Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery-Santa Monica. Bay Cities is a must have when traveling to Santa Monica. They have a famous sandwich called the Godmother which consists of genoa salami, coppacolla, ham, mortadella and prosciutto and provolone with Italian dressing and hot or mild pepper salad. It is to die for. They have a full Italian market and bakery with hot food ranging from pastas, marinated olives, salads antipasti, Mac & cheese, meats and cheese.