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Changing handsConfirmed

West Side Oyster Club

1355 Ocean Ave · Santa Monica, CA 90401

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Stage
Changing hands
First filing
Jan 19, 2026
Latest update
Oct 23, 2026
Records
4 from 3 sources
Evidence
Confirmed
Neighborhood
Downtown Santa Monica

Project timeline

  1. Oct 23, 2026 · Verified open
    Coming Soon Project verification
  2. Sep 9, 2026 · Liquor license issued · restaurant, full bar
    Liquor license
  3. Jun 8, 2026 · Restaurant license #146599 no longer on active list (last seen 2026-01-19, gone by 2026-06-08); new food licen
    Business license
  4. Jan 19, 2026 · New restaurant license (#254565); 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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Spotted 259 days before opening

Open now.

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Joy

418 Wilshire Blvd · Santa Monica, CA 90401

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Dec 15 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license
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Permit filedFiled

New food business at 700 Wilshire Blvd

700 Wilshire Blvd · Santa Monica, CA 90401

Plans and permits are on file for this food business.

Building permit · Oct 21 · $237,500 · Building Combo permit issued · Tenant improvement of existing 3,068 SF ground-level restaurant to f
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Downtown Santa Monica?
Permit filedFiled

New food business at 301 Arizona Ave

301 Arizona Ave · Santa Monica, CA 90401

Plans and permits are on file for this food business.

Inspection · Oct 7 · $300 · Electrical permit issued · Installation of (1) 240 V electrical outlet in front of house restaurant are
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Downtown Santa Monica?
Permit filedFiled

New food business at 601 Wilshire Blvd

601 Wilshire Blvd · Santa Monica, CA 90401

Plans and permits are on file for this food business.

Building permit · Jun 24 · $150,000 · Building Combo permit issued · STE 124 - Tenant Improvement of existing 977 SF of retail space cons
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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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