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Guide to Santa Barbara
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Cracking shellfish on the dock, authentic $2 tacos, and tri-tip sandwiches at an old stagecoach stop. You’ll find all this and more in Santa Barbara — one of our…
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If you love natural wine and really good Indian food, you need to go to Bibi Ji in Santa Barbara. The restaurant feels a bit like a nightclub, dark and…
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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…
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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…