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Sama Sama Kitchen
Southeast Asian Vietnamese
A Nashville barbecue devotee and an Indonesian-born chef walk into a Santa Barbara kitchen, and the result is a Southeast Asian restaurant that a Michelin Bib Gourmand and the LA Times both noticed. The menu moves between green papaya salad, steamed or fried bao, and dishes that land somewhere between comfort food and serious cooking. The back patio with string lights is where you want to be.
Two honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Green papaya salad Michelin Guide
- Bao Michelin Guide
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