Benchmark Eatery ★ 2.8
Casual New American on State Street with a 360-degree bar, wide patio, and a menu of burgers, fish and chips, and cocktails for the Granada Theatre crowd.
Signature: Burgers, Fish and chips, Craft cocktails
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams is an ice cream restaurant in Downtown Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara.
Founded in Santa Barbara in 1949. French pot method, organic local ingredients, no preservatives. State Street shop is the brand's original home.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Dutchman's Gold vanilla, Eureka lemon and marionberry sherbet, Seasonal small-batch flavours
Address: 728 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Casual New American on State Street with a 360-degree bar, wide patio, and a menu of burgers, fish and chips, and cocktails for the Granada Theatre crowd.
Signature: Burgers, Fish and chips, Craft cocktails
Progressive organic California food on Victoria Street since 2011. Rotating seasonal menu from breakfast through dinner on a sustainable sourcing commitment.
Signature: Seasonal brunch plates, Local farm salads, Rotating organic mains
Cash-only counter on Milpas since 1980. Julia Child's favourite Mexican restaurant in the US. Daily blackboard, hand-pressed corn tortilla tacos.
Signature: Hand-pressed corn tortilla tacos, Roasted pasilla chiles, Lomito suizo
Funk Zone pizza and wine bar in a building tiled with 150,000 copper pennies. Wood-oven pizzas, seasonal salads, and frozen rose at a back-patio counter.
Signature: Wood-fired artisan pizza, Frozen rose, Seasonal salads
Casual New American on State Street with a 360-degree bar, wide patio, and a menu of burgers, fish and chips, and cocktails for the Granada Theatre crowd.
Signature: Burgers, Fish and chips, Craft cocktails
Progressive organic California food on Victoria Street since 2011. Rotating seasonal menu from breakfast through dinner on a sustainable sourcing commitment.
Signature: Seasonal brunch plates, Local farm salads, Rotating organic mains
Family-run bakery at the foot of State Street. Housemade pastries, eggs benedict, and wholesome breakfast fare served from morning to midday.
Signature: Housemade pastries, Eggs benedict, Wholesome breakfast plates