Chez Jay's ship's-wheel facade and neon sign on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica — Photo: Joseph DiRosa (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Downtown Santa Monica · Santa Monica, CA

Chez Jay

Landmarked 1959 Santa Monica dive with checkered tables, taxidermied fish, heavy pours, and a ship's-wheel facade on Ocean Avenue.

Historic Neon Patio

City: Santa Monica, CA
Neighborhood: Downtown Santa Monica
Address: 1657 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Open in maps
Why it is listed: Publicly documented as a dive. Source

Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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