As for the interior, find clean lines reminiscent of a yacht, but modernized to the fullest extent. Peter Tolkein Architecture captures a regal oceanic sense with a heavy dose of mid-century ...

Toddrickallen was the first to spot the paperwork sitting inside the window at the Santa Monica Yacht Club. That gorgeously modern restaurant was previously run by Tar & Roses chef Andrew ...

If anything, his restaurant, the Santa Monica Yacht Club (known also as SMYC), is even more Californian than the Hungry Cat. There are no lobster rolls here; instead, there is lobster on toast.