Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Santa Barbara

8 restaurants available nearby

1. Roy

3.9

Excellent(430)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Santa Barbara

Booked 7 times today

In business for more than 30 years, Roy is a bistro-style, Americana restaurant with a frequently changing, handwritten menu. We strive to serve unpretentious cuisine of the highest quality. We use mostly certified organic produce from the local Santa Barbara Farmers Market, free range chicken and Harris Ranch hormone free beef. We bake our own bread, hand roll our pastas and make all of our desserts in house. Our ambiance is retro moderne California casual, and we have rotating art shows that run for a month and a half at a time. Live music once in a while. Full bar all the time.

2. Barbareño

4.8

Exceptional(1874)

Price: Expensive

• Californian • Santa Barbara

Booked 16 times today

At Barbareño we seek to help further shape and define Central Coast cuisine. We take our inspiration from traditions and specialties of our area, delicacies unique to our region, and the many outstanding purveyors with whom we are so fortunate to work. In all of our efforts, we hope to capture the essence of a particular place or local flavor, embracing the nuances that make our food and drink unique to our home.

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3. Bouchon - Santa Barbara

4.8

Exceptional(5416)

Price: Expensive

• Californian • Santa Barbara

Booked 20 times today

We are delighted to have added additional outdoor seating but Santa Barbara nights are chilly so bring a sweater or light jacket!Fresh, local ingredients, prepared with care. Excellent wines that reflect the quality and character of our region and work in concert with the cuisine. Warm, inviting ambiance, service at a relaxed, leisurely pace. Santa Barbara ‘Wine Country Cuisine’ means we source our ingredients using an ‘as-fresh-and-as-local-as-possible’ approach, with fish from the Santa Barbara Channel and produce from the surrounding countryside. We then take into account how these flavors can be presented in concert with our local wines. We believe you’ll taste the difference. Bon Appètit!

4. LOCAL Montecito

4.7

Exceptional(261)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Montecito

Booked 12 times today

Incredible outdoor seating with two heated patios, firepit, couches, and a 360 degree bar. Featuring local ingredients and exceptional dishes from multiple cuisines paired with an extensive and rare wine collection, LOCAL has it all in the heart of Montecito.

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5. The Harbor Restaurant

3.9

Excellent(20)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Santa Barbara

Booked 6 times today

International Coastal Cuisine with Local Ingredients. Located on Santa Barbara's famous Stearns Wharf, the Harbor Restaurant is a 12,850-square-foot establishment on two floors that can seat 500 guests. Valet parking is available during dinner service. The restaurant features upstairs casual dining with an outdoor ocean view patio while the downstairs features a proper bar with craft cocktails, an exceptional dining room with international dishes featuring local ingredients, and two private event spaces including an 80+ person room and a private dining room for 20 guests.

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6. Goat Tree Restaurant

4.0

Excellent(452)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Santa Barbara

Located at the front door of the Funk Zone and one block from the beach, Goat Tree at Hotel Californian is a gourmet café with al fresco seating offering fresh, local fare, including superb pastries and baked goods made in house daily by our Pastry Chef Ron Viloria. Our all-day brunch menu features Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Shakshuka, Baby Kale Caesar and our famed GT Smashburger. Sip on cold-pressed juices from Pressed Juicery, lattes and coffee by Caffe Luxxe or organic hot teas by Rishi. Curating seasonal picnic baskets for a day at the beach or wine tasting as well as dine in, take out or delivery for brunch and dinner, Goat Tree pleases everyone's palate. Join us on our spacious patio into the evening for a glass of wine or a cocktail and a bite. Our dinner menu includes Rigatoni Pasta, New York Steak Frites and Faroe Island Salmon among other delectable dishes. Don't let the day end without some Rori's Ice Cream or a seasonal dessert from Chef Ron.

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7. Louie's California Bistro

3.9

Excellent(729)

Price: Expensive

• American • Santa Barbara

Intimate and exclusive due to it's limited seating, Louie’s California Bistro has long been touted as one of Santa Barbara's favorite local secrets. Unconcerned with flashy food trends, the focus at Louie's has always been to take local ingredients and make them shine, often through classic style cooking and recipes. Add in Central Coast wines and a table on the historic wrap around veranda and you have the makings for a truly enjoyable dining experience. Louie's resides within a local landmark: The Upham Hotel. The Upham, built in 1871, is California's longest continuously operating hotel and is one of Santa Barbara's oldest buildings, having survived the earthquake of 1925.

8. Caya Restaurant

4.3

Awesome(400)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary American • Santa Barbara

Booked 8 times today

Inspired by the fresh coastal flavors of Santa Barbara, CAYA restaurant invites everyone to “Come As You Are” for a modern culinary adventure paired with a mood as relaxed and inviting as a California sunset.Embark on a delectable journey through the West Coast with our seasonal menus influenced by sustainably sourced local ingredients and global cuisine inspirations. From social gatherings to intimate dinners, indulge in the relaxed and inviting indoor and outdoor atmosphere while your tastebuds savor the culinary traditions of the west through nostalgic homemade dishes and signature craft cocktails.

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Alex
California Central Coast •56 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Excellent service from Tom, one of the waiters. Nice selection from a slightly small menu which means the chef can do an outstanding job on all those preparations. We like that approach rather than 2-3 pages with unlimited choices. The kitchen can never do all those well. Great European ambiance.
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Bouchon - Santa BarbaraPrice: Expensive• Californian• Santa Barbara
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4.8
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Darcyvip
Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities •22 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
One of my absolute favorite placed in Santa Barbara! If you care about what ingredients you put into your body this is the place for you! Homemade breads, dressings, sauces. Locally sourced. All the dishes are truly unique and special. They change the menu so currently my favorites are the Hamburger, lamb dish, persimmon salad. I do miss their smashed crispy potatoes so I DO HOPE they bring those back!!
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BarbareñoPrice: Expensive• Californian• Santa Barbara
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4.8
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Ralphvip
Chicago / Illinois •44 reviews
5.0
Dined on Nov 19, 2024
Excellent food in a very nice setting with good service
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LOCAL MontecitoPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Montecito
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4.7
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lindavip
California Central Coast •10 reviews
5.0
Dined on Nov 18, 2024
It was delightful. Rich is great as is the food and view!
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The Harbor RestaurantPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Santa Barbara
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3.9
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Willy
Virginia •19 reviews
4.0
Dined on Sep 2, 2024
a lovely local joint featuring good food & artists 🧑🏼‍🎨😎
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RoyPrice: Moderate• Contemporary American• Santa Barbara
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3.9

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8 restaurants available nearby

1. Roy

2. Barbareño

3. Bouchon - Santa Barbara

4. LOCAL Montecito

5. The Harbor Restaurant

6. Goat Tree Restaurant

7. Louie's California Bistro

8. Caya Restaurant

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