Want to know where the locals go for the best tri tip steak sandwich? Located between downtown Santa Barbara and San Ynez Valley (one of our favorite wine locations in…
Guide to Santa Barbara
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If you’re looking for Japanese food or sushi in Santa Barbara, you won’t want to miss Yoichi’s Japanese restaurant. A husband and wife team have transformed an old house into…
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Santa Barbara Shellfish Company is by far our favorite Santa Barbara restaurant — dare we say the best restaurant in Santa Barbara? It’s not fancy and there is usually a…
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Go to Lilly’s Taqueria for authentic tacos in Santa Barbara. This no-frills, inexpensive taqueria has a wide selection of fillings for only $2 a taco. It’s not in a…
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Our last activity in pre-pandemic California was a quick weekend trip to Santa Barbara. It was a beautiful escape from San Francisco that made us long for Europe, but…
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We’ve been told so much about Santa Barbara by our friends and family, we decided to go for a quick trip. We stayed at the lovely and historic Four…
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Firestone Walker Brewing Company makes some of Clayton’s favorite beers (DBA, Union Jack), so on our trip to the Central Coast, a visit was a must. We stopped in at…
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Industrial Eats is one of the coolest restaurant concepts we’ve seen in a long time, and it was a favorite restaurant on our trip through the Santa Ynez Valley. Located in…
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We were looking for a great breakfast place in Santa Barbara, and our server at The Lark suggested we check out Jeannine’s — specifically their French toast. They have several…
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Everyone we talked to in the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara said that visiting S.Y. Kitchen was a must. We heard so many great reviews and it definitely lived up to our…
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Los Olivos is a cute little town in the Santa Ynez Valley that’s full of winery tasting rooms. It’s the perfect place to explore a variety of wines produced in…
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One of the interesting things about Santa Baraba is that it’s where Julia Child chose to retire after her husband Paul passed away. In the process of researching for our trip, we…