A breezy coastal-Italian rooftop above Santa Monica, all natural stone, greenery, and golden light with the ocean stretching out past the terrace. Elephante leans into the Amalfi-by-way-of-California fantasy: wood-fired pizzas, eggplant hummus with house bread, vodka rigatoni, spritzes at sunset. It's a scene — loud and packed at golden hour — but the cooking holds up better than the rooftop-bar label suggests. Come early for the light, stay for the view, and let the aperitivo hour do its work.