Santa Barbara Restaurants

  1. Bouchon

    The perfect, unhurried, follow-up dinner to a day in Wine Country, convivial Bouchon's bright, flavorful California cooking uses only locally grown small-scale-farm produce and meats, which marry beautifully with the more than 50 local wines available by the glass. For romance, book a table on the cozy candlelit patio.

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  2. Metropulos

    Before a hike in the front country, order up some picnic-perfect gourmet salads and sandwiches at this new-ish, super-nice deli east of the tracks in the Funk Zone. Try the smoked turkey and brie with cranberry-fig confit on honey whole wheat. Mmmm. They've got wine and cheese too.

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  3. Tupelo Junction

    Marinated in upscale Southern charm, Tupelo Junction stirs up a gourmet menu that can only be described as a masterpiece: every dish sounds delectable. From the smoked bacon, spinach and Gouda cheese scramble at breakfast to the Southern shrimp and scallops with cheddar-jalapeno grits at dinner - it's enough to make a foodie lose her mind. Cyclists heading out for a long ride can fuel up on a bowl of homemade granola with fresh berries and yogurt.

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