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What’s coming to Santa Barbara

New restaurants, cafés, bars and closings, spotted in permits and licenses weeks before the signs go up.

Try93101 · Santa Barbara 93454 · Santa Maria

15coming soon

5recently opened

13changing hands

2neighborhoods

Santa YnezLiquor license filedLS

Lone Star Golf Lounge

Santa Ynez · 1095 Meadowvale Rd, Ste A, B, & E

Liquor license · Aug 3, 2026

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Coming soon to Santa Barbara · 15 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

Santa BarbaraHA

Liquor license filedFiled

Hotel Anna

926 Hutash St · Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 23 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application

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Santa YnezLS

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Lone Star Golf Lounge

1095 Meadowvale Rd, Ste A, B, & E · Santa Ynez, CA 93460

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Aug 3 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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CarpinteriaOR

Liquor license filedFiled

Ojai Rotie Deux

5003 Carpinteria Ave · Carpinteria, CA 93013

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Jul 10 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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BuelltonFM

Liquor license filedFiled

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co

71 Industrial Way · Buellton, CA 93427

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Jul 10 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application

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Santa BarbaraDC

Liquor license filedFiled

Drippin Chicken

416 State St, Ste B · Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Jul 10 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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GoletaAB

Liquor license filedFiled

Apollo Brewing Company

6483 Calle Real, Ste D · Goleta, CA 93117

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Jul 9 · Applied for liquor license · craft brewery · new license

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Santa BarbaraBS

Liquor license filedFiled

Bombay Station 734

734 State St · Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Jun 11 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Santa BarbaraMP

Liquor license filedFiled

Milio's Pizza

801 State St · Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Jun 9 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Santa BarbaraCC

Liquor license filedFiled

Cuso's Creamery

609 State St · Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · May 22 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Mystery spot of the week

4745 Carpinteria Ave is getting a new restaurant.

The only name on the filing is the address. Here’s everything on file so far. We’ll update this page the moment a name shows up.

Liquor license · first filed Mar 26, 2026 · Carpinteria

On file so far

Liquor license · Mar 26, 2026
Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Changing hands · 13 spots

New owners, same address

Santa BarbaraA

Changing handsFiled

Adler

15 E Cabrillo Blvd · Santa Barbara, CA 93101

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 9 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application

Liquor license · Sep 24 · Liquor license surrendered · restaurant, full bar (open since 2017)

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Santa BarbaraVV

Changing handsFiled

Valle Verde

900 Calle De Los Amigos · Santa Barbara, CA 93105

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Sep 23 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

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Santa MariaPG

Changing handsFiled

Pepper Garcias House of Flavor & Cantina

3301 Terminal Dr · Santa Maria, CA 93455

New owners are taking over this bar.

Liquor license · Aug 20 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · new owner

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Santa BarbaraR

Changing handsFiled

Roy

7 W Carrillo St · Santa Barbara, CA 93101

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Aug 18 · Liquor license issued · restaurant, beer & wine

Liquor license · Jul 28 · Liquor license cancelled · restaurant, full bar (open since 1998)

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Santa MariaLM

Changing handsFiled

Lo Mejor de Jalisco Restaurant

116 S Blosser Rd · Santa Maria, CA 93458

New owners are taking over this Mexican spot.

Liquor license · Aug 7 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

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Santa BarbaraJP

Changing handsFiled

Jackie's Place

318 N Milpas St · Santa Barbara, CA 93103

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Jul 28 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

Liquor license · Jul 24 · Liquor license surrendered · restaurant, beer & wine (open since 2012)

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Cities

Cities around Santa Barbara with at least 5 projects

Santa Maria 9

Neighborhoods

ZIP codes with at least 5 projects

Santa Barbara 93101 · 9 Santa Maria 93454 · 5

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Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
Filedone official record
Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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