Good Lion

Top choice in Santa Barbara


Grab a cocktail at the beautiful, blue-tiled bar, then grab a book from the shelves and settle into a leather banquette in this petite place that has a cool Montmartre-turn-of-the-20th-century feel (candles on the tables and absinthe in many of the cocktails helps with the Parisian atmosphere).

The drinks are innovative and wittily named (Robb Stark's Revenge made us laugh). It gets very busy with pre– and post–Granada Theatre patrons and whenever live music is on.


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