4 californian places in Santa Barbara we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Santa Barbara | Californian across every city.
California cuisine gets its Santa Barbara accent from the Channel. Bouchon has paired wine-country cooking with local seafood downtown since 1998, holding a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for decades, while Jane on State Street makes every sauce, dressing and bread from scratch daily in a family-owned room.
Bouchon Santa Barbara ★ 4.2
Downtown Santa Barbara · 9 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Wine Country cuisine and Channel seafood downtown since 1998. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2002. Garden patio year-round, deep County wine list.
Jane Restaurant ★ 3.4
Downtown Santa Barbara · 1311 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Family-owned California dining room on State Street. All sauces, dressings, and breads from scratch daily. Salads, seafood, pasta, house-roasted proteins.
Bouchon Santa Barbara ★ 4.2
Downtown Santa Barbara · 9 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Wine Country cuisine and Channel seafood downtown since 1998. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2002. Garden patio under string lights, 50 seats.
SOhO Restaurant and Music Club ★ 3.8
Downtown Santa Barbara · 1221 State Street, Suite 205, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Second-floor live music venue and restaurant on State Street. Nightly blues, funk, rock, reggae sets. California fare, wines. Doors until 02:00.