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1. Convivo
4.8
Exceptional(2127)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Santa Barbara
Booked 26 times today
Convivo is a Santa Barbara restaurant and bar with an Italian soul. Chef-Owner Peter McNee's food is best described as ‘Nomad Italian’. It strays from the standard or traditional Italian, sourcing inspiration from many other cultures’ cooking but its soul is thoroughly Italian. The ever-changing menu includes small plates, housemade pasta, wood-fired pizza, rotisserie chicken, fresh seafood and steaks served family-style. McNee’s all-star supplier network provides the freshest produce and local seafood the region is famous for. Inspired by the bounty of the sea, the lush farms and abundant vineyards nearby and the cooking methods of Italy, Convivo is a festive gathering place for locals and visitors alike inside the newly-restored Santa Barbara Inn.
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2. The Set
3.8
Excellent(10)
Price: Moderate
• American • Santa Barbara
Booked 2 times today
Enjoy the ocean view and cozy up by the fire pits at Santa Barbara’s best sunset-watching spot. The Set serves a delightful selection of dishes and specialty cocktails for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.
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3. OKU
4.7
Exceptional(1744)
Price: Expensive
• Asian • Santa Barbara
Booked 52 times today
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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4. Toma Restaurant & Bar
4.8
Exceptional(5485)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Santa Barbara
Booked 42 times today
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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5. Stella Mare's
4.8
Exceptional(2299)
Price: Expensive
• French • Santa Barbara
Booked 36 times today
French country bistro...Between Montecito and Santa Barbara, Stella Mare's Bistro is located in a historic Victorian home overlooking the Bird Refuge. French country cuisine rules the menu, with dishes like coq au vin, cassoulet, and moules frites. Sip seasonal cocktails amid cozy décor -- all the right ingredients for a great dining experience. Bon appétit!When requesting the greenhouse please note that is considered indoor dining.
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6. Tre Lune
4.8
Exceptional(1985)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Montecito
Booked 37 times today
"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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7. Lucky's
4.8
Exceptional(2876)
Price: Very Expensive
• Steakhouse • Montecito
Booked 39 times today
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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8. Barbareño
4.8
Exceptional(1875)
Price: Expensive
• Californian • Santa Barbara
Booked 16 times today
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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9. Bouchon - Santa Barbara
4.8
Exceptional(5424)
Price: Expensive
• Californian • Santa Barbara
Booked 32 times today
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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10. Bluewater Grill - Santa Barbara
4.4
Awesome(646)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Santa Barbara
Booked 12 times today
The waterfront locals choice in Santa Barbara for premium quality, sustainably sourced seafood! Located at the gateway to Santa Barbara on the beach at State Street and Cabrillo Boulevard with a stunning patio and beach view. Adjacent to the "Funk Zone", Santa Barbara's premiere wine district, the wine list features an extensive selection of local wines in addition to a "no-corkage" policy on the first two bottles. Winner of numerous awards, including Best Seafood, this owner operated gem features lunch, dinner, Happy Hour, a "Kids Live Well" Kid menu, full bar, heated patio, and is pet friendly. Well known for classics like Clam Chowder and Fish & Chips, Oysters on the half shell and numerous varieties of fresh fish, lobster and crab, Bluewater also operates fishing vessel "Pilikia" which specializes in the freshest caught local fish in town! Come in, Get Hooked!

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  • sonivip
    San Francisco Bay Area •42 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 4 days ago
    Celebrated 60th birthdays for 4 of the 6 in our party and was SO wonderful!!! Lucky's has been our favorite go to for anniversaries and special occasions since...well, pretty much since it first opened. Best charming, fun, old school ambiance. And food and service fantastic!
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    Lucky'sPrice: Very Expensive• Steakhouse• Montecito
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    4.8
  • Anna
    California Central Coast •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    We were pleased with our choice to try Convivo for our one month wedding anniversary as an elderly couple! The combination of flavors and textures in each dish was outstanding, and we enjoyed each one of them. Service was perfect - we didn’t feel rushed, and yet the food showed up in a timely manner without us wondering when it was coming. And another important t factor was the noise level - while the restaurant was quite busy, we two older people could actually hear each other! A very pleasant evening, and we hope to return.
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    ConvivoPrice: Expensive• Italian• Santa Barbara
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    4.8
  • Mark
    California Central Coast •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Delicious food. Very good service. Great ambience. Always better than our remembrance of the previous time. Highly recommended. Certainly one of the best restaurants in Santa Barbara
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    OKUPrice: Expensive• Asian• Santa Barbara
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    4.7
  • David
    San Francisco Bay Area •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Wonderful experience, waiter was great and would recommend to others.
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    Tre LunePrice: Expensive• Italian• Montecito
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    4.8
  • OpenTable Dinervip
    London •7 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Jul 17, 2024
    Great staff, and make sure you get the outside fire pit tables if you want s’mores for dessert!! 🤩
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    The SetPrice: Moderate• American• Santa Barbara
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    3.8

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