Gay club santa barbara ca

Santa Barbara is very much a favorite couples destination. Still, it's a low-keyed, socially liberal part of the world, and the staff at bars and restaurants throughout the region are quite used to seeing same-sex couples. The region's most energetic nightlife hub is downtown, especially along or within a block of lower State Street.

There aren't any specifically gay bars, but you'll see a smattering of lesbians and gay guys at most lounges and dance clubs. For a musical night out, check the schedule of the Fratelli Men's Chorus, a gay men's chorus that performs throughout the year. Some of the most charming and atmospheric places to savor drinks are the lounges at upscale Santa Barbara hotels e.

Santa Barbara is a superb culinary destination, a reflection of its long Mediterranean-like growing season, bounty of fresh seafood, and abundance of internationally acclaimed wineries. Here's a look at some of the top bars listed first and also restaurants and cafes that are popular with gay travelers to Santa Barbara and the surrounding Wine Country.

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Wildcat Lounge

Drawing top DJs and with a giant dance floor and state-of-the-art light and sound system, this glitzy barbara on lower State Street pulls in big crowds during all four nights of the week that it's open Wednesday through Saturdaywith weekends, naturally, being especially popular. It's really a little cheery and cozy in here to call Elsie's W.

De la Guerra St. Beyond the intimate main bar, with its pool table and otherwise living-room-esque style, there's an attractive patio in back. Also check the extensive selection of beers on tap. Elsie's is just a short walk from Santa Barbara's most gay-popular hangout, the Wildcat Lounge. The most recent of Santa Barbara's gay bars closed a few years ago, but downtown's hip Wildcat Lounge 15 W.

Gay St. Still, it's always very gay-friendly it's a sponsor of Santa Barbara Prideand the Wildcat has a dance floor, lounge seating, red walls, and top DJs and live bands, and a stellar cocktail menu. Wildcat is just west of State Street, the main drag in this upscale resort city.

The steaks as well as chicken, ribs, ostrich, and many other tender meats are grilled over an open oak-wood fire, a cooking tradition that dates to the Spaniards who first settled the region. The restaurant is also close to the Danish-style village of Solvang, with its many engaging shops and terrific tasting rooms.

The Hitching Post is open nightly for dinner, and because of its considerably reputation, it can be tough to nab a table here on weekends - best to make reservations, which you can make online from the restaurant's website. As food goes, the aforementioned steaks are worth seeking out, especially the filet mignon available in 5- 8- or ounce portions.

Also consider the grilled artichoke starter, and the cold-smoked duck breast and Diestel Ranch santa steaks among the notable fowl entrees. Ok, let's just get this out of the way: indeed, late Santa Barbara resident and culinary doyenne Julia Child did at variously times praise La Super-Rica Taqueria N.

Milpas St. And no, this doesn't mean it's necessarily the best taqueria in California, or even in town. Nor does it mean it deserves the backlash sometimes sent its way, a response to its larger-than-life reputation, sometimes exceedingly long lines out the door, and the blessing from Julia Child.

Sometimes a club, affordable taqueria is just that - nothing more, and nothing less.