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Seed oil free restaurants in Santa Monica, CA

Short answer

10 places in Santa Monica, CA are reported to cook without seed oils: 10 cook with animal fats or fruit oils — beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to use rather than an inspection, so call ahead before you rely on it.

Cooking with animal fats and fruit oils

Beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil — the fats a kitchen chooses deliberately, and the clearest signal available from outside it.

  • Boa Steakhouse

    101 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

    beef tallowolive oil

  • Farmshop

    225 26th St, Santa Monica, CA

    butter

  • Heavy Handed

    2912 Main St, Santa Monica, CA

    beef tallowbutter

  • Holey Grail Donuts

    2441 Main St, Santa Monica, CA

    coconut oil

  • MUD\WTR :gather

    2515 Main St, Santa Monica, CA

    coconut oil

  • Palm n' Patties

    3032 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

    beef tallow

  • Palms n' Patties

    3032 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

    beef tallow

  • Kreation Kafe & Juicery

    1023 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA

    olive oilavocado oilchain

  • sweetgreen - 4th St

    1343 4th St, Santa Monica, CA

    olive oilchain

  • sweetgreen - Montana Ave

    1517 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA

    olive oilchain

What to ask before you order

A kitchen can change supplier without changing its menu, and a venue that roasts in tallow may still fry in something else. Four questions settle it in about ten seconds:

  • What do you fry in? — the fryer is where the volume is, and it is often a different fat from the grill.
  • Is the dressing or sauce made in house? — bought-in dressings and mayo are almost always canola or soybean.
  • Are the buns or tortillas baked here? — bakery goods are a common hidden source.
  • Do you cook the vegetables in butter or oil? — the answer is frequently a blend.

How to read this list. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to cook with. It is not a certification, nobody has inspected these kitchens on your behalf, and menus and suppliers change — treat it as a shortlist to call, not a guarantee. The four questions above are worth asking even when a place is listed here.

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