The Best Santa Barbara Restaurant and Bar Openings 2024

Santa Barbara is one of California’s most quintessential beach towns. While it has traditionally been known as a Southern California hotspot for wine tasting, the burgeoning culinary scene continues to expand and impress every year. Since Bell’s Los Alamos earned the county’s first Michelin Star in 2021, Santa Barbara has continued to receive positive recognition for its underrated restaurant landscape. Though Montecito’s Sushi by Scratch holds a Michelin Star, Caruso’s at The Rosewood Miramar...