Bakery$$WaterfrontMon-Thu 07:30-13:30; Fri-Sun 07:30-14:00
Family-run bakery at the foot of State Street. Housemade pastries, eggs benedict, and wholesome breakfast fare served from morning to midday.
Signature: Housemade pastries, Eggs benedict, Wholesome breakfast plates
Ice cream$$Downtown Santa BarbaraMon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00; Sun 11:00-22:00
Founded in Santa Barbara in 1949. French pot method, organic local ingredients, no preservatives. State Street shop is the brand's original home.
Signature: Dutchman's Gold vanilla, Eureka lemon and marionberry sherbet, Seasonal small-batch flavours
Mexican$Milpas CorridorWed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue
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
Pizza$$Funk ZoneMon-Thu 11:30-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-22:00; Sun 11:30-21:00
Funk Zone pizza and wine bar in a building tiled with 150,000 copper pennies. Wood-oven pizzas, seasonal salads, and frozen rose at a back-patio counter.
Signature: Wood-fired artisan pizza, Frozen rose, Seasonal salads
New American$$Downtown Santa BarbaraMon-Thu 11:30-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-22:00; Sun 11:30-21:00
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