Another meal, another new restaurant during Elizabeth’s visit… we decided to walk down to Main. St. partially because it was a nice night out and partially besides the dancing we had done Saturday night, we wanted a little exercise. At the end of the 2 mile walk down, we immediately could smell the pizza before we located the actual door which of course got us excited for what was in our near future! This is connected to the M Street Kitchen (formally known as La Grande Orange, which from what I understand everything is still the same, just a different name) the Stella Rossa Pizza Bar is a casual, rustic spot with a big bar in the middle and high tops around the sides. The chairs are slippery, watch out! The menu is simple – salads, apps & pizzas. The pizzas are about 8 inches, easy to get 2 and share. That’s what we did. We had the Yellow Squash & Wild Arugula Salad which was really good – fresh and tasty. We got the margherita “red” pizza (tomato, fresh mozzarella, sweet basil, organic EVOO) and the shaved mushroom “white” pizza (gruyere, melted onions, black truffle, torn parsley, rosemary, thyme.) The crust has a slight salt flavor, but it’s really good. The center of it is soft and I couldn’t stop eating it. Good thing we had that 2 mile walk back! Great neighborhood spot!
Stella Rossa Pizza Bar | 2000 Main St. Santa Monica | 310.396.9250
