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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
Sun 27 Oct
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Starting at $150.00
Sun 27 Oct
Starting at $150.00
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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 adultā€™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
1
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.
2
Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Visit the outside of the Courthouse and if there is time, The Sunken Gardens
3
Arlington Theatre
Learn about the history the The Arlington Theatre. We do NOT go inside the theatre.
4
The Granada Theatre
Learn about the history of The Granada Theatre. We do NOT go into the theatre.
5
The Historic La Arcada Courtyard
See and sometimes walk through the Plaza designed by famous Architect Myron Hunt.
6
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)
malav08
Dec 2017
Awesome! Diane, a long time Santa Barbara native, was a fantastic guide. I went on the tour with my husband, brother-in-law and sister-in-law and we all had a great time learning new things and eating at cool local places. I was very impressed with the tour. What a fun way to see and learn about the town. We visited a variety of places and the food was great. Diane was very knowledgeable and happy to accommodate special diet requests. This was the highlight of our visit !
Brian H
Nov 2017
Had Evan set up a private tour for 12 of us - combining great food, wine, meeting chefs and wine makers, and a good dose of SB history. She worked closely with us on the agenda we wanted and what she felt were the best places to go to accommodate our interests. We were introduced to a number of places that normally we wouldn't have found on our own. Was an excellent way to spend an afternoon and take in the best of SB. Highly recommend connecting with Evan/SBFT and getting on this tour. You won't be disappointed!
schmidttracy
Nov 2017
My sisters and I are all born and raised in Santa Barbara. We wanted to spend some time together experiencing something out of the ordinary lunch date. Taste of the Town food tour turned out to be a wonderful afternoon. A huge variety of delicious food tastings interspersed with wine, horchata and beer. Our guide Brittany was enthusiastic and vivacious and knew so many fun and interesting facts about Santa Barbara's food, history and culture. We even learned a few new things about our hometown. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a fun way to explore Santa Barbara's beautiful downtown and amazing local food.

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