Downtown Santa Barbara Food Tour in Santa Barbara booking from $150.00

Downtown Santa Barbara Food Tour

Overview

Eat delicious lunch food, drink great drinks and learn about downtown Santa Barbara on this 3.5ish-hour walking tour. Indulge your palate for a few hours with sipping, sampling, and savoring. You will enjoy food from 5-6+ local eateries, 1-2 wine tastings or 1 wine tasting plus another alcoholic beverage (depends on the day, it could be wine, beer or a cocktail). Go where locals like to go. This fun, informative and local walking lunch tour is sure to pleasantly fill you up and entertain the whole family. Great for a daytime activity and awesome way to learn about other places to eat and drink on your visit!

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WALKING OR HEALTH ISSUES, please consider a private experience for your group.

TOURS CAN EASILY BE MADE PRIVATE - please email, call or text us for more information regarding private experiences.

City: Santa Barbara

Wed 23 Oct

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What's Included

Beverages (water and one non alcoholic drink)

Local guide

Additional alcohol tasting (including wine or beer)

Food and wine tasting

Guaranteed to mostly skip the long lines

Local taxes

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 21 years old
Please note: restaurants and tastings are subject to change
Walking is involved
Most restaurants are wheelchair accessible
Kids - parents you know your kids best, kids are welcome, if you think they will have fun with the groups.
NOT recommended for toddlers
FOOD ALLERGIES/AVERSIONS: Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free (not celiac) option are available, we will do our very best to accommodate you BUT if we don't know about your food allergies/aversions ahead of time, we cannot accommodate them. Please advise at time of booking if required - add your food requirements in the Special Requirements field upon booking.
Special requirements other than food i.e. wheelchair or stroller - please add your requirements in the Special Requirements field upon booking.
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Currently, masks are not required in CA. If you would like to wear a mask, please feel free. If you do not feel well please do not come. Private tours available.

What To Expect

El Paseo Building

Wine tasting at one of the wonderful tasting rooms in El Paseo! During COVID-19 we visit 5-6 different tasting locations (food from 6-7 local spots), which also includes 1 wine tasting room and an alcoholic beverage l at another location. Tastings and tasting locations are subject to change.

Santa Barbara County Courthouse

Visit the outside of the Courthouse and if there is time, The Sunken Gardens

Arlington Theatre

Learn about the history the The Arlington Theatre. We do NOT go inside the theatre.

The Granada Theatre

Learn about the history of The Granada Theatre. We do NOT go into the theatre.

The Historic La Arcada Courtyard

See and sometimes walk through the Plaza designed by famous Architect Myron Hunt.

Casa de la Guerra

If there is time, hear some interesting history about Casa De La Guerra and possibly De La Guerra Plaza

Show 3 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (479)

Barbara F

Oct 2015

Evan and her team were very attentive, making sure that each of us felt included in the tour. We would recommend to others.

Sarah S

Sep 2015

This is my story of SBFT... I am proud to be a member of the Santa Barbara Wine Industry and at one of our(on average) once a month Industry parties, I won a gift basket that included a SBFT gift certificate. Loving all things food related, I was beyond thrilled. I invited a special someone to be my guest and scheduled the tour. Once I found out that we(being locals) had already been to over half of the 9 places on the list, I was concerned that we wouldn't enjoy it. Been there, done that, right? Holy cow, was I wrong. Oh, where to begin?! The places we had already been to were seen in a whole new and exciting light because of all of the history and fun facts we learned about them. The same went for my beloved SB. It seemed as though I was getting to know it in a whole new light due to everything new I was experiencing and taking in. We met 4 "strangers" that day and by the end, they were new friends. Not to mention our tour guide who was one of the most charismatic and charming people I've had the pleasure of meeting. I had figured it was probably only really good for tourists/visitors, and came out of it with a totally different perspective. I had thought that 3.5 hours wasn't enough time to experience all of those places, and yet, by the end I was blown away by how much amazingness was packed into that time period and it's wonderful because it doesn't take up your whole day! Oh, where to end?! I will definitely be encouraging my fellow Santa Barbarians to go on(or take their visitors on) a SBFT. They will love it!

Laura S

Sep 2015

I love food, friends, and Santa Barbara. There's no better way to enjoy all three than to go on this tour. I am a local and I went on this tour with my friend from out of town. We had a great time! We went to some of my favorite restaurants, and I learned about a few places I'd never been. (So, now I have some new favorites.) All the food was excellent. Finished the tour with my tastebuds and my tummy well satisfied. It was also a great way to see downtown Santa Barbara too. Evan does a great job leading this tour and bringing together a diverse group of people. She's fun and funny! Everyone had a great time. Evan taught us some interesting Santa Barbara history along the way. Even this local girl learned some new things. All in all, it was a wonderful experience. I highly recommend this tour to both locals and those visiting Santa Barbara. Bon Appetit!

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