U.S. Travel — California
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Restaurants
— Beach & Oceanview Restaurants
— Harbor & Harbor Views
— "Sideways" Movie Restaurants
— State Street & Area Restaurants
— Stearns Wharf & Water Views

Santa Barbara is known for its an incredible variety of world-class restaurants — many offering fabulous waterfront, ocean, harbor and beachside views.

Santa Barbara Restaurants
— Beach/Ocean View Restaurants

East Beach Grill
1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd
805-965-8805
Casual dining with beach views — outdoor tables on the promenade overlooking the ocean. Great Hamburgers and Fries... and Milkshakes so thick you have to eat it with a spoon.

Shoreline Beach Cafe
801 Shoreline Drive
- 805-568-0064
You can't get much closer to the beach than this — some of the tables are right on the sand! Casual-style cafe, deck and outdoor patio overlooks the beach. Enjoy al fresco dining — delicious Baja-style Fish Tacos and Fresh Ahi Pupus (grilled or seared). This is a great place to come at sunset and watch the sun go down as dusk turns to night. It's really spectacular during a full moon.

Boathouse @ Hendry's Beach
(same owners as Santa Barbara Shellfish Co. at the wharf and Fish House on Cabrillo)

Bistro 1111
Cafe Los Arcos @ Fess Parker Doubletree
Emilio's Ristorante Bar
Fish House (more upscale sister restaurant to Santa Barbara Shellfish Co. on the wharf)
Rodney's Steakhouse
Rusty's Pizza (look for the lighthouse)

"Sideways" Movie Restaurants
For "Sideways" movie fans, here are a few of the restaurants and cafes that Miles (Paul Giamati) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) visited during their Santa Barbara Wine Country road trip.

AJ Spurs - 805-686-1655 (Buellton)
Hitching Post II (Buellton)
Los Olivos Cafe (Los Olivos)
Solvang Restaurant (Solvang)

Click here for info on "Sideways" wineries

Buellton Restaurants
Anderson's Restaurant
(World-famous Split Pea Soup)

Los Olivos Restaurants
Los Olivos Restaurants

Solvang Restaurants & Bakeries
Solvang Restaurants & Bakeries

Goleta Restaurants
Beachside Bar Cafe - 805-964-7881
(Fantastic beach/ocean and pier views)

Four Seasons Resort
The Biltmore Santa Barbara
Four Seasons Biltmore
Looking for a fabulous place to have cocktails at sunset? Visit the Four Seasons Biltmore, a Pacific Coast hideaway nestled between the ocean and the mountains at Butterly Beach, in exclusive Montecito. The outdoor patio bar overlooks the beach.

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