The immediate area also houses some interesting pubs and a few clubs. Other places are in and around 15th and Wilshire and a bit farther inland. Pubs Pubs, like the Ye Old King's Head, dot Santa Monica's nightlife landscape. Santa Monica is know for both its pubs and its clubs. Comprised mainly of locals, it warmly welcomes visitors.
Casual drinkers soak up the sofa in a den-like room overlooking the main area.
The staff is from Boston, and any sporting event involving a team from that city is shown on television. A short walk toward the ocean at 23rd Street, O'Brien's Irish Pub is a more modern choice. It's more of a bar than a pub, whose clientele begins to arrive in force after 11 on weekends. Santa Monica's most popular pub is Ye Old King's Head just off the Third Street Promenade at Santa Monica Blvd. It's a favorite haunt of Rod Stewart, and he should know an authentic British Pub when he sees one.