Best places: Live music bars in Santa Barbara County

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

Exposed brick & plank floors outfit this cozy cocktail den with an Irish flair & upscale bar snacks.

Serene joint with a classy vibe offering small plates & full meals with matching wines.

Cafe offers breakfast, lunch (personal pizzas, sandwiches), coffee, or beer & wine, plus a patio.

Wines from around the world are paired with European dishes & tapas at this cozy, stylish bar.

Clift Hotel's sophisticated hot spot for high-end cocktails in a glam space with redwood paneling.

Wine by the glass or in flights & bites like French-style pizza in a cozy space.

Swanky jazz lounge, cocktail bar & New American bistro with 2 levels of seating & live music.

Show nights bring New American eats, drinks & live music to this historic former speakeasy space.

👍 Great little Lounge bar, live bands, great DJ music afterwards. Drinks are great but priced according to SF pricing. When the live show is on stage you see more of an older crowd in their 40's and above, once the DJ takes over it gets busy with barely 21 years old.

Club with local bands & DJs spinning anything from dubstep to dancehall, plus comedians some nights.

😐 The thanksgiving dinner was almost TOO traditional. I was hoping for a little more nouvelle cuisine and less Tommy’s Joynt flavors.

🫤 My first time going here after frequenting alot of other Bay Area Salsa spots. The Pros: the crowd is probably the best thing, some really good dancers seem to come and the music when I went was decent. The Cons: For a venue in the SF boonies that invariably means you have to drive or Uber, they are...

😠 Terrible, racist staff/managers who treated us like garbage when we tried to walk in after being told over the phone minutes earlier that they had open tables. We were stopped from entering due to a private party, which is completely understandable in and of itself, but the manager acted like we we...

😠 DO NOT GO HERE!!! DOORMAN TRIED TO STEAL $20 FROM ME BEFORE WE EVEN GOT IN! Stopped by after a Giants game with my fiance, probably looked a little drunk, gave the guy a $100 for the cover ($10 a head), only gives me $60 back! Then I point this out to him and he tells me-nah you counted wrong... Was...

😠 My son went here with some friends for a Bachelor Party. He was billed on 2 credit cards because he was "from out of town" but given NO RECEIPT. I suspect that the first credit card did not have enough left to pay the bill of $650 dollars. When my son asked the manager for a receipt the next day,...