May 6, 2026
Tag: Santa Barbara Public Market
Pascucci’s Owner Has Plans for a New Restaurant
More food news: Lily's Donuts & Pops has opened at the Public Market; De La Vina Lounge has closed; The Grand on State's food menu; new tasting room on E. Haley Street; pasta is back at Aperitivo; Sandbar reopening date; Carpinteria restaurant closed; Giovanni's Pizza opened in Goleta. 5
January 4, 2026
Municipal Winemakers Is Leaving the Funk Zone
More food news: Funk Zone cocktail bar not happening; Merci is getting close to introducing dinner service; paper menus at Aperitivo; Happy Cat Eats looks to expand its outdoor seating; Que profile; nightclub on lower State Street; Cantwell's new operator; update on Lucky Penny's outpost in Los Olivos. 8
November 23, 2025
July 13, 2025
Seoulmate Kitchen Is Open at the Santa Barbara Public Market
More food news: Seoulmate's bar menu for Cooney's is now live; new Thai restaurant on State Street; Shintori Sushi has closed; Odessa Lounge has closed; the Carpinteria branch of the Nugget is open; Stica in Santa Ynez debuts tomorrow; new restaurateurs have taken over the Ranch House in Ojai; Ventura now has an outpost of Corazón Cocina; profiles of Cody's Cafe, Pony Kitchen + Cocktails, Cafe La Fonda, and High Seas Mead. 3
July 2, 2025
Fresco at the Market Opens Today at the Santa Barbara Public Market
More food news: Silvers Omakase earned a Michelin star; first look at the menus for Seoulmate Kitchen, coming soon to the Public Market; taste-testing Lily's Donuts; Bar Lou added a bar menu; Tutti Frutti Farms profile; two new restaurants in Ojai. 6
June 11, 2025
Two More New Additions to the Santa Barbara Public Market
More food news: Pop-up dinners at Revolver; a peek inside Aperitivo spinoff Manifattura; more on The Win-Dow burger stand; Cafe La Fonda is making a pivot; opening forecast for Marisella at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; downtown Starbucks closing date; Local is now open for lunch daily; Santa Barbara Winery sold to Napa Valley winemaker. 5
June 4, 2025
Korean-Inspired Food Coming to the Santa Barbara Public Market
More food news: Carpinteria's IHOP is closing; two scrumptious new sandwiches at Tina's Pizza; clarification on Ospi parking; weekend brunch at Validation Ale in the Funk Zone; eco-promotion at Dune Coffee Roasters; Pascucci has moved further up State Street; Drover’s Doughnuts has a new shop in Solvang and a Goleta one in the oven; Ventura's Pinyon outpost is on the verge of opening; Vices & Spices profile; cool kids' party with Silvers Omakase, Bibi Ji, Creaminal, and Randy's Spammy's. 3
January 29, 2025
Another Vegan Restaurant Is Closing
More food news: Pascucci will close in mid-March; new Santa Barbara development will have four or five restaurants; expanded hours at Oat Bakery's Goleta outpost; the name of the restaurant at Hotel El Roblar in Ojai; Considered Coffee is now stationed at The Factory; Santa Ynez Valley "wine BID" won't include Lompoc; donation line on a credit card slip. 25
November 10, 2024
Montecito Is Getting Another Coffee Bar
More food news: A new deli is opening at the Public Market; updates on the restaurants coming to The Post; a chance to try Paradise pie; The Manor Bar will now validate valet parking; Robitaille's Fine Candies in Carpinteria is closing; Christmas kitschfest is back at Pearl Social; Goleta outpost of Finney's to open soon; Honduran restaurant popping up inside Cafe La Fonda; Giovanni's Pizza is returning to Goleta; satisfying food from the Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church. 14
September 29, 2024
The Mesa Is Getting an Indian Restaurant
More food news: Happy Cat Eats opens this week; another new vendor is coming to the Santa Barbara Public Market; expanded food service at Aperitivo; what's next for the Harbor Restaurant and Longboard's Grill; Bell's chef to cook a lunch at Tyler x Lieu Dit; Petrini’s Italian Restaurant profile; the location of Pinyon's Ventura outpost; the menu at La Cantina, now open in Noleta; any thoughts on the new Saturday farmers' market? 22
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