Best places: Cocktail bars in Santa Barbara, United States

Hip, lively Mexican spot offering a seafood-centric menu with a modern twist & a large tequila list.

Swanky bar with leather banquettes offering a changing menu of inventive cocktails & live jazz.

Upscale seafood & brunch spot on the beach with panoramic ocean views & a heated outdoor patio.

Warmly swank, red-&-brick-exposed venue serving cocktails, beers & wine alongside live music.

Brick-lined gastropub with a copper bar featuring unique eats, local beer on tap & craft cocktails.

Longtime family-owned locale providing burgers, steaks, seafood & other pub grub, plus cocktails.

Cozy tasting room featuring Conway Family Wines with panoramic ocean views & an outdoor deck.

Casual eatery in a shopping complex with dog-friendly patios serving Cal-American breakfast & lunch.

Historic Mission-style theater showcasing first-run films, stand-up comedy & big-name bands.

👍👍 Sister restaurant of Corazon Cocina. They accommodated my corn & wheat allergy and recommended 4 Guisos De La Casa which is essentially 4 taco fillings with a side of tortillas and substituted green lettuce. My boyfriend got the fried quesadilla (de la “esquira”). Our server Brandon was so hospitabl...

👍👍 Solid neighborhood dive bar. Good food and drinks.

Compact trattoria turning out classic Italian entrees including meat lasagna, tortellini & gnocchi.

Handcrafted exotic cocktails in kitschy mugs are the draw at this breezy, tiki-style watering hole.

👍 Lab Social is a nice little bar. We tried it for drinks recently and it made for a nice evening out. The drinks were good if not a touch on the expensive side. The flatbread pizza was good. The pork butt tacos OK. The seating is cosy. And they had good music the night we visited. The seating...

Modest English-themed pub with multiple TVs serving cocktails, beer, wine & familiar bar bites.

Festive Mexican eatery & bar has happy hours, parties & a partially outdoor space with fire pits.

👍👍 Great drinks, and good food (the food is actually from Broad Street Oyster, inside Shaker Mill). Nice ambiance. It was crowded Halloween evening

Lively bar serving specialty cocktails along with DJs spinning theme-night tunes for dancing.

Pub named after the Irish writer is an open, exposed-brick space for a pint & nightly live music.

👍👍 Good place with, a nice atmosphere. Karaoke on Thursdays. There are billiards, 2 tables. The place is quite popular. No food would like some snacks. They don't make cocktails, no kombucha, and no cider