Guidebook for Santa Barbara

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Guidebook for Santa Barbara

Essentials

Natural foods
94 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3761 State St
94 locals recommend
Natural foods
closest supermarket
32 locals recommend
Vons
163 S Turnpike Rd
32 locals recommend
closest supermarket
close and beautiful high end natural food market
7 locals recommend
Bristol Farms
3855 State St
7 locals recommend
close and beautiful high end natural food market

Food Scene

Locally owned and delightful cafe with great shopping to boot!
8 locals recommend
Vices & Spices From Around The World
3558 State St
8 locals recommend
Locally owned and delightful cafe with great shopping to boot!
In the site of the stagcoach that used to run to town. Expensive but incredibly atmospheric.
101 locals recommend
Cold Spring Tavern
5995 Stagecoach Rd
101 locals recommend
In the site of the stagcoach that used to run to town. Expensive but incredibly atmospheric.
An outside table on a clear night (particularly full moon) is the best seat in town. Plan on a 90+ minute wait but you can walk the breakwater or marina within range of your pager. Seafood, moderate.
203 locals recommend
Brophy Bros.
119 Harbor Way
203 locals recommend
An outside table on a clear night (particularly full moon) is the best seat in town. Plan on a 90+ minute wait but you can walk the breakwater or marina within range of your pager. Seafood, moderate.
A good weather restaurant but spectacular location- eat with your feet in the sand, or inside on the deck. Dolphin sightings are common. Summer Wednesday happy hours for watching sailing, running.
62 locals recommend
Shoreline Beach Cafe
801 Shoreline Dr
62 locals recommend
A good weather restaurant but spectacular location- eat with your feet in the sand, or inside on the deck. Dolphin sightings are common. Summer Wednesday happy hours for watching sailing, running.
Amazing setting at Hendry's Beach. Plan on a wait for an outside table/ Upscale breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Crowded happy hour, great sunsets, dolphins possible, surfers and dog watching certain.
223 locals recommend
Boathouse at Hendry's Beach
2981 Cliff Dr
223 locals recommend
Amazing setting at Hendry's Beach. Plan on a wait for an outside table/ Upscale breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Crowded happy hour, great sunsets, dolphins possible, surfers and dog watching certain.

Drinks & Nightlife

Wonderful live music venue. Check their website for selection of acts. Dine to the music.
58 locals recommend
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
1221 State St
58 locals recommend
Wonderful live music venue. Check their website for selection of acts. Dine to the music.
Most restaurant and bar choices in festive open air scene
500 State St
500 State Street
Most restaurant and bar choices in festive open air scene

Parks & Nature

Lovely place for a walk in a very dog friendly park. Overlooks the ocean and the beach.
81 locals recommend
Douglas Family Preserve
81 locals recommend
Lovely place for a walk in a very dog friendly park. Overlooks the ocean and the beach.

Arts & Culture

Scenic, medium sized botanic garden showing off the area's various botanic zones. Cute gift shop. Good bird watching. If you have a membership card from another garden, you might get in free.
136 locals recommend
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
1212 Mission Canyon Rd
136 locals recommend
Scenic, medium sized botanic garden showing off the area's various botanic zones. Cute gift shop. Good bird watching. If you have a membership card from another garden, you might get in free.
Fascinating collection of artifacts from dinosaurs to the present. Limited hours- check before you head out.
Karpeles Manuscript Library
21 W Anapamu St
Fascinating collection of artifacts from dinosaurs to the present. Limited hours- check before you head out.