Lucky Penny is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

1. Lucky Penny

9.0
127 Anacapa St (at Yanonali St), Santa Barbara, CA
Pizzeria · Lower State · 48 tips and reviews

Samira O.Samira O: Get the market greens salad and ask for the lemon juice and olive oil dressing if you don't like sweet salads

Steven W.Steven Wirt: Perfect pizza crust and thoughtful topping combinations. Pair it with the farro and arugula salad. Even the seemingly nondescript house red is nicely full-bodied wine. And breakfast is amazing.

Elizabeth W.Elizabeth Wisniewski: Kale salad is absolutely delicious!

Savoy Cafe & Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

2. Savoy Cafe & Deli

8.7
24 W Figueroa St, Santa Barbara, CA
Café · Santa Barbara Downtown · 34 tips and reviews

Inderpreet S.Inderpreet Singh: They can make a vegan deli sandwich. Salad bar is small but fresh!

YaZ ….YaZ …: Great breakfast, lots of organic options, get a chocolate chip cookie for later ;)

Jeremy G.Jeremy Garber: Excellent Benedict for breakfast and lovely coffee. Love the local organic emphasis, and good for vegans as well.

Cafe Zaytoon is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

3. Cafe Zaytoon

9.0
209 E Canon Perdido St (at Santa Barbara St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Downtown Santa Barbara · 53 tips and reviews

Kelsey S.Kelsey Snyder: I get the vegetarian feast almost every time. It is the best Mediterranean food in town

robby k.robby kee: vegetarian feast simply amazing entree for 2.

Dariane M.Dariane Moreira Tenorio: The vegetarian is perfect 😋 beautiful place for a nice and delicious dinner!

Mesa Verde Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

4. Mesa Verde Restaurant

7.6
1919 Cliff Dr (at Meigs Rd), Santa Barbara, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Mesa · 15 tips and reviews

Inderpreet S.Inderpreet Singh: Lots and lots of vegan options. The bread with the hummus is amazing. The food was slightly oily.

EmilyEmily: This place is incredible!!! Best plant based and vegetarian cuisine ever. Greg Arnold did a knock out job.

Jackie S.Jackie Savage: This place is amazing! We got tacos and grilled cheese. Then for dessert we got baklava and cheesecake. Everything and phenomenal. Vegan's or plant based dieters dream! GO HERE!

The Natural Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

5. The Natural Cafe

7.7
361 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · North State · 16 tips and reviews

MattersOfGrey.comMattersOfGrey.com: Orange soy shake and a Zen veggie burger!

Social N.Social News Network: Great healthy lunch or dinner spot. It's quick an easy and fresh. The fish tacos are awesome!

Candace M.Candace Marie: Third day eating lunch here ! So much of a healthy selection here! The smoothies are so good!

Pizza Guru is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

6. Pizza Guru

8.2
3534 State St (btw N Ontare Rd & Toyon Dr), Santa Barbara, CA
Pizzeria · Upper State · 4 tips and reviews

Veggie A.Veggie Alchemy: Great vegan options! They even have vegan ranch dressing, not to mention tons of fun mock meat toppings. Pineapple & Canadian "bacon" is awesome!

Elaine S.Elaine Schoepf: great gluten free and veggie pizza - 'spensive, tho.

PatrickPatrick: Happy hour till 6 is a great deal... Large pizza and drinks for $17!

Backyard Bowls is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

7. Backyard Bowls

8.4
3849 La Cumbre Hills Ln (in La Cumbre Plaza), Santa Barbara, CA
Breakfast Spot · North State · 11 tips and reviews

Stephanie L.Stephanie Lang: Great deal right now! Get a large bowl, bring your receipt to Chipotle a few doors down. Chipotle will give you a free Sofritas tofu burrito.

madisonmadison: Island bowl is my favorite! Quinoa bowls are also amazing

Social N.Social News Network: Healthy and delicious acai bowls! I love the island bowl but I suggest getting a small because their servings are huge.

Backyard Bowls is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

8. Backyard Bowls

8.7
323 Motor Way, Santa Barbara, CA
Breakfast Spot · Lower State · 48 tips and reviews

Amber G.Amber G: Quinoa bowl!! Its sooo good.

Lau V.Lau V.: Best breakfast in SB!! Healthy food.

Lea F.Lea Futuro: The original with a bed of yogurt is to die for!

South Coast Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

9. South Coast Deli

8.6
1436 Chapala St (Micheltorena Street), Santa Barbara, CA
Deli · Downtown Santa Barbara · 21 tips and reviews

Jessica D.Jessica Dervin-Ackerman: South coast veggie is my dream veggie sandwich! Always fresh ingredients!

Daniela S.Daniela Sanchez Vinasco: Vegan sandwiches are the best

Kai T.Kai Taylor: The "South Coast Turkey", the "T n A" and the "South Coast veggie" sandwiches are really good.

The Blue Owl is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

10. The Blue Owl

9.0
5 W Canon Perdido St (at State St), Santa Barbara, CA
Sandwich Spot · Santa Barbara Downtown · 39 tips and reviews

Jeppe R.Jeppe Rasmussen: Amazing healthy food with vegan options

N Z.N Z: great vegetarian sandwiches. my favorite was the eggplant.

騰 龍.騰 龍: Bahn Mi with beef, Thai Basil Burger, Fried Rice. Best restaurant in downtown!

Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

11. Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market

8.6
Santa Barbara St & Cota St (btw Ortega & Haley), Santa Barbara, CA
Farmers Market · Lower State · 18 tips and reviews

Michele G.Michele Guide: One of the best farmers markets. So much delicious, local, organic produce. Awesome variety - I used to do ~70-80% of my weekly grocery shopping here.

eric b.eric bornemann: Seriously one of the best farmers markets in the county. So much organic options. Would be better if they had more non-veggie vendors as well, but it’s as amazing as it is hard to find parking.

Emma L.Emma Lawrence: Love love love!! So cheap and so much delicious produce!

Whole Foods Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

12. Whole Foods Market

8.5
3761 State Street (at Hitchcock Way), Santa Barbara, CA
Grocery Store · North State · 29 tips and reviews

Sara K.Sara Keppler: Raw Kale Salad in the deli is to die for!

Ann F.Ann Flower: Kale White Bean Soup needs salt or something. I actually put my Spinach Cake in it and it was much better!

Margaret P.Margaret Prothero: udi bread is the Grail of gluten free breads!!!! amazing

Handlebar Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

13. Handlebar Coffee

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

Steven W.Steven Wirt: Good vegan scones and excellent coffee served on a nice open patio.

Global H.Global Highlander: Good coffee roaster, with great space, and excellent vegan cowboy cookie.

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

Corazon Cocina is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

14. Corazon Cocina

8.3
38 W Victoria St Apt 122, Santa Barbara, CA
Taco Restaurant · Santa Barbara Downtown · 22 tips and reviews

Kai T.Kai Taylor: Veggie quesadilla, cauliflower tacos, and chips & guacamole.

Noemi J.Noemi Jimenez: BEST Mexican food in Santa Barbara, especially for vegetarians. We went to all the top rated spots and this one is by far the best. So good we had it twice 🙌🏽.

Kai T.Kai Taylor: La gringa quesadilla and chicken mole taco. Sooooo delicious!

Bella Vista is one of The 15 Best Places for Healthy Food in Santa Barbara.

15. Bella Vista

8.7
1260 Channel Dr, Santa Barbara, CA
Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

HonsteinHonstein: Delicious veggie burger 🤤

Lewis K.Lewis Kay: One of the best Sunday brunches I have ever had. Incredible variety and dessert table.

Jenny K.Jenny K: Amazing bread service with delicious ricotta instead of butter!