The Best Restaurants in Santa Barbara, According to Eater Editors | Eater LA

"Find Southeast Asian specialist Sama Sama directly across the street from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Sit indoors or on the festive patio and order the Indonesian nasi goreng, Javanese chicken curry bowl, or Peking duck-inspired salad. At lunch time, plate sets might include a combination of dishes to sample — the Morning After has smashed cucumbers, nasi goreng, shrimp chips, and nutty chicken satay. The move, especially during warmer weather, is to double (or triple) up on the salads, which are some of the best dishes on the menu (don’t skip the crispy rice salad, served with a behemoth pork belly round, for anything). If dining with more than two people, get a double order of Sama Sama’s sticky fried chicken wings, available Vietnamese-style with fish sauce, lime, herbs, and pickled Thai chiles, or in its signature tamarind-soy barbecue sauce." - Mona Holmes