Wine & Dine

Downtown Santa Barbara is known for being beautiful and chic with great weather and even better food. In fact, some would say that Santa Barbara tastes as good as it looks. Downtown offers a wide range of authentic California-style cuisine, with American, International and ethnic restaurants serving the best of locally-sourced foods with amazing and hospitable service. Discover the flavors of our thriving culinary scene, where you can find everything from quick lunch options to fine dining in world class restaurants.

One of Downtown Santa Barbara’s newest experiences is quickly becoming both visitors’ and locals’ new favorite past-time: sampling and exploring our growing number of wine and spirits “tasting rooms.” The regions just north of Santa Barbara produce some of the best wines in the world, and this newest type of tasting experience is also becoming synonymous with visiting Downtown Santa Barbara.