Good Locally Owned Restaurant

Fresco Cafe!

La Stella Cafe on McCaw and the Mesa Burger.

Savoy! Great salad bar! Mizza is wonderful too. Oh and Petit Valentin!

Mesa Verde, Natural Cafe. If you want awesome burritos, head out to FreeBirds in I.V. No ambience, but the food is delicious. Y muy barato.

These should hit on all mark: Garrett's on the corner of State & Mission, The Benchmark at State & Anapamu, La Guerrita in Old Town Goleta (amazing food!), Food Court at Gelson's, Chicken Ranch (De la Vina location), Tee Off of course, and one of my all-time favorites Harry's Plaza Cafe.

Mesa Verde is awesome.

I am a meat eater but several in the family are not. We go to Cafe Stella a few times a month and everyone seems satisfied with the menu choices. We like it for its friendly service and very good prices. Happy hour bites are excellent and almost a meal in themselves.

The Honey B at Antioch (Cota & Anacapa) upstairs Breakfast and lunch. Plant based interesting and satisfying food from a local young chef.

Itsuki, Live Oak Cafe, Opal, Barbareño. Also Bettina in Montecito.

Try cooking it yourself, Bacon wrapped Tri-tip for the meat eaters and chicken for the vegans :)

The one and only Crocodile! Locally owned since 1996...

Try Roost near the Arlington Theater. Delish!

Vegan Green Go. Its all Vegan but amazing food and always fresh. Its like a Chipotle setup but much better and they have daily specials.!

If you want a great tri-tip sandwich head to shalhoob’s in the funkzone... soooo good!!

Mesa Verde. Order the empanadas. And the desserts are to die for, too.

Barbareno

Kyle's Kitchen on Calle Real, Goleta. Sure burgers and fries on the menu, but plenty of healthy items too. Locally owned, named after their wonderful son with special needs, and they even donate a portion of their proceeds to great charities! Their great cashier BEN will greet you cheerfully when you arrive....check out the website: www.kyleskitchen.com

Mesa Verde!

There are a lot of not "healthy" suggestions on this list. Delicious and local, yes, but healthy??? I'm going to jump on the Mesa Verde wagon with several of the other posters. Do not be afraid to take your whole crew there just because it is a vegetarian menu. I am an avid meat eater, but everything on their menu is amazing, and healthy. They do not just have veggies and call it "vegetarian" - they are ingenious with how they craft their recipes in ways that make you forget about having meat at the center of your plate.

Poster, You sure asked at the right place. Lots of good suggestions. Have a wonderful time with your guests.

Ditto on the Natural Cafe. They have a great menu and nothing but the healthy stuff. They have many all veggie dishes and chicken dishes if you're so inclined. Kelly always makes sure that his staff are friendly and courteous and provide good food for you.

Savoy: very local ambience, wide variety of veg entrees (not only salads, though those are good) as well as meat dishes, not shockingly priced. You do order at the counter, though, so it's not full service. We also enjoy the Paradise Cafe for full service.

Mesa Verde on Cliff Dr. The best veggie restaurant in the area.

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I often eat at the Live Oak Cafe on Bath and Pueblo. Small, low key, consistently good food for vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

Opal, as realbebe mentioned. I went to jr. high w/one of the partners. My best friend introduced me to it when it was Brigitte's. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I'm partial to the warm seafood salad, the mushroom pizza, and more. Lunch menu: http://opalrestaurantandbar.com/opal_menu_lunch.pdf ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dinner menu: http://opalrestaurantandbar.com/dinner ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope you share with us where and what you ate! Address: 1325 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Menu: opalrestaurantandbar.com Phone: (805) 966-9676

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Natural Cafe, and Jane both have healthy food and are locally owned. They have great menu options. The Jane in Camino Real has a full bar, while the Jane downtown serves beer & wine only.

Jerry's Pollofino in Goleta is AMAZING, but not sure about their vegetarian options other than a darn good been burrito. Also, Itsuki in Goleta too if you like sushi and other interesting Japanese dishes.

Here are a few...Domingos cafe in old town and Pepe's Mexican also in old town. Santa Barbara shellfish co. Lilly's tacos, La super rica on milpas, anything in the public market.

I had an awesome vegetable soup from Codys today. Large chunks of squash, zucchini, bell peppers in a tomato base. They have a great variety of foods.

Convivo at the Santa Barbara Inn is an amazing menu that is totally healthy. Good value and great happy hour.

Stella Mare's at the Bird Refuge. Lovely setting, delicious food, good service. Varied menu should please all your guests.

Savoy Cafe, Himalayan Kitchen, Zaytoon, Opal, Tupelo Junction. I actually love Max's restaurant on State Street for breakfast,

Pepe's in Goleta is locally owned, and fabulous! You'd have to pick and choose from the menu to get your healthiest choices.

Other than the obvious fast-food joints, I can't think of a single restaurant in town that doesn't feature "healthy" food. These days, "healthy" seems to mean vegetarian/vejjan, and there are plenty of those places around. I still like Harry's Plaza.