UPDATE: Owner Brad Finefrock says the opening date has been moved to December 2.

Last December I broke the news that Santa Barbara’s wildly popular Finney’s Crafthouse & Kitchen at 35 State Street is coming to Goleta’s Camino Real Marketplace where Hollister Brewing Company used to be at 6980 Market Place Drive. Reader Joe H. says they had lunch at Finney’s Crafthouse & Kitchen in San Luis Obispo last week and spoke with the traveling General Manager who reported that the Goleta location is opening next week. I stopped by the up and coming Goodland eatery, which is a beehive of construction, and was told that the opening date is Friday, November 15. Based on how much work is left to be done it will be amazing if they can open by then, but two sources say they will.

Photos taken 11/6/2024