Guidebook for Santa Barbara

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Guidebook for Santa Barbara

Parks & Nature

Great walking/jogging route, cliff side ocean views, beautiful at sunrise or sunset. Look for dolphins, whales, and hang gliders! Off leash dog park, so be prepared for friendly pooches.
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Douglas Family Preserve
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Great walking/jogging route, cliff side ocean views, beautiful at sunrise or sunset. Look for dolphins, whales, and hang gliders! Off leash dog park, so be prepared for friendly pooches.
Also known as Hendry's Beach, try the Boathouse for a sit down dinner where you can watch the waves break and the sun set. If at Mesa Steps Beach, its about 1/2 mile walk to Arroyo Burro.
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Arroyo Burro Beach
Cliff Dr
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Also known as Hendry's Beach, try the Boathouse for a sit down dinner where you can watch the waves break and the sun set. If at Mesa Steps Beach, its about 1/2 mile walk to Arroyo Burro.
Steep steps lead down the bluffs to a stretch of beach frequented only by locals. Secluded and peaceful, but be prepared for a lot of steps!
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Mesa Lane Steps
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Steep steps lead down the bluffs to a stretch of beach frequented only by locals. Secluded and peaceful, but be prepared for a lot of steps!
The grown up sanctuary park across the street from Kid's world. A calm lovely natural landscaped feel with a pond with turtles and fishes. A nice spot to rest and relax downtown.
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Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens
Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens
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The grown up sanctuary park across the street from Kid's world. A calm lovely natural landscaped feel with a pond with turtles and fishes. A nice spot to rest and relax downtown.

Food Scene

Great sit-down Mexican restaurant. Friendly service, relaxed, low lit, family run place with great food.
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Rose Cafe
1816 Cliff Dr
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Great sit-down Mexican restaurant. Friendly service, relaxed, low lit, family run place with great food.
Italian Restaurant on State Street. Delicious, and affordable!
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Pascucci
509 State St
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Italian Restaurant on State Street. Delicious, and affordable!
Santa Barbara landmark Cajun cuisine restaurant just off State St.
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The Palace Grill
8 E Cota St
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Santa Barbara landmark Cajun cuisine restaurant just off State St.
Best breakfast in Santa Barbara hands down. Huge portions, great prices, three locations! Don't forget to ask for apple butter to go with your cornbread!
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Cajun Kitchen Cafe
1924 De La Vina St
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Best breakfast in Santa Barbara hands down. Huge portions, great prices, three locations! Don't forget to ask for apple butter to go with your cornbread!
Happy Hour restaurant right on the beach. Enjoy dinner and drinks while watching the waves break. Brunch is great also!
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Boathouse at Hendry's Beach
2981 Cliff Dr
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Happy Hour restaurant right on the beach. Enjoy dinner and drinks while watching the waves break. Brunch is great also!
Sushi Restaurant just down the hill
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Ichiban Sushi
1812 Cliff Dr
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Sushi Restaurant just down the hill
Great local Chinese restaurant
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Szechuan Restaurant
1994 Cliff Dr
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Great local Chinese restaurant
If you want to eat like a local, try this delicious steakhouse. A Santa Barbara staple for 47 years, this steak and seafood restaurant doesn't advertise and has thrived on local custom.
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Chuck's of Hawaii
3888 State St
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If you want to eat like a local, try this delicious steakhouse. A Santa Barbara staple for 47 years, this steak and seafood restaurant doesn't advertise and has thrived on local custom.
Busy Family-Style Italian Restaurant, with enormous portions, excellent food, value and service. Self serve wine, and the best garlic rolls ever.
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Palazzio
1026 State St
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Busy Family-Style Italian Restaurant, with enormous portions, excellent food, value and service. Self serve wine, and the best garlic rolls ever.
College favorite. Fresh quick Mexican food, This is THE original Freebirds. Everything is fresh, everything is delicious, every ingredient is top quality; plenty of healthy options.
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Freebirds
879 Embarcadero del Norte
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College favorite. Fresh quick Mexican food, This is THE original Freebirds. Everything is fresh, everything is delicious, every ingredient is top quality; plenty of healthy options.
Cielito specializes in Mexican/Latin American dishes located on the upper end of Downtown in a beautiful plaza behind the Art Museum. Great for lunch or dinner!
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La Playa Azul Cafe
914 Santa Barbara St
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Cielito specializes in Mexican/Latin American dishes located on the upper end of Downtown in a beautiful plaza behind the Art Museum. Great for lunch or dinner!
One of the best places in SB for a light breakfast. Fantastic fresh baked pastries and baked goods, try their almond croissants. Open for Breakfast and Lunch!
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Renaud's Bakery and Bistro
3305 State St
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One of the best places in SB for a light breakfast. Fantastic fresh baked pastries and baked goods, try their almond croissants. Open for Breakfast and Lunch!
Adventurous Eaters, this is my daughters' favorite taco place in all of CA. Cheap, delicious, and as authentic as it gets. This is the best of the hole in the wall eateries.
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Lilly's Taqueria
310 Chapala St
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Adventurous Eaters, this is my daughters' favorite taco place in all of CA. Cheap, delicious, and as authentic as it gets. This is the best of the hole in the wall eateries.
Best coffees on the mesa, try the fun gelato flavors! Pleasant place to enjoy the ocean breeze, laid back atmosphere with a variety of seating options.
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Good Cup
1819 Cliff Dr
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Best coffees on the mesa, try the fun gelato flavors! Pleasant place to enjoy the ocean breeze, laid back atmosphere with a variety of seating options.
Looking for a fancier romantic dinner spot? Italian restaurant with fantastic food, wine, service, and an understated elegant ambiance. One of the best places in SB.
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Olio e Limone Ristorante & Olio Pizzeria
11 W Victoria St
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Looking for a fancier romantic dinner spot? Italian restaurant with fantastic food, wine, service, and an understated elegant ambiance. One of the best places in SB.
Fun breakfast/lunch spot on the East Beach, casual outdoors seating, great for people watching, and enjoying the oceanside
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East Beach Grill
1118 E Cabrillo Blvd
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Fun breakfast/lunch spot on the East Beach, casual outdoors seating, great for people watching, and enjoying the oceanside
Enjoy one of Santa Barbara's best seafood restaurants as well as great views of the harbor and the mountains.
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Brophy Bros.
119 Harbor Way
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Enjoy one of Santa Barbara's best seafood restaurants as well as great views of the harbor and the mountains.
Fun and friendly local diner with homemade style food, great for breakfast (lunch and dinner too)
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Mesa Cafe & Bar
1972 Cliff Dr
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Fun and friendly local diner with homemade style food, great for breakfast (lunch and dinner too)
Cielito specializes in Mexican/Latin American dishes located on the upper end of Downtown in a beautiful plaza behind the Art Museum. Great for lunch or dinner!
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1114 Craft House and Kitchen
1114 State St
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Cielito specializes in Mexican/Latin American dishes located on the upper end of Downtown in a beautiful plaza behind the Art Museum. Great for lunch or dinner!
Modern organic vegetarian/vegan restaurant that serves creative, delicious, and beautiful food with a fresh seasonal menu
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Mesa Verde Restaurant
1919 Cliff Dr
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Modern organic vegetarian/vegan restaurant that serves creative, delicious, and beautiful food with a fresh seasonal menu
Inventive and delicious seasonal tapas dishes. Foodies will love this place
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The Lark Santa Barbara
131 Anacapa St
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Inventive and delicious seasonal tapas dishes. Foodies will love this place
Little local yogurt and crepe shop with high quality yogurt, fresh fruits and toppings and fantastic service! Way better than Pinkberry or Yogurtland. The couple who own the shop are super sweet and always make their desserts with great care, and it shows! I highly recommend this place!
Rockin' Yogurt (Organic)
620 State St
Little local yogurt and crepe shop with high quality yogurt, fresh fruits and toppings and fantastic service! Way better than Pinkberry or Yogurtland. The couple who own the shop are super sweet and always make their desserts with great care, and it shows! I highly recommend this place!
Best ice cream in town. They have a changing seasonal flavor selection that is always fantastic and highly uncommon in ice cream!
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Mission Street Ice Cream & Yogurt - Featuring McConnell's Fine Ice Creams
201 W Mission St
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Best ice cream in town. They have a changing seasonal flavor selection that is always fantastic and highly uncommon in ice cream!
Fresh healthy lunch and dinner options. Something for everyone, they have ever changing daily specials which are always great. A large selection of great soups, salads and pastas and wraps
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Fresco Cafe
23 State St
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Fresh healthy lunch and dinner options. Something for everyone, they have ever changing daily specials which are always great. A large selection of great soups, salads and pastas and wraps
This location is only for the Saturday morning Farmer's Market - walk around and sample all the fresh seasonal fruits, and veggies, pies, and cheese, and live music and performances. There is another on Thursday afternoon on State St. http://www.sbfarmersmarket.org/events.php
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Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market
232 Anacapa St
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This location is only for the Saturday morning Farmer's Market - walk around and sample all the fresh seasonal fruits, and veggies, pies, and cheese, and live music and performances. There is another on Thursday afternoon on State St. http://www.sbfarmersmarket.org/events.php
A local favorite taqueria, their burritos are fantastic! This is a bit hole in the wall place with limited seating, but their food, prices, and service are always fantastic!
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Super Cuca's Taqueria
2030 Cliff Dr
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A local favorite taqueria, their burritos are fantastic! This is a bit hole in the wall place with limited seating, but their food, prices, and service are always fantastic!

Entertainment & Activities

Check out their newest arrival, baby Giraffe Chad! Born March 26, 2016!
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Zoo Santa Barbara
500 Ninos Dr
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Check out their newest arrival, baby Giraffe Chad! Born March 26, 2016!
Whale watching tours, day trips to the Islands, sunset cruises and more! http://condorexpress.com/whale-watching/
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Condor Express Whale Watching
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Whale watching tours, day trips to the Islands, sunset cruises and more! http://condorexpress.com/whale-watching/
Great place for outdoors equipment rentals, lessons, or tours. High quality bikes, surfboards, kayaks, parasailing, paddleboarding, etc. They deliver! http://www.santabarbarafitnesstours.com/
Cal Coast Adventures
736 Carpinteria St
Great place for outdoors equipment rentals, lessons, or tours. High quality bikes, surfboards, kayaks, parasailing, paddleboarding, etc. They deliver! http://www.santabarbarafitnesstours.com/
For the more casual bike based adventure. A variety of wheeled vehicles available for rent hourly or half day. http://wheelfunrentals.com/Locations/Santa-Barbara
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Wheel Fun Rentals
24 E Mason St
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For the more casual bike based adventure. A variety of wheeled vehicles available for rent hourly or half day. http://wheelfunrentals.com/Locations/Santa-Barbara

Shopping

SB's outdoors shopping mall, in the heart of Downtown SB
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Paseo Nuevo
651 Paseo Nuevo
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SB's outdoors shopping mall, in the heart of Downtown SB
Convenient pharmacy chain for the little things that need to be picked up
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Rite Aid
35 S Milpas St
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Convenient pharmacy chain for the little things that need to be picked up

Essentials

Wholesome, natural, and organic grocery and products. Fruits and foods (prepared or ingredients) galore. Try their smoothies, they're amazing (especially the Carob Almond Dream)
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Lazy Acres Grocery
302 Meigs Rd
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Wholesome, natural, and organic grocery and products. Fruits and foods (prepared or ingredients) galore. Try their smoothies, they're amazing (especially the Carob Almond Dream)
Closest grocery market
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Vons
2010 Cliff Dr
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Closest grocery market

Everything Else

SBCC probably has one of the best real estate of any school in CA. Check out their view of the harbor on West Campus.
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Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Dr
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SBCC probably has one of the best real estate of any school in CA. Check out their view of the harbor on West Campus.
Arguably the 2nd most beautiful campus in CA. See Santa Barbara City College for best.
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University of California, Santa Barbara
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Arguably the 2nd most beautiful campus in CA. See Santa Barbara City College for best.
Local regional airport, fastest way to get to SB
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Santa Barbara Airport
500 James Fowler Rd
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Local regional airport, fastest way to get to SB

Arts & Culture

Architectural Foundation Sunday Tour starts here, see the historic art and architecture of downtown Santa Barbara post-1925 http://www.afsb.org/?page_id=79
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Santa Barbara Public Library
40 E Anapamu St
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Architectural Foundation Sunday Tour starts here, see the historic art and architecture of downtown Santa Barbara post-1925 http://www.afsb.org/?page_id=79
Historic downtown theater with an opulent, gold-toned interior featuring live music & theater. Check their website for events
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The Granada Theatre
1214 State St
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Historic downtown theater with an opulent, gold-toned interior featuring live music & theater. Check their website for events