3 french bistro spots in San Carlos and Mission, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of San Carlos and Mission's food · All french bistro in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Casanova ★ 4.5
5th Ave between Mission & San Carlos, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Casanova serves French-Italian cooking in a candlelit Carmel cottage whose dining room keeps the table Van Gogh ate at daily at the Auberge Ravoux.
Tip: Ask about the Van Gogh table when you book; the restaurant takes inquiries for it by email and that corner of the room fills first.
Casanova ★ 4.5
5th Ave between Mission & San Carlos, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Casanova candlelights a Carmel cottage at 5th and Mission for French-Italian dinners, seating guests around the Van Gogh table when it is booked.
Tip: Ask about the Van Gogh table when you book; the restaurant takes inquiries for it by email and that corner of the room fills first.
Patisserie Boissiere ★ 4.2
Mission St between Ocean & 7th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Patisserie Boissiere pairs a French pastry case with a chateau-styled Carmel dining room, moving from morning patisserie to full dinner service.
Tip: Weekends open at 08:30 for pastry and coffee; midweek the kitchen shifts to lunch, and Wednesday to Sunday it runs through dinner.