Santa Barbara
Eleven spots worth eating at in Santa Barbara. One clears our top tier.
Caruso's is the headliner — Delicious as F*ck with a Michelin One Star to back it up. Behind it, Bettina and Los Agaves Restaurant carry Bib Gourmand and Selected nods at Delicious, with Monte's rounding out that tier. The other seven land at Damn Good, and eight of the eleven spots here carry Michelin recognition of some kind. This is a neighborhood with real weight behind the plates, not just one star doing all the work.
The spots in this guide
11 places in Santa Barbara, ranked by how good they actually are.
- 1Caruso'sSanta Barbara · ItalianDelicious as F*ck
- 2BettinaSanta Barbara · PizzaDelicious
- 3Los Agaves RestaurantSanta Barbara · MexicanDelicious
- 4Monte'sSanta Barbara · ItalianDelicious
- 5Bar Le CôteSanta Barbara · SeafoodDamn Good
- 6BarbareñoSanta Barbara · AmericanDamn Good
- 7Sushi by Scratch Restaurants: MontecitoSanta Barbara · SushiDamn Good
- 8peasants FEASTSanta Barbara · AmericanDamn Good
- 9The Stonehouse RestaurantSanta Barbara · AmericanDamn Good
- 10The DutchessSanta Barbara · AsianDamn Good
- 11Rory's PlaceSanta BarbaraDamn Good