Guidebook for Santa Barbara
Sightseeing
Jewel of the 21 California missions from San Diego to San Francisco, founded by Father Junipero Serra. Look for the mission bells marking the route along Pacific Coast Highway (Camino Real)
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Mission Santa Barbara
2201 Laguna StJewel of the 21 California missions from San Diego to San Francisco, founded by Father Junipero Serra. Look for the mission bells marking the route along Pacific Coast Highway (Camino Real)
Classic California beach. The drive is a travel through time to the way California used to be. Try the "World Famous Jalama Beach Burger". Wonderful place for a long walk. Try to go at low tide.
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Jalama Beach County Park
9999 Jalama RdClassic California beach. The drive is a travel through time to the way California used to be. Try the "World Famous Jalama Beach Burger". Wonderful place for a long walk. Try to go at low tide.
Loma Alta is just a minute from the house. The best views of Santa Barbara are on the walk up to the top. Once there you can walk down the other side to Leadbetter beach.
Loma Alta Drive
Loma Alta DriveLoma Alta is just a minute from the house. The best views of Santa Barbara are on the walk up to the top. Once there you can walk down the other side to Leadbetter beach.
Great local beach. Good sand and not as crowded as the beaches by the Santa Barbara pier. Try the Boathouse restaurant right there. Great place to watch the sunset.
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Hendrys Beach
Great local beach. Good sand and not as crowded as the beaches by the Santa Barbara pier. Try the Boathouse restaurant right there. Great place to watch the sunset.
Great place for a photo. This Moreton Bay Fig Tree, believed the largest in the US, is next to the Train Station. It was central to Santa Barbara before Hwy 101 and cut the city in 1/2 in 1980s.
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Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Great place for a photo. This Moreton Bay Fig Tree, believed the largest in the US, is next to the Train Station. It was central to Santa Barbara before Hwy 101 and cut the city in 1/2 in 1980s.
A cute local park. Great place for kids to play or just eat a sandwich between exertions around town.
Bohnett Park
1251 San Pascual StA cute local park. Great place for kids to play or just eat a sandwich between exertions around town.
Entertainment & Activities
A great little zoo with beautiful views of the ocean and the Channel Islands from the grounds.
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Santa Barbara Zoo
500 Ninos DrA great little zoo with beautiful views of the ocean and the Channel Islands from the grounds.
Food Scene
Great place to walk out and see the ocean. Good restaurants.
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Stearns Wharf Pier
144-152 Stearns WharfGreat place to walk out and see the ocean. Good restaurants.
I love this place for an intimate dinner. Great food and a wonderful atmosphere. It is worth the short drive and is a better value that State Street places. Charlie Chaplin used to own it.
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Montecito Cafe
1295 Coast Village RdI love this place for an intimate dinner. Great food and a wonderful atmosphere. It is worth the short drive and is a better value that State Street places. Charlie Chaplin used to own it.
Another favorite of ours. This is a great place for lunch or a late night bite after hitting the bars. Very creative food. Very casual. It is open for lunch and late, but not every day. Check times.
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The Blue Owl
5 W Canon Perdido StAnother favorite of ours. This is a great place for lunch or a late night bite after hitting the bars. Very creative food. Very casual. It is open for lunch and late, but not every day. Check times.
A great Mexican restaurant. This gets the highest reviews in Santa Barbara and deserves it. Try one of the specialties. You have to wait in line to order and get your own table. It is alway busy.
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Los Agaves Restaurant
600 N Milpas StA great Mexican restaurant. This gets the highest reviews in Santa Barbara and deserves it. Try one of the specialties. You have to wait in line to order and get your own table. It is alway busy.
A classic Italian market with sandwiches and many delicacies. Great coffee as well.
Good for lunch or to buy some wine. You can sit outside. Always busy at lunch.
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Metropulos Fine Foods Merchant
216 E Yanonali StA classic Italian market with sandwiches and many delicacies. Great coffee as well.
Good for lunch or to buy some wine. You can sit outside. Always busy at lunch.
Best bakery in the county, bar none. D'Angelo's is owned by a German couple and no one knows their bread like the Germans (and yes, I am biased). Great breakfast and lunch as well.
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D'Angelo's Bread
25 W Gutierrez StBest bakery in the county, bar none. D'Angelo's is owned by a German couple and no one knows their bread like the Germans (and yes, I am biased). Great breakfast and lunch as well.
Great place for brunch, lunch or dinner with great view of the ocean. Be sure to sit outside. The tropical salad and calamari strips are favorites. You cannot go wrong here. Great early bird special.
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Beachside Bar-Cafe
5905 Sandspit RdGreat place for brunch, lunch or dinner with great view of the ocean. Be sure to sit outside. The tropical salad and calamari strips are favorites. You cannot go wrong here. Great early bird special.
Hendry's Boathouse is a great beachfront restaurant and bar. The location is great and the food is good. If the weather permits sit outside. It is always busy, so leave time to have a cocktail.
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Boathouse at Hendry's Beach
2981 Cliff DrHendry's Boathouse is a great beachfront restaurant and bar. The location is great and the food is good. If the weather permits sit outside. It is always busy, so leave time to have a cocktail.
The Opal is a Franco-Asian restaurant. It get great reviews and deserves them. It is relatively small with an open kitchen. Great place to go if you are seeing something at the Arlington Theater.
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Opal
1325 State StThe Opal is a Franco-Asian restaurant. It get great reviews and deserves them. It is relatively small with an open kitchen. Great place to go if you are seeing something at the Arlington Theater.
This may be the most famous restaurant in town as it was Julia Child's favorite. It is little more than a hole in the wall physically, but the food makes up for the total lack of ambiance.
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La Super-Rica Taqueria
622 N Milpas StThis may be the most famous restaurant in town as it was Julia Child's favorite. It is little more than a hole in the wall physically, but the food makes up for the total lack of ambiance.
A great beach side restaurant at Leadbetter beach. Where else can you sit at a table in the sand? Yes, with your feet in the sand! A place to enjoy a nice sunny day after a nice jog along the beach.
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Shoreline Beach Cafe
801 Shoreline DrA great beach side restaurant at Leadbetter beach. Where else can you sit at a table in the sand? Yes, with your feet in the sand! A place to enjoy a nice sunny day after a nice jog along the beach.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Brewhouse is a neighborhood institution. The brew pub is visited by students, and high end diners alike. The evenings offer live bands. I go there for the local atmosphere more than the food.
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The Brewhouse
229 W Montecito StThe Brewhouse is a neighborhood institution. The brew pub is visited by students, and high end diners alike. The evenings offer live bands. I go there for the local atmosphere more than the food.
Press Room
15 E Ortega StA local watering hole. Small bar. Good group, good prices.
One of my favorites. A great watering hole. I classic drinking establishment. A classic, but does not go overboard by being too classy. Just a fun place to go on the weekend.
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Dargan's
18 E Ortega StOne of my favorites. A great watering hole. I classic drinking establishment. A classic, but does not go overboard by being too classy. Just a fun place to go on the weekend.
The quintessential local bar. Good prices, not much atmosphere, and lots of students. I wish I could still fit in. Try it and see for yourself.
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The Neighborhood Bar & Grill
235 W Montecito StThe quintessential local bar. Good prices, not much atmosphere, and lots of students. I wish I could still fit in. Try it and see for yourself.
Shopping
Guadalajara Market is a local Mexican store. They sell general groceries and make a great Lingua Burrito. Not a high end place, but some where you will see the locals.
601 W De La Guerra St
Guadalajara Market is a local Mexican store. They sell general groceries and make a great Lingua Burrito. Not a high end place, but some where you will see the locals.
San Andres Hardware
635 W Micheltorena StA great local hardware store if you need one. Family owned and always helpful.
Everything Else
Wash and Fun
1331 San Andres StA good local coin laundry if one is needed. Located about 1 mile from the house.