Diners' Choice: Most Booked restaurants in Santa Barbara

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Updated May 05, 2025

Looking for the most booked restaurants in Santa Barbara? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 500,000 new global diner reviews from the past month. We sort the results by location to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

OKU

4.7

4.7 (1834)

$31 to $50

Asian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

Tina Takaya, proprietor, welcomes you to our newest two story restaurant on the water. We feel the key to success is our passion for creating the highest quality food and warm friendly service.

We hope you will enjoy your experience as much as we enjoyed creating it for you.
"We want Locals to feel like Family and Visitors to feel like Locals"

Our menu draws from Asian favorites that inspire and excite such as Wagyu Steak, Japanese Sushi, Chinese Dumplings, Garlic Noodles and fresh local seafood.

We are located in the heart of Santa Barbara’s Waterfront and Funk Zone Districts. Come enjoy lunch or dinner, soak in the sun by day at our waterfront rooftop bar while sipping on a refreshing cocktail surrounded by our beautiful ocean vista and by night, enjoy lounging by the fireplace after a delicious meal and a great glass of wine.

Our chef uses the freshest ingredients from central coast farmers and local fisherman to create dishes with the best of what California has to offer.

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Hilary

Dined 5 days ago

Always a fantastic experience! Loved our birthday dinner.

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Crispy Korean Cauliflower

4.8

4.8 (2082)

$50 and over

Italian

Montecito

About the restaurant

"Upbeat and comfortable, serving real-deal pastas and pizzas that make you feel like you're in Italy again." - ZAGAT 2010

Fresh fish, veal scaloppini, osso buco, prime steaks, Kobe-beef burgers, organic salads, and house-made desserts.

Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner-Cocktails.

Award Winner of Italian wines list.

Please call to make reservations.

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George

Dined 1 day ago

Good food and service. This was a birthday dinner and they forgot about any recognition

RH Firehouse Grill at RH Montecito

4.7

4.7 (123)

$50 and over

American

Montecito

About the restaurant

The RH Firehouse Grill is an indoor-outdoor restaurant located at RH Montecito, The Gallery at the Old Firehouse. Enjoy a menu of signature salads and classics from our hearth in our courtyard restaurant, which seamlessly extends into a beautifully landscaped garden. Dine beneath the warm glow of handwoven pendants amid heritage olive trees, birds of paradise, a grand fireplace and cascading limestone fountains.

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AlexVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Outstanding Sunday morning… food, service and sun was shining on our table … great time … loved everything. Want a relaxing time with delicious food and great service!!!

Clark's Oyster Bar - Montecito

4.5

4.5 (133)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Montecito

About the restaurant

Clark’s Montecito is a stylish all-day restaurant celebrating coastal American classics spanning from New England to California. In addition to its flagship menu of oysters and raw bar, a signature burger, daily catch specials, lobster rolls, chowder and refreshing crudo, this California location features seasonal bounty from the Pacific Ocean. The wine list highlights California classics alongside French whites and reds primarily from Burgundy and the Loire. Clark’s signature martinis and cocktails are always available. A collaboration between Lambert McGuire Design and Santa Barbara-based architect Jeff Shelton, the space offers a seamless indoor-outdoor dining experience that marries Clark’s classic coastal design features with the more whimsical ceramic tile traditions of Portugal and Mexico and a Mediterranean-inspired design that pays homage to its coastal setting and historic Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

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BWS1318

Dined on Apr 30, 2025

Food was excellent - Service was excellent - ambiance was fine - Noise level was, inside, a bit too loud, but the excellent meal almost made up for that.

Lucky's

4.7

4.7 (2953)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Montecito

About the restaurant

LUCKY'S is widely known for its exclusive selection of USDA Prime steaks, fresh seafood, farmer's market vegetables, no-nonsense cocktails and world class wine cellar.
For take-out, please call the restaurant.
We do not accept bar table reservations online, please call the restaurant.
For larger parties, please call or email the restaurant directly.

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MikeVIP

Dined on Apr 29, 2025

Excellent restaurant. Food was impeccable and I will especially note that Karen was exceptional in her attention to our needs and wants. She was great! Thank you.

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Monday - Chicken Pot Pie with Morels

Toma Restaurant & Bar

4.8

4.8 (5596)

$31 to $50

Italian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

Toma Restaurant and Bar a waterfront bistro, located along Santa Barbara's picturesque Cabrillo Blvd. Experience Santa Barbara waterfront's most romantic restaurant. Savor exquisite Italian and Mediterranean inspired dishes from Santa Barbara's seasonal bounty, supporting our local fisherman, farmers, foragers and food artisans. Pour over local and Italian wines along with a full bar of handcrafted cocktails and spirits. Enjoy warm and attentive service while dining window side with a view of the enchanting Santa Barbara harbor.

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Margaret

Dined 1 day ago

Great service, delicious food, wonderful atmosphere. It was so nice to actually be able to carry on a conversation. Beautiful decor.

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4.8

4.8 (725)

$31 to $50

Asian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

Contemporary Asian American Restaurant from Chefs Peter Lee & Felicia Medina.

"Consider the bao. Chinese in origin, it’s most easily described as a steamed bun filled with something savory. Yet, like the American concept of a sandwich, the bao exploded into a flexible format of untold bounds — served at any meal, filled with you-name-it, completely closed or wide open, with endless regional variants from across Asia and far beyond." - Matt Kettmann (SB Independent)

1 Block From State Street, Easy Parking, Public Lot Nearby, Free 75 Minute Parking, Walking Distance, El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District, Superior Court, Spanish Colonial Revival Courthouse, Santa Barbara Museum Of Art, Courthouse Gardens, Bell Tower, Bao, Food, Restaurant, Asian, American, New, Modern, Fried, Chicken, Octopus, Vegan, Vegetarian, Paleo, Friendly, Dog Friendly, Outdoor Patio, Heaters, Warm, Inviting, Hospitable, Modern Design

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meganVIP

Dined 3 days ago

We tried several items from the menus. We especially liked the beef chow fun and felt like we got a good amount of food in that dish. Overall, we enjoyed our meal and would definitely return.

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Bouchon - Santa Barbara

4.7

4.7 (5528)

$31 to $50

Californian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

We are delighted to have added additional outdoor seating but Santa Barbara nights are chilly so bring a sweater or light jacket!

Fresh, local ingredients, prepared with care. Excellent wines that reflect the quality and character of our region and work in concert with the cuisine. Warm, inviting ambiance, service at a relaxed, leisurely pace. Santa Barbara ‘Wine Country Cuisine’ means we source our ingredients using an ‘as-fresh-and-as-local-as-possible’ approach, with fish from the Santa Barbara Channel and produce from the surrounding countryside. We then take into account how these flavors can be presented in concert with our local wines. We believe you’ll taste the difference. Bon Appètit!

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TerryVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Our dinner was outstanding. Dominick was a perfect server, all his recommendations were as stated. Great special event z(birthday) restaurant. Food was special.

Stonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch

4.9

4.9 (2743)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

The Stonehouse, located in a beautiful 19th-century citrus packing house, offers an unparalleled dining experience. Guests can unwind in a relaxing lounge with full bar service or enjoy the ambiance of the separate dining room, complete with a crackling fireplace and world-class views. Chef Matthew Johnson creates evocative regional cuisine, utilizing fresh herbs and vegetables from the Ranch’s organic chef’s garden. The Stonehouse boasts the only Grand Award-winning wine program in Central California, ensuring an unparalleled selection of wines to complement your meal. For a unique twist, visit the restaurant's speakeasy for before or after dinner drinks, where you can enjoy expertly crafted cocktails in an intimate, nostalgic setting.

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TheresaVIP

Dined 3 days ago

We had a wonderful birthday lunch at Stonehouse. All the food was delicious and the service wonderful. i had the Branzino and it was perfectly cooked and had a delicious sauce. I loved that it was served with artichoke hearts, a great combination. All the servers were friendly and helpful. The only thing I would change would be the bread, I prefer sourdough and maybe add a caramel dessert. We had the bananas foster, but the bananas did not get cooked enough to bring out the flavor. Overall it was a spectacular afternoon and then we walked the garden and were in heaven. I have never seen it all in bloom and it was spectacular on May 5! The roses were stunning, the lemon arbor loaded with lemons hanging overhead, the herb garden, it was all amazing and delightful. One of the most beautiful gardens I have ever seen!

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4.9

4.9 (1964)

$31 to $50

Californian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

At Barbareño we seek to help further shape and define Central Coast cuisine. We take our inspiration from traditions and specialties of our area, delicacies unique to our region, and the many outstanding purveyors with whom we are so fortunate to work. In all of our efforts, we hope to capture the essence of a particular place or local flavor, embracing the nuances that make our food and drink unique to our home.

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randall

Dined today

Outstanding food and friendly attentive service. This is definitely one of our new favorite restaurants. The BBQ Tri tip is outstanding, the Ricotta Dumplings amazing, the beet salad exceptional. Highly recommended.

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