Vices & Spices From Around The World

We offer an amazing collection of fine tea leaves, specialty coffees, exotic spices, and botanicals. Browse through our wide selection of unique gifts while enjoying a cup of our renowned coffee & award winning tea prepared by our amazing baristas. Proudly serving the Santa Barbara Community since 1975.

Located at 3558 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, Vices & Spices From Around The World operates as a tea house serving Santa Barbara in California. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Google also lists it under cafe, espresso bar, gift shop, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

Hours at these spots often run into the evening, later than a typical coffee shop, and many stay open on weekends when demand is highest in Santa Barbara. Seasonal and limited-time drink or dessert flavors are common, so a shop's current menu can differ from what is posted online; checking recent photos or calling ahead helps. Some locations in California are dessert-only with no seating, meant for takeout, while others have cafe-style seating for staying a while. Straws for bubble tea are typically wide to accommodate the toppings, and are provided automatically unless you ask for a regular one. Loyalty apps and stamp cards are common at chain locations, and ordering ahead through an app can shorten a wait considerably at busy locations during peak after-school and after-dinner hours.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. The most common schedule is 7 am–6 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Vices & Spices From Around The World at (805) 687-7196; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is vicesandspices.net, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.7 out of 5 from 225 reviews, which is a strong result for a tea house in Santa Barbara and suggests consistent service.

Santa Barbara is in California, on the West Coast, where the climate ranges from foggy coast to hot inland valleys, wildfire season can affect air quality in late summer, and traffic is the main thing to plan around. Traffic in Santa Barbara peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

See the other tea houses in Santa Barbara listed below to compare ratings, hours and locations before you decide. Details on this page come from public sources and may change; confirm anything important by phone before relying on it. Business owners can claim the listing to keep it up to date.