Location

60 N Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Events