Weekly: 534 State St., in 1908 moved to 532 State St. Southern Pacific Eating House: 227 State St., moved to 217 State in 1911Ī.W. L & A Miratti: 598 State St., in 1908 moved to 538 State St. Victor Clairemont: 519 State St., in 1908 moved to 515 State St. Brabo: 104 State St., 1908 moved to 19 E. Kestner “Best 25 cent meal in the City” “The only first class Restaurant also the Cleanest, Most Pleasant and Home-like Dining Room in Santa Barbara.” The Ohio Café: 623 State St., moved to 515 State St. Miles and Howard: 619 State St., Telephone: 461 Red

Miratti, 40 State St.īoston Restaurant: C.D. Stokum and Cavalli Restaurant: Confectionery, Ice Cream, & Oyster Saloon There is also some redundancy in names of restaurants and proprietors from year to year, but we are publishing the list in full as submitted. Prior to World War II, it seems many if not most restaurants were simply named after their proprietors. I hope you enjoy your travel through time.ĮDITOR’S NOTE: Restaurant openings are organized by year, and, when possible, the name is followed by the owner, address, and occasionally other notes. Please feel free to send any memories to and The Independent may choose to publish a few. Browsing through the names of dining establishments and when they opened might just trigger fond memories of meals enjoyed with friends and loved ones. But as it stands, this list is a fun way to peruse how the names changed over the years, how restaurant numbers grew smaller during World War II, and how fanciful names of restaurants began in the 1950s. If time permits, I hope someday to complete the task. As well, the definition of what a restaurant is needs to be reconsidered, as today we have so many fast food places. It became difficult to continue after 1984 as there were so many openings and moves. It may not be 100 percent all-inclusive of everything that’s transpired in the restaurant scene since the 1880s, but it was the best I could do. Chef James Sly loved it so much it the he posted it on a Wiki site for several years until it expired. The handwritten list was done years before computers, and I dug it out of my files and typed it up so share with a few friends. From that, I developed this list of the public places folks could grab a bite in the Santa Barbara area from the early days in the late 19th century through the mid-1980s. I have always loved Santa Barbara restaurants, so I took it upon myself to research their history at the Santa Barbara Public Library many years ago. I worked at Olive Mill Bistro in the late 1970s and was maitre’d of Ristorante Piatti during its first five years in Montecito. Today we are so fortunate to have more choices for casual or exquisite fine dining experiences.

Everyone enjoys eating out at Santa Barbara’s amazing array of eateries.

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