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Brewing Coffee with Passion: Handlebar Coffee In Santa Barbara!

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One of the best places to have a cup of coffee in Santa Barbara is at Handlebar Coffee Rasters!  It is run and owned by two former professional cyclists (hence the name handlebar). Coffee places world wide were their favorite places to meet friends, and their inspiration to open a store here in Santa Barbara, happened while participating in the Amgen Tour.   They roast coffees 2-3 times a week with beans from Central, South America and Africa.

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It seems there is a perpetual line at the Handlebar, however, it moves fast, thanks to the crew's efficiency.  All you have to do is walk by, the aroma of roasted coffee is intoxicating and draws you in.  

It is definitely a foodies delight when it comes to good coffee.  They make one of the best cappuccinos, we have had in the United States.   It is a great place to meet friends or have a meeting.  

 

We would love to meet you at Handlebar, next time you are in town.

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Comments (20)

Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Sounds like a great local place to stop for a cup.  I am so much happier supporting our local spots rather than the big S.

Sep 08, 2016 02:08 AM
Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

Looks like a fun place to hang out and drink a delicious cup of coffee with friends and family. Local spots are the BEST!

Sep 08, 2016 02:18 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Too bad I hadn't discovered Handlebar Coffee when Rachael was living in Santa Barbara. Maybe we need a weekend away sometime soon--Santa Barbara is a great destination.

Sep 08, 2016 02:41 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Ron and Alexandra Seigel - Always enjoyed my trips to Santa Barbara. I will take you up on that coffee the next time we are up there!

Sep 08, 2016 03:09 AM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Hi Ron and Alexandra Seigel -

The Handlebar looks like a great place to enjoy an awesome cup of brew.  

Sep 08, 2016 03:09 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Ron and Alexandra, sadly, there's not a single local coffee shop in Clermont, I was so spoiled when I lived in NY as there's plenty of really good ones like Handlebar. I'll brew some myself for the afternoon.

Sep 08, 2016 03:11 AM
Dianne Goode
Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC
Realtor/Broker

A good cappucino is hard to find but it's a long way to Handlebar.  I recently treated myself to a Nespresso machine  and I now have world-class coffee every morning.  I didn't get the milk foamer yet so cappucino is still out of reach.

Sep 08, 2016 04:20 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Dianne Goode we do have the foamer.  When I bought ours, the foamer was thrown in, and it does a really good job.  Bodum makes a hand held foamer with batteries for $15.00.  Our friend swears by hers...One of these days, I hope you come our way, it would be a delight to meet you.  A

Sep 08, 2016 05:34 AM
Dianne Goode

Thanks for the tip!  Just ordered the Bodum foamer from Amazon.  I would love to visit you and your Farmer's Market!  We'll see -- it could happen!

Sep 09, 2016 01:15 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

If I ever get out your way I will have to check this coffee stop out.  Sounds delightful.

Sep 08, 2016 06:20 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Now this is my kind of place, Alexandra and Ron, as I take my coffee very seriously and spend my life looking for an alternative to Starbucks, which I frequent as little as possible.

Sep 08, 2016 06:29 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Ron & Alexandra - Handlebar looks like a cool place. We have a similar coffee shop here, also run by ex-cyclists and also very good - it's called Crankenstein.

Sep 08, 2016 06:56 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Nina Hollander like you we avoid S, opting for Pete's instead in airports, etc...This place and Green Star which roasts organic coffee is the best around here.  UCSB is growing coffee on their land, and it is good but not great...A

Sep 08, 2016 07:15 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Dick Greenberg intersting that cyclists understand great coffee, and I love the name of yours.  One can be cranky before their first cup of great coffee.  A

Sep 08, 2016 07:16 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sheri Sperry - MCNE it is a date.  We are always delighted to meet our Active Rain Friends face to face. A

Sep 08, 2016 07:17 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I would love to try the Handlebar coffee. Thanks for sharing this information.

Sep 08, 2016 08:29 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I am always amazed they can create those little cream art designs on coffee. I'd never make it as a barista!

Sep 08, 2016 09:29 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

This made me want to have a cup of coffee and just went to turn the coffeepot on. That Cap looks delicious.

Sep 08, 2016 11:28 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Myrl Jeffcoat it is an art form.  I have read where some draw freehand on the foam.  In one of the hotels we stayed in years ago in Torino, Italy. Ron ordered a hot chocolate.  It came with foamed milk and a silhouette of the hotel and name done with cocoa powder.  It was beautiful..A

Sep 08, 2016 02:17 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Alexandra and Ron -- while I'm not much of a coffee drinker and definitely not an expert, I do love the aroma.   Nice localism post highlighting yet another well-deserved small business.  

Sep 09, 2016 12:55 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Sounds like the perfect place for you to meet clients and friends alike, Ron and Alexandra Seigel.  Can only imagine the wonderful aroma in the Handlebar!

Gene 

Sep 09, 2016 05:02 AM