Things to do in Santa Barbara, California (CA): The Best Nightlife

The Savoy adds unique color to the vivacious nightlife in Santa Barbara, offering a variety of performances including Cirque, Burlesque, Aerial and Cabaret acts featuring performers from Cirque du Soleil, Le Reve, and Lucent Dossier, to mention a few. In addition The Savoy hosts a Blues Night every Thursday featuring well-know, notable blues musicians from all over the country. A great place to go for drinks and small bites to share with friends and meet knew friends! The venue is also available to be rented for private events and parties

Voted Best Winery and Best Urban Tasting Room by the readers of the Santa Barbara Independent for three years running! (2018, 2019 and 2020) Grassini Family Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery and vineyard with a love for the land and a commitment to making limited production Bordeaux wines from our estate vineyard in the Happy Canyon AVA in the nearby Santa Ynez Valley. When you’re in downtown Santa Barbara, be sure to visit our dog-friendly, spacious wine tasting room. We currently have THREE outdoor patios with all of our tables spaced generously apart from one another, making it the perfect spot to safely enjoy a glass of wine in the fresh air with your loved ones! Taste our incredible estate Bordeaux wines, and then explore the historic Presidio Neighborhood, where you'll find several other wine tasting rooms, wonderful restaurants, and fantastic boutiques!

• Winner: Best Winery & Best Tasting Room 2019 Santa Barbara News-Press • Best Urban Tasting Room Runner-Up 2018 Santa Barbara Independent Reader's Poll. Our mission is to provide guests an outstanding Santa Barbara wine experience. In our cozy tasting room, you’ll discover our passion for family, entertaining and delicious handcrafted 90+ point wines from the best local vineyards. We’re sipping on Albariño, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Sparkling, Rosé, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Red Blends and Cabernet Sauvignon. We are living the wine lifestyle. Join us and our little Havanese dog Sophie in our tasting room at the Historic El Paseo in the Presidio Neighborhood, downtown Santa Barbara.

Wines of Character, Wines of Place. J. Wilkes' BRAND NEW Tasting Room located on lower State Street offering affordable quality wines that over-deliver at their reasonable price point showcasing a sense of place and balance. Our Consulting Winemaker Wes Hagen acheives this through blending the very best vineyards within an American Viticulture Area to present wines that represent an area, but not an individual site. Our J. Wilkes Wines are fruity and lively enough to drink with or without food, balanced enough to improve almost any meal, and crafted to be aged 5-10 years in the cellar for those wine connoisseurs out there. Please stop in for a wine tasting experience you will never forget inside our elegant Tasting Room featuring an Industrial Chic Decor, outdoor seating, an indoor fireplace, table games, small bites, and live music every weekend 3pm-6pm.

Join us in our elegant downtown Tasting Room which offers the hospitality and hand crafted wines that you have come to expect from Sanford in an urban location. Sanford Santa Barbara is proud to offer a variety of wine tasting options and wines by the glass.

Nestled downtown, Just steps away from State Street awaits an oasis of casual elegance that is Eos Lounge. A contemporary cocktail lounge and nightclub with a consciously unpretentious atmosphere. Seamlessly blending the feel of a balmy Mediterranean beach club with Santa Barbara's own special mix of culture and style.

The Conway Family Deep Sea Wine Tasting Room features boutique, hand-crafted wines produced by the Conway Family under their Deep Sea and CONWAY labels. Called "a hidden gem" by Los Angeles Magazine, The Deep Sea Wine Tasting Room location is unrivaled for view and scenery. Situated above the Pacific Ocean on Stearns Wharf in the heart of Santa Barbara's waterfront, the open air deck features 360 degree views of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands, harbor, beaches and Riviera. Often called a "romantic tasting room" the ambiance at Deep Sea is perfect for lounging, tasting, and soaking up the sun. Spectacular view and excellent quality wines makes this wine tasting room a must-see, must-experience spot in Santa Barbara. Add this to your to-do list on your next visit! Once you arrive you will find local red and white wine tasting flights to choose from, as well at 15 different wines by-the-glass and bottle. Choose a flight to experience multiple wines, or sip and savor a bottle outside on the deck.