Manhattan Beach
When it comes to South Bay’s beach cities, Manhattan Beach remains the most refined. Boards on bikes and bikes on boardwalks characterize Manhattan Beach, a quintessentially-Californian beach town. As young trendsetters trickled south into its sister cities, Hermosa and Redondo, Manhattan Beach morphed into a polished seaside respite with a reputation for respectability. Residents still enjoy its sun, its surf, and its sportiness, they merely do so with a mellowed attitude and an earlier bedtime.