Santa Barabara Eateries
Over the years, we have often ended up at an Italian-style restaurants in Santa Barbara. I like to think of them as "Calitalian" and here are a few of our favorites and some we haven't even been to .....
Great ambiance and not too noisy. We had the cheese/meat platter (not the chef's choice, otherwise you'll get the staples that Italians think Americans will like ). I remember a nice truffle honey and a fig spread on the side.
The pizza crust was near perfect - we were with friends so we shared two pizzas and I recall the anchovies on the napoletana being particularly good.
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| Not your average pizza joint .... |
Olio E Limone - sister restaurant to the Enoteca.
From Zagat: "Rich, earthy Sicilian dishes
crafted from the freshest ingredients are supported by a superb wine
list at this top-notch Santa Barbara Italian set in exceedingly pleasant – if tiny – quarters; even though service can be a smidge pretentious, it’s a favorite in the area and always packed
accordingly."
Check out their website here.
Bouchon
In the review of "The Hungry Cat" further down in this post, I make mention of the Santa Barbara Farmers Market. Every Tuesday afternoon, Chef Greg Murphy of Bouchon, leads an informative "foodie stroll" of the Santa Barbara Certified
Farmers Market - followed by dinner at his restaurant.This sounds like a great way to spend the Tuesday we'll be there.
Check out their website here.
Intermezzo Bar and Café
Check out their website here.
Cielito Restaurant
Check out their website here.
The Hungry Cat
Fred, Ethel and even Ilene are not big fish eaters, so I don't normally associate fish with cats. Fortunately, I make up for both of them and haven't met a bucket of crustaceans that I haven't liked.
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| Crabs, glorious crabs! |
This blog is written by Chef Kimberly Fujitaki of the Hungry Cat. By the time you've read about the Santa Barbara Farmer's Market and looked at some of the great pictures of what she does with produce, this place will be on your 'must eat there' list.
