July 13, 2025
Tag: Santa Barbara Public Market
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
September 15, 2024
A Katsu Sandwich Truck Is Coming to the Funk Zone
More food news: The Wexler's Deli outpost at the Santa Barbara Public Market is under new ownership; updates from Ramon Velazquez about his projects in Montecito, Carpinteria, and Ventura; public events to start up soon at the Factory; Soul Bites needs to raise $30,000 by tomorrow; new Buellton coffee shop; reborn apple orchard in the Santa Ynez Valley. 7
July 7, 2024
June 26, 2024
The Public Market’s Next New Vendor
More food news: The floor plan of the reinvented Tydes at the Coral Casino; donuts and paletas coming to State Street; noodle shop opening in Noleta; Jonesy's Fried Chicken profile; chef Rhoda Magbitang is leaving the Inn at Mattei's Tavern; Secret Supper event in August; Pizza Mizza's new incarnation. 8
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Recent Comments
Thank you Erik for delivering such great news about the old Mackenzie Market location opening up as a brass bird coffee. I have lots of… — Jaime
Truly an amazing spot....12 out of 10......do not wait to visit...this place will only get busier by the day.....carpe diem — connie milano
Live and learn. Yep, the solar panels are more ugly, ugly as can be. The obvious reason they are so much more brutal is that… — merleau-ponty
A fitting, accurate and beautifully crafted description of this wonderful addition to the local dining scene. — SSK
Damn transplants ruining SB — John Doe
My husband and I did a Backroads bike tour in mid September, which was centered on Lake Garda and the villages surrounding the lake. It… — Susan
Regarding Los Patos exit, why don't they just remove the exit by some paint and installing some flexible surface mount traffic delineators($43ea on Uline)? They… — DD
I agree and if people would quit buying at these prices they would even come down lower but everybody thinks oh wow what a deal… — Pay
Born and raised here in SB. Having seen real estate change dramatically over the years, I still can't wrap my head around current West Mesa… — BWinSB
a bit "south" of Los Patos Way is, soon to be was the Cabrillo underpass, my favorite entry to SB since 1967? I do understand… — John Jorgensen