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$9-12, lunch & dinner $12-29; 11:30am-8:30pm daily, also 8-10:30am Sat & Sun)
With white canopies and a wisteria-covered trellis, this wine-country landmark (as seen in
Sideways
) swirls up a casual-chic SoCal ambience. It stays open between lunch and dinner
for antipasto platters, hearty salads and crispy pizzas and wine flights at the bar.
Sides Hardware & Shoes
AMERICAN
mains lunch $14-18, dinner $26-34; 11am-2:30pm daily, 5-8:30pm Sun-Thu, to 9pm Fri & Sat)
Inside a historic storefront, this bistro delivers haute country cooking like 'hammered pig'
sandwiches topped by apple slaw, fried chicken with garlicky kale and Colorado lamb sir-
loin alongside goat-cheese gnocchi. Book ahead for dinner.
Petros
GREEK
& Spa, 2860 Grand Ave; mains lunch $13-20, dinner $16-32; 7am-10pm Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat)
In a sunny dining room, sophisticated Greek cuisine makes a refreshing change from Itali-
anate wine-country kitsch. Housemade
meze
(appetizers) will satisfy even picky foodies.
BEST SANTA BARBARA WINERIES FOR PICNICS
You won't have any problem finding picnic fare in Santa Barbara's Wine Country. The re-
gion is chock-full of local markets, delis and bakeries serving up portable sandwiches and
salads. When picnicking at a winery, remember it's polite to buy a bottle of wine before
spreading out your feast.
