State street is by far the best shopping experience I've ever had. This was my first time in Santa Barbara and I fell in love with the layout of all the shops, the architecture, the people watching and the variety of places to eat; all within walking distance from our hotel. Plenty of benches to take breaks on and beautiful... More

We rode our bikes from Fess Parker's Resort to State St. about halfway up, parked them, then walked. It was a shoppers and diners dream - a wide variety of the finest stores and restaurants. There were ample park benches and outdoor dining spots.

I loved State Street! Beautiful downtown SB, lovely little shops from the high end to the usual chains. Great atmosphere. Lots of transportation options, especially on the weekends.

I really did not like the lower end of state street at all. We were also there on Memorial day weekend as the previous reviewer was and saw a lot of the same. At this point it is owned by commerial businesses and all the mom and pop shops are being pushed out due to high rents. Some of the... More

Be wary on State Street--that "Great Street".... On Memorial Day weekend, we witnessed a gang stabbing right in front of us! I was mortified. I had always pictured beautiful glam Santa Barbara as a upscale beach town. Instead, there were bums panhandling every block, gangs walking the boundary line (apparently the East/West gangs divide at State Street--good to know if... More

Great place to pass the time browsing, do some shopping or get something to eat. Especially liked the abundance of cafes on offer. Parking is on the street and free for a limited amount of time or paid hourly in the couple of parking lots I could find.

Try this shoe rpair store out, it has 30' wall of orthoditcs and anything you would ever need related to a shoe, great service The reast of street got old after awhile the homeless all have their sites picked out, not too annoying we gave all our leftovers away. Great to walk early an the am ther is a good... More

Loved the restaurants and boutiques. I was surprised how many chain stores were located on State Street. Also, numerous homeless. All in all though, felt safe and thought it was nice to walk up and down.

Cool strip with all kinds of shops and many great restaurants. There is everything from a huge shop (Antique Alley) to high-end clothing shops. Some chain stores, but mostly unique, cool shops and boutiques. All kinds of restaurants. We ate at 5 or 6, and they were all very good.