🍹 Highway 1｜A Memorable Night in Santa Barbara 🌙

We arrived in Santa Barbara after 8 PM and decided to stay overnight before continuing our journey. We headed out for a late-night snack before calling it a day. Santa Barbara’s nightlife is vibrant yet surprisingly safe and clean—no homeless people on the streets, everything tidy and welcoming. It really feels like a great place to live! 🌃✨ 📌 Must-Try Spotlight: Tera Japanese Cuisine 🍣 This spot has some special items listed on the wall—don’t miss them! Highlights: Uni Shooters: So sweet and silky smooth… that texture stayed with me for days! 😍 Toro Trio: Absolutely delicious as well. Sake Recommendation (The owner recommended this sake, and it blew all three of us away! 🍶 It’s even better than Dassai—smooth with a sweet aftertaste and not too sharp on the palate. We tried finding it elsewhere later but couldn’t even source it back home! The owner has great taste—the background music was a selection of soothing Japanese instrumental tracks 🎶, totally my vibe! After finishing a bottle of sake and still not feeling quite done, we stopped by The Good Lion Bar 🍸, just a 5-minute walk away and highly rated. Three Northern Chinese folks ended downing four rounds without any trouble 😆—we talked, laughed, and made memories. Such a happy and unforgettable night! 💬❤️ #Highway1 #SantaBarbara #JapaneseCuisine #SakeLover #Nightlife #FoodAndMemory