Neighborhood guide
The Funk Zone
Wine, art, and salt air in six walkable blocks
The walk
Tracks to sand, in order. Tap a chapter to open it.
Helena Avenue Bakery
Start where the zone starts its day. The breakfast sandwich is the order, it’s gone by 11, which tells you everything about it.
MOXI
Three floors of hands-on science that adults pretend is just for the kids. Go up to the Sky Garden, it’s the best free harbor view in the zone.
The mural walls
The alleys off Helena are an open-air gallery that repaints itself a few times a year. Free, always open, and the best backdrop in town for a photo.
Pali Wine Co.
Start easy: small-lot Pinot in a relaxed room, no ceremony.
Santa Barbara Wine Collective
One roof, many local producers, the efficient way to find your favorite.
Topa Topa Brewing Co.
The palate-cleansing pint in the airy Waterline space; good for mixed wine/beer groups.
Lucky Penny
The penny-clad pizza spot next to The Lark. Order the clam pie before you think about it; the copper wall makes the wait a photo op.
The Lark
The zone’s big-night table, communal seating, and yes, order the brussels sprouts. If you get one reservation in the neighborhood, this is it.
The sand
Walk Anacapa to its end and you run out of zone and into beach. No ticket, no pour list, just the payoff. This is where the walk was headed all along.
The Funk Zone
Six blocks of tasting rooms, murals, and repurposed fish warehouses between the tracks and the sand. The rare tourist district locals never surrendered.
Best bite in the zone, ranked.
Disagree? Good. That’s what the walk is for, go build your case.