Santa Maria shows 313 places in this guide, with 236 restaurants, 29 quick-service spots, 22 cafes and 23 bars. Mexican dominates the category counts at 58, while coffee shops and cafes reach 22, bakeries and donuts 21 and pizza 18. Desserts and ice cream count 17.
Santa Maria records 28.1 places per ten thousand residents, below the 41.8 median for all cities in this guide.
202 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (9), Subway (7), McDonald's (5) and Jack in the Box (4).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Santa Maria ranks #153 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Santa Maria by cuisine
Mexican in Santa Maria
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 123 W Main St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1018 W Main St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1640 S Broadway
- Restaurant · Mexican · 110 S Pine St SUITE Suite # 105
- Restaurant · Mexican · 603 S Blosser Rd
- Restaurant · Mexican · 923 N Broadway
Coffee shops and cafes in Santa Maria
- Cafe · Chain · 2320 S Broadway
- Cafe · Chain · 223 E Betteravia Rd
- Cafe · Chain · 1301 E Main St
- Cafe · 2407 S Broadway
- Cafe · Chain · 455 E Betteravia Rd
- Cafe · Chain · 1737 N Broadway
Bakeries and donuts in Santa Maria
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 325 Betteravia Rd # B12
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 2224 S Bradley Rd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 1635 S Broadway
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 1486 South Broadway
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 307 Town Center E
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 419 W Main St
Pizza in Santa Maria
- Restaurant · Pizza · 2059 S Broadway
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 560 Betteravia Rd
- Restaurant · Pizza · 1772 S Broadway
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 2120 S Broadway
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 610 E Main St
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 2316 South Broadway
Desserts and ice cream in Santa Maria
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 403 N Broadway
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 722 E Main St #108
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1543 S Broadway
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · Center, 184 Town Ctr W 184 Town Ctr E
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1832 N Broadway
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2003 S Miller St
Sandwiches and delis in Santa Maria
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 750 E Main St
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 1419 S Broadway Ste C
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 1609 S Broadway
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 809 N Broadway
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 325 E Betteravia Rd
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 2530 Broadway S Unit J
Own a restaurant in Santa Maria?
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Place data from the Overture Maps Foundation (overturemaps.org), which includes data from Meta, Microsoft and Foursquare, used under the CDLA Permissive 2.0 and Apache 2.0 licenses. Restaurants open, close and move; check with the restaurant before you go. Data refreshed 2026-10-11.