Carpinteria-Santa Barbara Guidebook

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Carpinteria-Santa Barbara Guidebook

Food scene

Great happy hour. "Chips" are small shareable pizzas. Family friendly. Has games for kids while you wait
13 localnici recomandă
Nutbelly
915 Linden Ave
13 localnici recomandă
Great happy hour. "Chips" are small shareable pizzas. Family friendly. Has games for kids while you wait
Good Thai food. Closed on Mondays!
23 localnici recomandă
Siam Elephant Thai Restaurant
509 Linden Ave
23 localnici recomandă
Good Thai food. Closed on Mondays!
Best ice cream around. Locally made. Peppermint Patty flavor is unbelievably good. Can't go wrong with anything there.
Rori's Artisanal Creamery
751 Linden Ave
Best ice cream around. Locally made. Peppermint Patty flavor is unbelievably good. Can't go wrong with anything there.
Fast and delicious. Good salsa bar.
Rudy's Restaurant
1001 Casitas Pass Rd
Fast and delicious. Good salsa bar.
Breakfast burritos are pretty good. Sat and Sun they have buttermilk doughnuts. Delicious. Good local scene and place to watch activity on Linden.
9 localnici recomandă
Reynaldo's Mexican Bakery
895 Linden Ave
9 localnici recomandă
Breakfast burritos are pretty good. Sat and Sun they have buttermilk doughnuts. Delicious. Good local scene and place to watch activity on Linden.
Good breakfast spot. Big servings. Good homemade biscuits. Friendly diner environment.
10 localnici recomandă
Esau's Cafe
507 Linden Ave
10 localnici recomandă
Good breakfast spot. Big servings. Good homemade biscuits. Friendly diner environment.
Great for kids. Huge sand box play area with toys. Fenced in and safe. Good food. Pitchers of beer. Sit outside on the large lawn at picnic tables, or take a blanket.
36 localnici recomandă
Padaro Beach Grill
3765 Santa Claus Ln
36 localnici recomandă
Great for kids. Huge sand box play area with toys. Fenced in and safe. Good food. Pitchers of beer. Sit outside on the large lawn at picnic tables, or take a blanket.
Love their prosciutto sandwhich and all their salads.
The Food Liaison
1033 Casitas Pass Rd
Love their prosciutto sandwhich and all their salads.
Great coffee, pastries and açaí bowls.
30 localnici recomandă
Lucky Llama Coffee House
5100 Carpinteria Ave
30 localnici recomandă
Great coffee, pastries and açaí bowls.
Thario's Kitchen
3807 Santa Claus Ln
Brass Bird Coffee & Kitchen
7 localnici recomandă
Little Dom's Seafood
686 Linden Ave
7 localnici recomandă
17 localnici recomandă
Giannfranco's Trattoria
666 Linden Ave
17 localnici recomandă
22 localnici recomandă
Zookers Restaurant
5404 Carpinteria Ave
22 localnici recomandă

Brewery

Great local brewery. Great for kids. Has built in play room in the brewery with toys for little ones in line of site. Also across from Tomol Park
38 localnici recomandă
Island Brewing Company
5049 6th St
38 localnici recomandă
Great local brewery. Great for kids. Has built in play room in the brewery with toys for little ones in line of site. Also across from Tomol Park
Great local brewery. Good food. Great for kids. Has sand box and toys on the patio.
34 localnici recomandă
Rincon Brewery
5065 Carpinteria Ave
34 localnici recomandă
Great local brewery. Good food. Great for kids. Has sand box and toys on the patio.
Great local brewery.
brewLAB
4191 Carpinteria Ave
Great local brewery.
Great local family owned winery
Rincon Mountain Winery Tasting Room
Great local family owned winery

Activities in Carpinteria

Beautiful hiking or mountain biking trail. Very scenic. The start meanders around the high school and through avocado orchards, and then starts a long uphill climb. At 2 miles in you have gone up about 700ft, and reach a beautiful lookout at "Frank's Bench"
9 localnici recomandă
Franklin Trail Trailhead
4769 Foothill Road
9 localnici recomandă
Beautiful hiking or mountain biking trail. Very scenic. The start meanders around the high school and through avocado orchards, and then starts a long uphill climb. At 2 miles in you have gone up about 700ft, and reach a beautiful lookout at "Frank's Bench"
Scenic park, next to train tracks (kids love to wave to the train), close to the beach, and across the tracks from Island Brew Co. (IBC).
Tomol Interpretive Play Area
Scenic park, next to train tracks (kids love to wave to the train), close to the beach, and across the tracks from Island Brew Co. (IBC).
Nice place to walk or bike with ocean views.
Carpinteria Bluffs Trail
Carpinteria Bluffs Trail
Nice place to walk or bike with ocean views.
Trails through the wetlands are nice for bird watching.
Marsh Park
5775 Carpinteria Ave
Trails through the wetlands are nice for bird watching.
Nice broad beach. Fun to go to Padaro Beach grill after.
8 localnici recomandă
Santa Claus Beach
8 localnici recomandă
Nice broad beach. Fun to go to Padaro Beach grill after.
"Safest beach in the world". We love our beaches. It's why we live here.
39 localnici recomandă
Carpinteria State Beach Campground
205 Palm Ave
39 localnici recomandă
"Safest beach in the world". We love our beaches. It's why we live here.
World famous surf spot. Crowded when the surf is good.
8 localnici recomandă
Rincon Point
172 Rincon Point Road
8 localnici recomandă
World famous surf spot. Crowded when the surf is good.
Great spot for Surf Lessons.
Surf Happens
3825 Santa Claus Ln
Great spot for Surf Lessons.

Sightseeing

Ferries to the Channel Islands, and kayaking tours of the islands
33 localnici recomandă
Island Packers Cruises
1691 Spinnaker Dr
33 localnici recomandă
Ferries to the Channel Islands, and kayaking tours of the islands

Kid Activities in Santa Barbara and Ojai

Fun, small hands-on aquarium. Get ice cream on the pier after the aquarium.
43 localnici recomandă
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center
211 Stearns Wharf
43 localnici recomandă
Fun, small hands-on aquarium. Get ice cream on the pier after the aquarium.
Fantastic children's museum. The Amtrak stop is right in front of Moxi. It is only one stop from Carpinteria. Fun activity if the kids want to take the train.
59 localnici recomandă
MOXI, Muzeul Lupului de Explorare și Inovare
125 State St
59 localnici recomandă
Fantastic children's museum. The Amtrak stop is right in front of Moxi. It is only one stop from Carpinteria. Fun activity if the kids want to take the train.
Fun hands on museum with water features. Bring a change of clothes for the kiddos!
118 localnici recomandă
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol
118 localnici recomandă
Fun hands on museum with water features. Bring a change of clothes for the kiddos!
Fun little water park best for kids under 10.
Casitas Water Adventurte
11311 Santa Ana Rd
Fun little water park best for kids under 10.
A fantastic little Zoo!
Santa Barbara Zoo
500 Ninos Drive
A fantastic little Zoo!

Santa Barbara Favorite Restaurants

Pricey but locally sourced and always delicious.
171 localnici recomandă
The Lark Santa Barbara
131 Anacapa St
171 localnici recomandă
Pricey but locally sourced and always delicious.
Our favorite Mexican spot.
103 localnici recomandă
Los Agaves
2911 De La Vina St
103 localnici recomandă
Our favorite Mexican spot.
Best sushi in the area.
150 localnici recomandă
Arigato Sushi
1225 State St
150 localnici recomandă
Best sushi in the area.
Nice drinks, yummy food.
32 localnici recomandă
Yellow Belly
2611 De La Vina St
32 localnici recomandă
Nice drinks, yummy food.
Good brewery, food. A bit of a scene.
37 localnici recomandă
Lama Dog Tap Room + Bottle Shop
116 Santa Barbara St
37 localnici recomandă
Good brewery, food. A bit of a scene.
Shalhoob Tri-tip is great. Nice outdoor patio.
41 localnici recomandă
Funk Zone Patio
220 Gray Ave
41 localnici recomandă
Shalhoob Tri-tip is great. Nice outdoor patio.