Best Restaurants in Santa Barbara

18 top-rated restaurants in Santa Barbara, ranked by Google ratings and reviews.

1

Mesa Verde National Park

★ 4.8 · 10,712 reviews

Colorado, USA

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2

Boathouse at Hendry's Beach

★ 4.5 · 4,858 reviews

2981 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA

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3

Brophy Bros. Santa Barbara

★ 4.6 · 4,141 reviews

119 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA

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4

Santa Barbara Shellfish Company

★ 4.5 · 4,136 reviews

230 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA

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5

Lilly's Taqueria

★ 4.7 · 2,124 reviews

Closed Tuesdays

310 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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6

La Super-Rica Taqueria

★ 4.5 · 2,216 reviews

Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays

622 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA

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7

Loquita Santa Barbara

★ 4.6 · 1,732 reviews

202 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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8

Santo Mezcal

★ 4.5 · 1,756 reviews

119 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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9

The Lark Santa Barbara

★ 4.5 · 1,519 reviews

131 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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10

Mony's Mexican Food

★ 4.7 · 1,117 reviews

Closed Sundays

217 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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11

Lucky Penny

★ 4.4 · 935 reviews

127 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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12

Mesa Burger - Santa Barbara, Mesa

★ 4.4 · 792 reviews

315 Meigs Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA

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13

Barbareño

★ 4.6 · 721 reviews

205 W Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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14

bouchon Santa Barbara

★ 4.6 · 703 reviews

9 W Victoria St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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15

On The Alley Santa Barbara

★ 4.5 · 723 reviews

117 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA

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16

Mizza

★ 4.3 · 716 reviews

1112 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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17

Lucky's Montecito

★ 4.6 · 550 reviews

1279 Coast Village Rd, Montecito, CA 93108, USA

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18

Olio e Limone Ristorante

★ 4.4 · 171 reviews

11 W Victoria St Ste. 17, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

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