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Restaurants in Santa Barbara, CA

20 restaurants in Santa Barbara, California, with Google ratings, hours and websites where the business has them.

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20 restaurants serving Santa Barbara

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Highest-rated restaurants in Santa Barbara

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  1. Buena Onda Empanadas | Restaurant • Catering • Events

    4.8586 Google reviewsVerified

  2. Cold Spring Tavern

    4.72,872 Google reviewsVerified

    Live music · Private events

  3. The Daisy

    4.7143 Google reviewsVerified

  4. Dune Coffee Roasters

    4.6872 Google reviewsVerified

  5. Opal

    4.6709 Google reviewsVerified

  6. Lucky's

    4.6526 Google reviews

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20 restaurants serve Santa Barbara, CA. 9 are rated 4.5 or higher on Google. 20 have a website. Most common services: Catering, Craft beer, Cocktails, Private events, All-American cuisine, Beer & wine….

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Average rating
4.5 / 5
Google reviews
15,743

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How restaurants in Santa Barbara compare

RestaurantsSanta BarbaraCAU.S.
Average Google rating (10+ reviews)4.464.264.24
Median Google reviews511539715
Reviews for the top quarter858+1090+1542+
Have a website100%90.4%90.5%

Businesses listed in our directory, not every business in the market. Updated November 2026. Restaurants industry report · What is a good rating for restaurants? · Best cities for restaurants

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  • In Santa Barbara, half of the restaurants we list with reviews have 511 or fewer Google reviews, and 858+ puts one in the local top quarter; the average rating is 4.46 (20 listed in our directory). Restaurants industry report
  • A good Google rating for restaurants: in our directory, the median is 4.3 and 4.5 or higher puts a business in the top quarter. Half of them have 715 or fewer reviews. What is a good rating for restaurants?
  • California businesses in our directory average 4.52 stars on Google, ranking 22 of the 50 states we measured; 30.9% list no website. Ratings in every state

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Who serves Santa Barbara?

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Which restaurants serve Santa Barbara, CA?

20 restaurants serve Santa Barbara, CA. Highest rated (10+ reviews): Buena Onda Empanadas | Restaurant • Catering • Events (Verified, rated 4.8 on Google from 586 reviews), Cold Spring Tavern (Verified, rated 4.7 on Google from 2872 reviews) and The Daisy (Verified, rated 4.7 on Google from 143 reviews), plus 17 more.

How many restaurants serve Santa Barbara, CA, and how are they rated?

20 restaurants serve Santa Barbara, California. 9 are rated 4.5 or higher on Google. 20 have a website. Most common services: Catering, Craft beer, Cocktails, Private events, All-American cuisine, Beer & wine…. ZIP codes covered: 93101, 93109, 93105, 93103, 93108, 93111.

Which restaurants in Santa Barbara, CA have the most Google reviews?

Brophy Bros. (3,956 reviews, rated 4.5), Cold Spring Tavern (2,872 reviews, rated 4.7) and Eureka (1,005 reviews, rated 4.3). Review counts are read from each business's Google Business Profile.

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