Restaurants
Loco for Locavores
It's easy as pie (perhaps Solvang-grown apple?) to eat local in Santa Barbara. The locavore movement is thriving here, thanks in part to a year-round growing season that inspires creative chefs to work their magic with locally-grown produce (you'll spy them prowling the farmers' markets, loading up their baskets and carts, and chatting with farmers).
With the ocean in its back (or front!) yard, Santa Barbara serves up fresh catches that make seafood lovers swoon, including scrumptious ridgeback shrimp, spiny lobster, spot prawns, rock crab, halibut, seabass, rockfish, yellowtail, abalone, oysters, mussels, clams and scallops.
With over 400 restaurants to choose from, you'll definitely have a full plate. And with knowledgeable servers to pair the perfect glass (or bottle) of local wine to complement your meal, you'll definitely toasts to exquisite evenings on The American Riviera®.
Don't miss regional specialties such as Solvang's Danish delicacies, Santa Maria-style barbecue and California-Mexican cuisine. Have a hankering for international fare? From Asian to Cajun and Middle Eastern to Spanish, it's all here in Santa Barbara County. Whether you're in the mood for a simple taco stand, burger joint, or swank white-tablecloth spot, slip on your comfy flip-flops or sleek stilettos, head out on the town, and eat up!
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- 9 West Victoria Street
- Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Information: 805.730.1160
The original “Santa Barbara Wine Country” restaurant, bouchon santa barbara searches for the freshest, most local ingredients available. The wine list features local treasures that complement the ...MORE
- 31 W. Carrillo Street
- Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Information: 805-884-0300
- 225 State Street
- Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Information: 805-962-3313
For over 30 years the original Enterprise Fish Company has prided itself on offering the freshest and finest seafood around at an amazing value.We are located on State Street, only two short blocks ...MORE
- 30 East Ortega Street
- Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Information: 805-963-1012
Nearly everything sets Seagrass apart from other seafood restaurants in Santa Barbara. No salty dogs to greet you, no fishnets hanging from the ceiling, no Hawaiian shirts and definitely no mallets ...MORE
- 301 W. Cabrillo Blvd
- Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Information: (805) 962-1127
Single Day Island trips:Truth Aquatics offers convenient single day island excursion trips throughout the summer season aboard a spacious and comfortable fleet of excursion vessels. Kayaking, ...MORE
- 7:30am - noon
- Santa Barbara, CA 93109
- Information: 805-564-5531
Buy fresh fish, crab, and lobster right out of the decks of the fishing boats Saturdays 7:30a.m. – 11:30a.m.
