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title: "Urbane Café opens first Santa Barbara County restaurant"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7662bdb1-2862-4a4c-a292-7c912e76489f
source: "FastCasual"
original_url: https://www.fastcasual.com/news/urbane-cafe-opens-first-santa-barbara-county-restaurant/
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2026-10-30T10:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:15:33.272Z
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# Urbane Café opens first Santa Barbara County restaurant

**TL;DR:** Urbane Café opened its 46th restaurant in Goleta, California, marking its entry into Santa Barbara County. The chain plans to open six additional Southern California locations in 2027, with a goal of reaching 100 restaurants by 2030.

*originally published in FastCasual on 2026-10-30. [Read the original](https://www.fastcasual.com/news/urbane-cafe-opens-first-santa-barbara-county-restaurant/).*

## Story

Urbane Café opened its 46th restaurant on Oct. 26 at 7000 Hollister Ave., Suite 102, in Goleta, California. The location marks the Ventura, California-based fast-casual chain's entry into Santa Barbara County. The restaurant serves made-from-scratch focaccia, gourmet sandwiches, salads and bowls. Founder Tom Holt said the Santa Barbara community had been asking for a location for some time.

The opening follows the brand's September debut in Glendale, California. Urbane Café plans to open six additional Southern California locations in 2027, with a long-term goal of reaching 100 restaurants by 2030.

## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- FastCasual (publication)
- growth plans (topic)
- Urbane Café (company)
- Tom Holt (person)
- Ventura, California (location)
- Goleta, California (location)
- Santa Barbara County (location)

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Originally reported by FastCasual (https://www.fastcasual.com/news/urbane-cafe-opens-first-santa-barbara-county-restaurant/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7662bdb1-2862-4a4c-a292-7c912e76489f).