Jack Johnson's Favorite Ocean-Friendly Restaurants

by Jack Johnson

Updated February 05, 2020

We’ve teamed up with Jack Johnson, celebrity singer, surfer, and environmental activist, to highlight his favorite OT restaurants that work to keep our oceans clean and safe. Check out why these spots made his top 10 and join us in celebrating Earth Day!

Bouchon - Santa Barbara

4.8

4.8 (5477)

$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!

Top review

Michael

Dined 4 days ago

We spend time every year in Santa Barbara, and our final tribute to our hosts is to take them to Bouchon for dinner. We first discovered Bouchon in 2006 on a drive south from San Jose to Santa Monica. Our time there this year was superb. Greeted by friendly, welcoming hosts, seated at a beautifully set, comfortable table, and attended by cheerful, knowledgeable, professional staff. Chef Vicken's culinary creations for our vegan hosts were spectacular, unique, and offered a wide variety of flavors and textures. The venison and duck were prepared to perfection - the sauce for the duck was utterly remarkable, and the confit was heavenly. We are Michelin star gazers, and their astronomers need to take note of Bouchon. We look forward to our return. Highly recommended.

Brennecke’s Beach Broiler

4.6

4.6 (3149)

$30 and under

Seafood

Poipu

About the restaurant

Only accepting reservations for parties of 6 or more. Please visit brenneckes.com to book online.
Offering a robust menu of salads, gluten free options, steak, and fresh, never frozen, seafood options every diner is sure to be pleased. Brennecke's is the only full service ocean view open air dining on Poipu Beach with daily happy hours from 3-5pm. Live music on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights starting at 7:30pm. Join us for lunch, daily happy hour and dinner, or our world famous Mai Tai!
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Brennecke's houses several complimentary business activities open daily for both visitors and kama'aina (locals). Besides it's historic and iconic location across from world-famous Poipu Beach, Brennecke's boasts it's success to its countless return visitors and life-long employees that maintain it's ambiance of timelessness.

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Steve

Dined on Jan 24, 2025

The service and food was exceptional ! We had heard negative comments in the past. Our experience proved them wrong!!

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