You would expect Malibu Farm to be a cool, rustic, and cutting edge place to eat, and it is (they have a great cookbook!): it’s both picturesque, with the old men fishing over the side of the pier and the sound of the waves, and delicious – the coconut milk quinoa oatmeal has become a regular in our kitchen.
Malibu shopping is for those of a high artistic aesthetic, with places like RRL, a Ralph Lauren vintage store with a beach cowboy vibe, and Burro in Malibu Country Mart, a fun store with everything from hand-poured candles to the funniest cards you will ever find. In the middle of this shopping complex is Taverna Tony’s, a Greek restaurant that is lovely and lively and welcoming. The food is superb, and we drank up the sunshine under a bower of bougainvillea as we dug into fresh fish and tirokopita. If your dream of Malibu is the Beach Boys, surfing, and convertibles, the dream still lives.

The beach

Gorgeous sunflowers on the pier

A wagon on the pier, full of fresh oranges

The Malibu pier

Malibu Farm Pier Cafe: Fresh. Organic. Local.

Malibu Farm interior

Taverna Tony’s in the Malibu Country Mart

RRL, a Ralph Lauren vintage store

Shopping at Burro in the Malibu Country Mart


