What: The Cold Spring Tavern is tucked along the roadside up on San Marcos Pass above Santa Barbara. The tavern serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with live music and tri-tip on weekends and cheap chili during happy hour. Born as a stage stop in the 1880s and owned by the same family since the 1940s, the Cold Spring and its four fireplaces are half an hour's drive from Santa Barbara. Where: 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara city and county, 109 miles northwest of downtown L.A..How much : A tri-tip sandwich or burger for lunch costs $10.75 Dinner main dishes (chicken, duck, ribs, steak) cost about $25. Info : Cold Spring Tavern

Source: Los Angeles Times March 05, 2017 14:05 UTC