Join us October 1-31, 2026 for an entire month of BRAND NEW vegan options all over Santa Barbara, CA!

During this time, restaurants throughout the Santa Barbara area will feature special vegan menu items. Diners have the opportunity to go out, enjoy meals, review/rate menus, and post photos of the delicious vegan meals they have ordered.

Help support our hard working chefs and their businesses! Win a prize and enter our raffle by sharing your food photos! Submit Google reviews 👉 — we’ll post, tag you,  and shout them out! 🙌🍽️

The Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge is sponsored by Valerie Menke Real Estate Consultant and Rooted Santa Barbara.

Valerie brings a thoughtful, strategic, and personal approach to real estate in Santa Barbara. Whether helping buyers find the right home or positioning a property to sell for top dollar, she pairs thoughtful preparation, beautiful presentation, and customized marketing with a high level of care. For Valerie, real estate is about more than buying and selling homes—it’s about making smart decisions and helping people create a life they love in our beautiful town.

Rooted Santa Barbara County is a community-powered nonprofit transforming health through fiber-forward nutrition and lifestyle-based approaches to preventing and improving chronic disease.

Scroll down for a list of participating restaurants.