Lilly's Taqueria is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

1. Lilly's Taqueria

8.7
310 Chapala St (at Parker Way), Santa Barbara, CA
Taco Restaurant · West Downtown · 59 tips and reviews

Chris C.Chris Chen: Authentic and affordable family business

Jasper V.Jasper Verplanken: Best value for money ever

Larissa B.Larissa Banitt: Delicious, fast, and cheap!

Persona Pizzeria is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

2. Persona Pizzeria

7.5
905 State St (btwn Canon Perdido and Carrillo), Santa Barbara, CA
Pizzeria · Santa Barbara Downtown · 19 tips and reviews

Rian I.Rian I.: Chipotle style ordering. Walk down a line adding toppings as you go! Cooks super fast, good house music playing, great value!

Miroslav V.Miroslav Vulinovic: Great taste, great value

Amr A.Amr Alghamdi: Excellent crust, tasty wooden flavor.

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

3. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company

8.7
137 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA
Brewery · Lower State · 43 tips and reviews

samantha l.samantha lipari: The pints are awesome and cheap ($5 each) and you get to much on pretzels and spicy mustard complementary , yum!

Onur A.Onur Artikoglu: Plenty of beers with tasty flavours and love both music and the atmosphere as well!

Nic V.Nic Viz: Their patio is dog friendly ❤️🐶

The Habit Burger Grill is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

4. The Habit Burger Grill

8.7
628 State St (btw E Ortega St & E Cota St), Santa Barbara, CA
Burger Joint · Lower State · 32 tips and reviews

Nigar K.Nigar Karagöz: Salat and Sweet potato 🍠 fries!! Very cheap

S M.S Marsh: The teriyaki char (sticky sweet Asian bbq sauce with pineapple ring) and 50/50 onion rings and fries with ranch is the way to go!

Zach L.Zach Low: If you can't decide on fries or rings, then order their 50/50. You will get the best of both worlds...

La Super-Rica Taqueria is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

5. La Super-Rica Taqueria

8.5
622 N Milpas St (at Alphonse St), Santa Barbara, CA
Taco Restaurant · Lower East · 94 tips and reviews

Carla E.Carla England: Absolute yum for a great price...cheap:-)

Anna R.Anna R: Amazing food!!! Cash only. Julia Childs knows her mexican food. Authentic and and cheap.

AllisonAllison: Everything is good! Tortillas are made fresh when you order.

Blenders in the Grass is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

6. Blenders in the Grass

8.3
1046 Coast Village Rd, Santa Barbara, CA
Juice Bar · 9 tips and reviews

Ramy R.Ramy Rahman: Definitely nice to be able to Blend your own. $4.95 included whey protein, blueberries, strawberries, mango juice and orange. Friendly staff. They don't take AMEX FYI.

Emma L.Emma Lawrence: Acai bowls are heaven! Only $7!

Jill W.Jill Wolf: Try the date. It is delicious

Yogurtland is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

7. Yogurtland

7.5
621 State St., Santa Barbara, CA
Frozen Yogurt Shop · Lower State · 17 tips and reviews

Enes T.Enes Tek: frozen yogurt it was so delicious if you see yogurtland you have to try and it is so cheap !

Tammy L.Tammy Lounsbury: Always top your yogurt with fresh fruit and a ton of white chocolate syrup... Wow! That tastes soooooo good!

Norm Y.Norm Yee: Serve yourself; $0.30/oz

South Coast Deli is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

8. South Coast Deli

7.7
10 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA
Deli · Santa Barbara Downtown · 19 tips and reviews

Bryan M.Bryan Mandelbaum: It really doesn't matter what you get, everything is amazing. I stop here every time I'm in the neighborhood

Matt S.Matt Stein: Why is the Cobb salad Sammie not on the menu?

Jon S.Jon Salontay: If you stop by for breakfast, get maxs breakfast Sammie. So incredibly good.

Backyard Bowls is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

9. Backyard Bowls

8.8
323 Motor Way, Santa Barbara, CA
Breakfast Spot · Lower State · 48 tips and reviews

JordanJordan: Diego's Power Bowl is bomb! Acaì with banana, hemp seeds, granola + optional honey. I used to come here like crazy when I lived in SB!

Sarah C.Sarah Chhum: Popeye in para para Paradise! It's the Popeye with a "tropical" twist. ;) Still has all the greens with the ginger and lime, but it's made with pineapple juice and coconut milk instead of apple juice.

OMGICUOMGICU: Wanna feel fast? Have some kombucha. Feeling furious? Calm down with some acai. Feeling fast AND furious? You might just be movie star Paul Walker, who noms his bee pollen here.

Dune Coffee Roasters is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

10. Dune Coffee Roasters

9.2
528 Cota Street (Anacapa Street), Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · Lower State · 45 tips and reviews

Jenna N.Jenna North: Menu covers everything from espressos, loose leaf tea. There is a wide variety of pastries, including several varieties of croissants. Excellent spot all around.

Sarah M.Sarah Minnis: all of the scones are grat a+ 10/10 would recommend to friends

Sarah C.Sarah Chase: This place is delightful and always well-staffed. There's one girl whose entire job is stamping cups with the blue French press logo. How fun!

Handlebar Coffee is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

11. Handlebar Coffee

9.2
128 E Canon Perdido St (Santa Barbara St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · Santa Barbara Downtown · 91 tips and reviews

Eric B.Eric Benjamin: Great espresso and cool spot near the mission.

Luc J.Luc Jacobs: Best coffee I encountered in Santa Barbara. Beautiful setting.

Lyle R.Lyle Roberts-Kaemmer: They have Renaud's croissants and know how to make cappuccino.

The Habit Burger Grill is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

12. The Habit Burger Grill

8.0
3890 LA Cumbre Plaza Ln (La Cumbre Plaza), Santa Barbara, CA
Burger Joint · North State · 17 tips and reviews

Chanta P.Chanta Peak: Super friendly staff, awesome owners! Make sure to know that high traffic times are between 12PM-2P almost every work day. Saturdays and Sundays are all day always packed!

S. Courtney W.S. Courtney Walton: Two words: onion rings. Seriously.

Margaret P.Margaret Prothero: best burgers anywhere hands down

The Daily Grind is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

13. The Daily Grind

7.8
2001 DE La Vina St (at Mission St), Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown Santa Barbara · 41 tips and reviews

Manuel W.Manuel Wendel: Lucy Smoothie, Scones and Fruit Salad are all pretty good. If you decide for a Spinach Burrito, don't forget salt and pepper, desperately needed. All in all very nice place!

Jonathon M.Jonathon Mooney: Best Iced Coffee I've ever had

Melissa N.Melissa Nguyen: The birds eat out of your hand!

Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

14. Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch

8.1
2618 DE La Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA
BBQ Joint · Downtown Santa Barbara · 10 tips and reviews

Gene P.Gene Palmer: Tri tip & Chicken are good!

Rodwan O.Rodwan Otay: Best Chicken ever in USA

Kate C.Kate Cygan: Chicken quesadilla hits the spot!

McConnell's Fine Ice Creams is one of The 15 Best Inexpensive Places in Santa Barbara.

15. McConnell's Fine Ice Creams

9.1
728 State St (btw E De La Guerra & E Ortega), Santa Barbara, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower State · 74 tips and reviews

Jae C.Jae Clarke: Incredible texture! Can't remember the name, but the one with sweet cream + salt + cookie pieces is one of the best flavors I've ever tried. We went there three times in two days.

Doug B.Doug Baer: Fantastic ice cream. Each of us tried a different flavor and all were exceptional. Note: "a scoop" is BIG. We saw the "flight" option too late: 3 mini-scoops of 3 different flavors... DO THAT!

Dixon S.Dixon Steele: Once u decide on a few flavors get a "flight" of 3 mini scoops for $4.75