Gino's Sicilian Express is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

1. Gino's Sicilian Express

7.4
12 W Figueroa St (Btw State St. & Chapala St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Pizzeria · Santa Barbara Downtown · 15 tips and reviews

Jimmy H.Jimmy Hu: Hot panini is great! Gotta try the pizza next time.

Miguel C.Miguel Calderøn Jr.: Try the bbq chicken panini. Its amazing...and only five bucks!

Bob L.Bob Lyon: Be sure to use their frequent diner punch card! 10 punches each for slices, panini, salads or pies gets you one free of the similar item! Makes an already great value even better.

South Coast Deli is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

2. South Coast Deli

8.6
1436 Chapala St (Micheltorena Street), Santa Barbara, CA
Deli · Downtown Santa Barbara · 21 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Salontay: Chipotle chicken panini

Jen R.Jen Rich: Fantastic sandwiches & friendly staff. Will be a go to spot whenever I’m in Santa Barbara.

Jessica D.Jessica Dervin-Ackerman: South coast veggie is my dream veggie sandwich! Always fresh ingredients!

The Faculty Club is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

3. The Faculty Club

7.2
University Rd, Santa Barbara, CA
Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews

Dina A.Dina Amodeo: The Chicken and Pear Panini is amazing!

Morgan R.Morgan Reeves: Amazing food, and the service is to die for. :) Hands down best place for lunch on campus.

Don L.Don Lubach: The eggplant sandwich is a good value.

C'est Cheese is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

4. C'est Cheese

8.8
825 Santa Barbara St (E. Canon Perdido St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Cheese Store · Santa Barbara Downtown · 12 tips and reviews

gald3rgald3r: Delicious place for lunch, serve real cheese (no plastic cheese inside) and serve proper sized tea cups

Frances A.Frances A.: They just expanded and now include a coffee counter run by The French Press and a great indoor and outdoor cafe space.

Emily L.Emily Limon: You can't go wrong here. The cheese plates, picnic fixings, and now coffee and wine bar are excellent.

Pickles & Swiss is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

5. Pickles & Swiss

8.0
811 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
Sandwich Spot · Santa Barbara Downtown · 11 tips and reviews

Makayla W.Makayla Webster: Went here for the first time today. It was delicious and the employees are super helpful and nice! So many choices. We shared the Chipotle Turkey Club and the Crispy Chicken West! Yummy!

BradBrad: Great place! I ha the pickles & Swiss sandwich and really enjoyed! Try the pickle flavored popcorn available for free! It's astoundingly tasty!

Leah G.Leah Gaston: The grilled cheese with tomato bisque is delicious!

Starbucks is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

6. Starbucks

8.3
1046 Coast Village Rd, Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · 15 tips and reviews

Graham B.Graham Burwell: If you're looking to casually see celebrities, look no further. Quite the hotspot for the rich and famous!

Antonio S.Antonio Silveira: Great place, very nice Baristas

Michael P.Michael Parrish: Be nice to your baristas :)

Olio Pizzeria is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

7. Olio Pizzeria

8.7
11 W Victoria St #21 (State St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Pizzeria · Santa Barbara Downtown · 26 tips and reviews

Natalie G.Natalie Guerra: Always a great time with great amazing food. A good place also to stop before seeing a show at SOHO

Hannah R.Hannah Raphael: tomato soup & umbra pizza are incredible!!

Fatène B.Fatène Ben-Hamza: Highly recommend to sit at the bar and order the Umbra pizza (mushrooms and truffles), really great service at the bar and great food.

Opal Restaurant & Bar is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

8. Opal Restaurant & Bar

8.5
1325 State St (btw W Sola & W Victoria St), Santa Barbara, CA
New American Restaurant · Santa Barbara Downtown · 30 tips and reviews

Robert S.Robert Shaye: Hands down the best dinner out in years. Amazing service, great drinks, delicious food. The filet is to die for, chicken pesto goat cheese salad was great, risotto yum. Desserts too! Perfect!

Alex D.Alex D.: Try the Opal Syrah by Santa Barbara Vinyards. Really good!

Kaitlin H.Kaitlin H: Get the chicken penne in creamy chipolte sauce. Delicious!

Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

9. Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore

9.0
1260 Channel Dr (at Olive Mill Rd), Santa Barbara, CA
Hotel · 49 tips and reviews

DaisyDaisy: Even if you don't enter the hotel check out the scenary -- the beach view is exquisite. Drinks are pricey but worth the atmosphere; brunch on Sundays asbolutely divine and worth it. Read more.

Four Seasons Hotels and ResortsFour Seasons Hotels and Resorts: Rejuvenate body and soul with a treatment at The Spa utilizing botanicals from the nearby wine country. Deluxe suites overlooking the Pacific feature French doors, fireplaces and deep soaking tubs.

Rodney B.Rodney Blackwell: They have heated floor tiles in the bathroom! Read more.

Crushcakes Cupcakery & Crushcafe is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

10. Crushcakes Cupcakery & Crushcafe

8.5
1315 Anacapa St (at Arlington Ave), Santa Barbara, CA
Cupcake Shop · Santa Barbara Downtown · 38 tips and reviews

Jeff C.Jeff Collier: The most amazing breakfast : red velvet pancakes! You must have this.

ShaynaShayna: Strawberry lemonade cupcake is far superior to strawberry bliss. Love it!

Bryan B.Bryan Bugler: Big Fan of the Cookies and cream- My goto cupcake

Our Daily Bread is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

11. Our Daily Bread

7.4
2700 DE La Vina St (at W Alamar Ave), Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Downtown Santa Barbara · 4 tips and reviews

Brian J.Brian Joy: Great place for breakfast or lunch. Excellent bread too.

jeajeajeajea: Very good coffee and excellent muffins, we had them to go so can´t say anything about service, staff behind the counter was nice and charming. Loved the name, too :-)

Max A.Max August: The gluten free, vegan carrot cupcakes are unbelievably good. Try them!

California Pasta is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

12. California Pasta

7.2
811 State St (De La Guerra), Santa Barbara, CA
Sandwich Spot · Santa Barbara Downtown · 13 tips and reviews

Chris H.Chris Hoang: Spectacular sandwiches and polite staff. Definitely coming back in the future.

Sabrina F.Sabrina Frühauf: Good and quick. Had Zucchini noodles with Tomato Sauce and garlic breakfast on the side

Katia C.Katia Carvalho: Fettuccini Alfredo is really good ❤️

Starbucks is one of The 13 Best Places for Paninis in Santa Barbara.

13. Starbucks

7.1
3815 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · North State · 9 tips and reviews

Kai T.Kai Taylor: It is a super tiny Starbucks and it gets really busy, but I love this one because the employees are all super nice and friendly and my order is always right.

Alex R.Alex Rodriguez: Don't be tight and tip your baristas! They work hard and take care of you.

Emma L.Emma Lawrence: Good coffee and service but no place to sit and do work