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Is Bettina Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36 Santa Barbara, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Bettina is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: A 2026-09-08 check of bettinapizzeria.com found the site live with posted weekly hours and a working online-ordering system, and Google Places lists the business's status as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Bettina in Santa Barbara, California, where Guy Fieri sampled wood-fired, Italian-inspired pizza on the episode 'Interesting Italian,' which aired 2023-01-27. The restaurant describes itself as a cozy neighborhood pizzeria honoring Italian food traditions while drawing on local California produce, according to its website, bettinapizzeria.com, and operates from a Coast Village Road address in Santa Barbara. A direct check of the website on 2026-09-08 found it live, with posted hours running from roughly midday to evening most days and a working online-ordering system.

Google Places separately lists the business's status as operational at the same Coast Village Road address. The site also lists multiple locations, merchandise, and a press page alongside its menu and reservations. No change in name, address, or ownership was found in the records checked for this update.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36

Episode 11
Aired
Title: Interesting Italian · What was featured: Wood-fired, Italian-inspired pizza from a neighborhood pizzeria
How Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Season 36: 28 of 35 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. bettinapizzeria.com http://www.bettinapizzeria.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=34.4226472,-119.65188239999999
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Record ddd-1372 · checked by Cal Marchetti.