Barbareño Is Opening a Second Restaurant Downtown
More food news: Opening date for The Win-Dow burger stand; Goleta restaurant taking the Derf's Cafe space; opening forecast for Dom's Taverna; new tenant at the Judge for Yourself Cafe; Red Hen Cannery profile; Isla Vista Food Co-op has averted closure for now. 8
First Look at Linden Square, Now Open in Carpinteria
For all its small-town charm, Carpinteria has lacked a center, but no longer: Linden Square is open, and it feels great. The primary tenants are a murderer's row of Santa Barbara restaurants: Bettina, Third Window, Corazón Cocina, and eventually, Dart Coffee Co. 21
The Restaurant Parking Wars Are Heating Up
More food news: The Carpinteria outpost of Dart Coffee Co. will have food made in house (and its Funk Zone café will relocate in coming years); The Palms will have a gourmet market component; Sunshine Café's former building changed hands; a win-win deal from Rori's Artisanal Creamery. 48


























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Same experience for us. Unfortunately. The waitstaff/servers are lovely and hopeful. But in reality nothing much has changed. — Sarah
The Biltmore...forever under change (like State Street)...Warner either has terrible design consultants or none at all. I suppose with his F you money he just… — Cee Oh
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The Valley Project in the SB Funk Zone. Delicious wines, always helpful staff, and fun graphics letting us know where those amazing grapes come from. — David Ashfield
I love this list thank you! As a 'visual' person with the inability to drive down State St., (having to find parking behind shops, etc.… — TS