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DINING

American

  • Bouchon Santa Barbara
    9 West Victoria Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-730-1160
    This restaurant features fresh fish, exotic meats, and poultry from many local places, including the Santa Barbara Channel and micro-ranches. more...  map

  • Casa De Sevilla
    428 Chapala Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-966-4370
    Dating back to 1926, this historic restaurant offers memorable American dishes, including chile con questo, French lamb chops, New York steak, and Dungeness cracked crab.  map

  • Chase Grill
    1012 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-965-4351
    A classic Santa Barbara eatery which features hearty American-Italian food with dishes including pork chops with eggs, chicken piccata, Philly cheese steak, seafood dishes, and pastas with vegetables.  map

  • Chuck's of Hawaii
    3888 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93105
    805-687-4417
    This is the home of California's first salad bar. It is also a Santa Barbara tradition for those looking for good steaks and grilled fish in an intimate, darkened atmosphere.  map

  • Cold Spring Tavern
    5995 Stage Coach Road • Santa Barbara, CA 93105
    805-967-0066
    Enjoy a delicious meal in the Old West at this tavern where dusty stagecoaches would have stopped over one hundred years ago. This old establishment features stone fireplaces and excellent, traditional American cuisine. An adjacent log cabin offers live music on Wednesday nights.  map

  • Fresh Choice Restaurant
    740 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-965-6599
    A full service buffet restaurant which offers fresh pastas, soups, pizza, baked items, and a large salad bar, all served in a casual atmosphere. more...  map

  • Tupelo Junction Cafe
    1212 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-899-3100
    Bright, white, and airy with wooden floors and simple tables, this restaurant serves American food with a Southern influence. Specialties include potato chips with caramelized shallot dip, the corn, shrimp, and cheese fritters, and the caramelized pears, blue cheese, and candied pecan salad. They are open Tuesday through Sunday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; closed on Mondays. more...  map

Bistro

  • Pierre Lafond Bistro
    516 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-962-1455
    Pierre Lafond Bistro offers a large selection of pastas, salads, sandwiches, gourmet pizzas and more. They are open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. more...  map

  • William
    230 East Victoria Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-966-7759
    This cozy French bistro offers excellent lunch and dinner selections, with entrees such as mouthwatering seared ahi tuna.  map

Cafes

  • Derf's Cafe
    2000 de la Vina Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93105
    805-687-5437
    A Santa Barbara favorite, this cafe offers delicious hot and cold sandwiches, wonderful salads, some of the best burgers in town, and one of the best breakfast recipes in town.  map

Chinese

  • Ming Dynasty
    290-G Storke Road • Santa Barbara, CA 93117
    805-968-1308
    One of the better Chinese restaurants in Santa Barbara, this restaurant features live fish dishes that are very authentic.  map

Contemporary

  • Downey's
    1305 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-966-5006
    An award-winning restaurant which serves contemporary cuisine with a constantly changing menu of fine foods. Appetizers and entrees include Santa Barbara Mussels, homemade Duck Sausage with lentils, grilled lamb loin, local sea bass, and an extensive list of California produced wines. more...  map

Delis & Sandwich Shops

  • Barcliff & Bair
    1112 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-965-5742
    Not your average sandwich shop, this place features gourmet sandwiches and more. Highlights include California inspired breakfast items, grilled eggplant on sour dough bread, and fresh turkey breast sandwiches.   map

French

  • Citronelle
    901 East Cabrillo Boulevard • Santa Barbara, CA 93103
    805-963-4717
    This restaurant serves spectacular French cuisine prepared by the former chef of President Mitterand of France. One such outstanding dish is the Porcupine Shrimp with Chayote.  map

  • Mimosa Restaurant
    2200 De LaVina Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93105
    805-682-2272
    The chef at this restaurant creates a menu of traditional French country cuisine from his home region of Alsace.  map

German

  • Dutch Garden Restaurant
    4203 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93110
    805-967-4911
    Enjoy good German food and some of the best wurst in town at this German restaurant that has a terrace which is ideal for casual dining.  map

Irish Pubs

  • James Joyce
    513 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-962-2688
    This traditional Irish bar and pub offers great pub style food, live music, darts, and pool tables in a friendly atmosphere. more...  map

Italian

  • Ca Dario
    37 East Victoria Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-884-9419
    Some of Santa Barbara's best Italian food can be found in this authentic, lively Italian restaurant which features magnificent pasta, meat, and fish dishes.  map

  • Gisella's Trattoria
    1311 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    Located in Historic Downtown
    805-963-8219
    This cozy restaurant is one of the best Italian restaurants in Santa Barbara and it offers fresh pasta, thin crusted pizza, Sea Bass, roasted chicken, and more, all prepared in a wood burning oven.  map

  • Palazzio
    1026 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    Located in Downtown Santa Barbara
    805-564-1985
    A family-style Italian restaurant which serves a variety of Italian dishes with large portions and exceptional service. They are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. more...  map

  • Papagallo's Restaurant
    731 De La Guerra Plaza • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-963-8374
    Peruvian and Italian cuisine are served in this restaurant with dishes including cerviche made with fresh fish, and anticuchio of chicken and beef. Terrace dining is available.  map

Japanese

  • Arigato Sushi
    1225 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-965-6074
    Exceptional sushi is served at this Japanese restaurant with specialties including sea urchin and quail egg shooters, broiled karna, and spicy tuna hand rolls.  map

  • Azuma Japanese Restaurant
    24 West Figueroa • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-966-2139
    The sushi bar at this restaurant offers a good selection of fresh fish. Menu items include sea urchin, uni sashimi, Udon soup, and teriyaki beef.  map

  • Kai
    738 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-560-8777
    Santa Barbara's first shabu shabu bar where you can cook your own vegetables, sliced beef, or chicken in a traditional steaming pot. The restaurant also features dynamic dipping sauces.  map

  • Kyoto
    3232 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93105
    805-687-1252
    The most traditional Japanese restaurant in Santa Barbara, this restaurant has an authentic Asian environment, where the sushi and sashimi are beautifully presented and served in generous portions.  map

Mexican & Southwestern

  • Acapulco Mexican Restaurant
    1114 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-963-3469
    This restaurant features a wonderful outside patio surrounding a fountain. It serves authentic Mexican cuisine and has a great selection of salsas.  map

  • El Pollo Loco
    2984 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93105
    805-563-8099
    This restaurant serves a large variety of New Mex cuisine, including specialty burritos, tacos al carbon, handrolled taquitos, tostado salads, flame-broiled chicken, and a salsa bar offering several types of fresh salsa. more...  map

  • Mexican Fresh Taqueria
    315 Meigs Road • Santa Barbara, CA 93109
    805-963-7492
    This is a great Mexican restaurant which serves authentic Mexican cuisine and a delicious salsa bar. One of the highlights of the menu is the roasted chicken tacos.  map

Pizza

  • Paesano's Pizzeria
    1421 San Andres Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-962-2065
    This family owned pizzeria features traditional New York style pizzas using dough that is made fresh daily plus salads and awesome Italian subs.  map

Regional Cuisine

  • Brigitte's
    1325 State Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-966-9676
    This lively restaurant serves contemporary Californian cuisine, including crab cakes on greens, homemade basil fettuccine, herb grilled filet mignon, and macadamia encrusted fresh Alaskan halibut. more...  map

  • Chad's
    625 Chapala Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
    805-568-1876
    One of the best restaurants in Santa Barbara, this restaurant is situated in a beautifully restored Victorian house and it serves sophisticated regional American cuisine accompanied by a basket of muffins that may include jalapeno, cheddar, or rosemary-buttermilk. more...  map

  • Stella Mare's
    50 Los Patos Way • Santa Barbara, CA 93103
    Overlooking the Bird Refuge
    805-969-6705
    An elegant restaurant which features sofas by the fireplace, Santa Barbara-style French Provincial decor, and live jazz on Wednesday nights. It serves fresh wine country cuisine and an extensive California wine list. more...  map

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