Each November my inbox is swamped with the same question: Which restaurants serve a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day? For the 17th year in a row, I made a hundred phone calls to find the answers, which I serve below.
Make your reservations early because many places will sell out; some are booked out three months in advance. And the competition isn’t just from your immediate neighbors: Based on the analytics of who is reading my online posting of this list, it appears that slightly more than half of the people exploring the idea of a Santa Barbara Thanksgiving feast are from outside of the county.
View the list for 2023: Restaurants serving Thanksgiving in Santa Barbara
We are not serving Thanksgiving dinner,but Chads 216 W Cabrillo Blvd will be open for breakfast and lunch on Thanksgiving day. 7:00am to 2:30pm
Hey Chad, good to know, thanks!
John the price at the Harbor is not $34.95.. It is $95
Thanks for catching that typo. Not sure how I got the $34 tucked in there.
Any idea which restaurants in SB might be open on Christmas Day?