Santa Barbara’s 10 Great Restaurants: Fine Dining and Local Eats — theculturetrip.com

Looking out over the marina, life doesn’t get more Californian than lunch at Brophy Bros. They source their fish responsibly, and are a part of Santa Barbara's Sustainable Seafood Efforts with a menu that now meets 90% sustainability. Their recent drive towards being green also means that most of their produce is sourced locally, and the seafood is fresh from the ocean. Brophy Bros always sweeps the floor at awards ceremonies: at one point it had won every ‘Best Seafood Restaurant’ and ‘Best Clam Chowder’ award from The Independent and Santa Barbara News Press for 22 years. Their spicy bloody marys are the perfect thing to wash down a plate of oysters in this buzzing restaurant.

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