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Local Restaurants in Santa Barbara, CA

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Whether you live in Santa Barbara or if you're just visiting, there's an endless variety of great restaurants featuring some of the freshest seafood, meats, produce and local wines you'll ever find. Scroll below for just a sample of Santa Barbara's best restaurants

Independent, Local Restaurants in Santa Barbara, CA


Los Arroyos Mexican Restaurant
14 West Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101

P: (805) 962-5541
Open daily for lunch & dinner; breakfast on weekends.

Authentic Mexican cuisine
www.losarroyos.net

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Bouchon
9 W. Victoria St. Barbara, CA 93101
P: (805) 730-1160
Open Daily Dinner at 5:00 PM
California wine country cuisine
www.bouchonsantabarbara.com

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The Palace Grill
8 E. Cota St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
P: (805) 963-5000
Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner
Authentic Louisiana cuisine; Cajun, Creole, seafood.
palacegrill.com
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Los Agaves Restaurant
600 N. Milpas St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
P: (805) 564-2626
Open daily Lunch & Dinner
Authentic Mexican Cuisine
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Brophy Bros.
119 Harbor Way Santa Barbara, CA 93101
P: (805) 966-4418
Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner
Fresh, local and sustainable seafood
www.brophybros.com

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Giovanni's Pizza Mesa
1905 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109
P: (805) 560-7492
Classic pizzeria and Italian cuisine
Open daily for Lunch & Dinner (also Goleta & State St.)

giovannipizzasb.com
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Shang Hai
830 North Nopal St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
P: (805) 962-7833
Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner
Authentic, traditional Chinese cuisine.
www.shanghaisbca.net

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Adama
428 Chapala St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
P: (805) 560-1348
Open Daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Vegan comfort cuisine

www.adamavegan.com

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Santa Barbara has Great Restaurants for Every Taste

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California's Central Coast is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and the food in Santa Barbara's independent restaurants is a reflection of that.

Combining gourmet flavor, fresh ingredients, and a casual atmosphere with just enough sophistication, Santa Barbara's restaurants and local chefs have one of the most perfect combinations to keep all of us foodies happy.

Santa Barbara's restaurants aren't just a result of great agriculture, local farming, local wines and the freshest seafood imaginable. Santa Barbara is also able to take advantage of the many different styles of cooking from the different ethnic backgrounds and cultures that have settled in the area. Featuring authentic Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Italian and just about any other style of food you can think of, you can find all kinds of different restaurants sprinkled throughout the city.

The restaurants in Santa Barbara have it pretty good in terms of getting the freshest ingredients in the country, so whether you live here or whether you're visiting Santa Barbara on a much-deserved getaway - or even just a foodie adventure of sorts - you're bound to have and endless supply of great meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Santa Barbara is truly one of the nation's best culinary destinations, especially if you're looking for great, local, independent restaurants to sample.


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Local Restaurants in Santa Barbara, CA

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