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La Cumbre Plaza
updated: Feb 26, 2011, 8:30 AM
By the dedicated staff
A longtime Santa Barbara shopping institution, La Cumbre Plaza is an open-air mall in the upper State Street area. It is located at 121 S. Hope Avenue.
The mall is anchored by a Macy's and a Sears, and includes other chain stores, including Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, J. Jill, Talbots, J. Crew, Louis Vuitton, Wet Seal, Zales, Trade Secret, Tiffany, Solstice, PacSun, Lucy, Love Culture, Lane Bryant, Gymboree, and others.
Restaurants include Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Marmalade Café, Plaza Deli, and Pizza Mizza, in the main shopping mall. Other fast food restaurants are in the adjacent strip mall across the parking lot, where there is also a Vons grocery store, and See's Candy shop. For a full list of restaurants and shops in the mall, see their website
Parking is free and accessible on three sides of the mall, from State Street, Hope, and La Cumbre. The nearby Five Points shopping center includes a Ross Dress for Less and other stores.
In recent years La Cumbre has undergone a dramatic transition with many stores closing and others opening. Updates include plentiful outdoor seating, in case you need to wait for someone on a shopping expedition. Fountains and other accents are artistic touches. But don't expect much from the landscaping which Edhat gardening expert Billy Goodnick finds less than perfect.
Events at the mall sometimes include musical entertainment on the weekends. Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny both make appearances there each year.
Edhat snapped the following photos of the mall before we were asked not to take photos by the security guard. When asked why, he said it was a "company policy" but wouldn't share the reasoning behind it.
La Cumbre and Paseo Nuevo are both managed by the same company, but offer very different shopping experiences. Paseo Nuevo is perhaps more popular with visitors, given its location downtown.
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