| Santa
Barbara is filled with innovative arts and
craft stores, rare antique shops, fashion
boutiques with designer clothes, shopping
complexes, and specialty gift shops. From
upscale venues like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth
Avenue, to "big box" warehouses such
as Costco and Home Depot, Santa Barbara offers
a wide variety of shopping venues. Following
are a few of the most popular shopping areas,
beginning with downtown on State Street and
continuing north to the largest local mall in
the neighboring city of Goleta.
Downtown
- Paseo
Nuevo - Paseo Nuevo is one of Southern
California's favorite get-away places.
Here you'll discover a picturesque world
of Spanish-style courtyards, winding
paseos, gently flowing fountains and lush
tropical flowers. Paseo Nuevo includes
Nordstrom, Macy's, and more than 50
specialty shops.
- El
Paseo - Historic El Paseo,
California's first shopping center, was
built in the 1920s and features a variety
of unique gift shops, jewelry
stores, galleries and restaurants nestled
amid romantic gardens and Spanish
courtyards.
- La
Arcada - On the north end of the
downtown State Street shopping district is
La Arcada Court, a Spanish paseo and
courtyard with exotic plants, trees, tiled
fountains and an amazing collection of
life-like bronze statues. La Arcada has a
variety of interesting shops, galleries,
restaurants and Cafes.
Upper
State Street
- La
Cumbre Plaza - One of Santa
Barbara's largest shopping malls is La
Cumbre Plaza, located on the 3800 block of
upper State Street. Serving shoppers since
1967, it includes two department stores,
Robinsons-May and Sears, and more than 60
shops, restaurants, services and lots of
parking.
Goleta
- Camino
Real Marketplace - Camino
Real Marketplace introduced "big
box" shopping to Santa Barbara
county. This includes giants such as
Costco and Home Depot. In addition to
several stores, the complex features ten
restaurants and a first-run movie
multiplex with stadium seating.
Paseo
Nuevo
651 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-963-2202
Paseo Nuevo is one of
Southern California's favorite get-away
places. Here you'll discover a
picturesque world of Spanish-style
courtyards, winding paseos, gently
flowing fountains and lush tropical
flowers. Paseo Nuevo includes Nordstrom,
Macy's, and more than 50 specialty
shops. A unique selection of fine
restaurants, art galleries and theaters
await you, as well as a wide variety of
the places you need to run everyday
errands.
Pictures
Directions:
Southbound:
Take Highway 101 South to Carrillo
Street exit. Turn left at light. Turn
right on Chapala St. Paseo Nuevo parking
is on the left side of the street, just
past Canon Perdido St.
Northbound:
Take Highway 101 North to Carrillo St.
exit. Turn right at light. Turn right on
Chapala St. Paseo Nuevo parking is on
the left side of the street, just past
Canon Perdido St.
Major
department stores:
Categories
include:
- Stage &
Movie Theater
- Children's Apparel
& Toys
- Department Stores
- Gifts &
Specialties
- Home
- Jewelry &
Accessories
- Men's & Women's
Apparel
- Restaurants
- Services
- Shoes
- Specialty Foods
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Over
40 stores & restaurants, including:
- Gap Kids
- Bath & Body
Works
- Discovery Channel
Store
- Victoria's Secret
- Merlo's Cutlery
- Fred Meyer Jewelers
- Sunglass Hut
- Abercrombie &
Fitch
- Banana Republic Men
- bebe
- Lady Footlocker
- Nine West
- Three Dog Bakery
- Cafe Orleans
- California Pizza
Kitchen
- Wetzel's Pretzels
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El
Paseo
812 State St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Historic
El Paseo, California's first shopping
center, was built in the 1920s and features
a variety of unique gift shops,
jewelry stores, galleries and restaurants
nestled amid romantic gardens and Spanish
courtyards. The main entrance can be found
in the 800 block of State Street near De la
Guerra Street. of El Paseo.
Directions:
Take the 101 freeway to Garden Street. Turn
north towards the mountains. At the first
stop light, turn left to go to the downtown
area. Turn right on Santa Barbara St. Go up
Santa Barbara St. a few blocks until you
reach Figuroa St. Take a left on Figuroa St.
Go a block and a half along Figuroa St. and
turn right into the Figuroa St. parking
garage. State Street is a few yards to the
west of this parking garage. The west end of
El Paseo is now just a block down State St.
La
Arcada
1114 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
On
the north end of the downtown State
Street shopping district is La
Arcada Court, a Spanish paseo and
courtyard with exotic plants, trees,
tiled fountains and an amazing
collection of life-like bronze
statues. La Arcada has a variety of
interesting shops, galleries,
restaurants and Cafes. At the heart
of La Arcada is the popular Acapulco
restaurant. A 16-foot-tall clock
with Westminster chimes marks the
State Street entrance to the
arcade.
Directions:
Take the 101 freeway to Garden
Street. Turn north towards the
mountains. At the first stop light,
turn left to go to the downtown
area. Turn right on Santa Barbara
St. Go up Santa Barbara St. a few
blocks until you reach Figuroa St.
Take a left on Figuroa St. Go a
block and a half along Figuroa St.
and turn right into the Figuroa St.
parking garage. The east entrance of
La Arcada is at the base of this
parking garage. The west entrance is
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La
Cumbre Plaza
121 South Hope Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-687-6458
One of
Santa Barbara's largest shopping malls is La
Cumbre Plaza, located on the 3800 block of
upper State Street. Serving shoppers since
1967, it includes two department stores,
Macy's and Sears, and more than 50 shops,
restaurants, services and lots of parking.
The shopping center derives its name from
the highest point in the surrounding
mountains, La Cumbre Peak. View the photo
album of La Cumbre Plaza.
Directions:
Southbound: 101 South, exit Hope/La Cumbre
and turn left. La Cumbre Plaza will be on
the right side of the street.
Northbound: Take 101 North and exit Hope/La
Cumbre Ave. Turn left at light. La Cumbre
Plaza will be on the right side of the
street.
Complete list of stores & restaurants at
the
La Cumbre Plaza Shopping Center
Ann
Taylor
Avelina’s Accessories
Baja Fresh
Bath & Body Works
Bayside Watch
Bella Notte
Body Shop
Brooks Shoes
Claire’s Boutique
Easy Spirit
EBX
Eddie Bauer
Express
GNC
Gymboree
Harwin Jewelers
Hopscotch
J. Jill
Jay’s Luggage
Kay Bee Toys
Kernohan’s Toys
Lane Bryant
Lenscrafters
Macy's
Marmalade Cafe
Motherhood Maternity
Mrs. Fields Cookies
Nextel
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Outfooters
Pacific Sunwear
Panda Express
Pizza Mizza
Plaza Deli
Pottery Barn
Rampage
Red Robin
Ritz Cameras
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Sears
Software Etc.
Solstice
Sports Zone
Starbucks
St. Paul Cleaners
Sunsation Tanning
Talbots
The Walking Company
Tiffany & Co.
Trade Secret
Victoria’s Secret
Von’s
Wet Seal
Williams Sonoma
World Savings
Yves Delorme
Zales |
| Camino
Real Marketplace introduced
"big box" shopping to the
South Coast. This includes
giants such as Costco and Home Depot.
In addition to several stores, the
complex features ten restaurants and a
first-run movie multiplex with stadium
seating. |
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Directions: Take the 101 freeway
to Storke Road (7 miles north of Santa
Barbara) and turn south towards the
ocean. A 100 yards after you pass the
stop light at Hollister Ave, turn
right into the Camino Real Marketplace
parking lot.
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