Good Eats: Blue Plate, Santa Monica, California

Blue Plate 1415 Montana Ave., (310) 260-8877. B-L-D daily; $. At this bright and cheery spot you’ll find big windows, table-and-chair seating, and a simple menu. Breakfast is frittatas, scrambles, pancakes, and smoothies, and at lunch you can choose from healthy sandwiches, burgers, wraps, salads, and soups. And after, there’s great shopping along Montana.

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