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Open since Jan 2026Confirmed

Sonia's Cafe

1260 15th St, Ste 108 · Santa Monica, CA 90404

Open now.

  1. Filed
  2. Licensed
  3. Built out
  4. Open
Stage
Open since Jan 2026
First filing
Jan 19, 2026
Latest update
Oct 23, 2026
Records
2 from 2 sources
Evidence
Confirmed
Neighborhood
Santa Monica

Project timeline

  1. Oct 23, 2026 · Verified open
    Coming Soon Project verification
  2. Jan 19, 2026 · New coffee house license (#254554); issued between Jan 19, 2026 and Jun 8, 2026
    Business license

Filings are public records. “Verified” lines are our own checks. How we read these records

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Coming Soon Project verification · Oct 23 · Verified open
News report · Oct 19 · Opened · reported in the news
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Bws

2421 Michigan Ave · Santa Monica, CA 90404

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Jul 6 · Liquor license issued · restaurant, full bar
Business license · Jan 10 · Restaurant license #231986 no longer on active list (last seen 2025-11-19, gone by 2026-01-10); closure or lap
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Permit filedFiled

New food business at 2501 Colorado Ave

2501 Colorado Ave · Santa Monica, CA 90404

Plans and permits are on file for this food business.

Inspection · Mar 31 · $900,000 · Building Combo permit issued · Ground Floor: Tenant improvement of 6,133 SF of existing restaurant
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Santa Monica?
Permit filedFiled

New food business at 1260 15th St

1260 15th St · Santa Monica, CA 90404

Plans and permits are on file for this food business.

Inspection · Jan 28 · $49,000 · Building Combo permit issued · STE 108 - Conversion and tenant improvement of 285 SF lobby area into
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  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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