Eat & drink

Where to eat in Isla Vista.

37 restaurants, cafes, bars and tasting rooms in Isla Vista, sorted by kind. Every one holds a current county health permit or was checked on its own page, and nobody pays to be listed.

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Restaurants 18

Coffee & bakeries 10

Quick bites 8

Bars & wine 1

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Sources and notes

Places come from Santa Barbara County health permits, California liquor licenses and the Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked by hand. Maps by OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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