What to order at Barmel

Signature drink
Craft cocktails built to the room's bohemian-saloon brief
Editor tip
This is the village's latest regular closing time; weekend nights run to 01:30, an outlier in a town that sleeps by 22:00.
CuisineCocktail bar
TypeCocktail bar
Price$$
NeighborhoodSan Carlos Street
HoursSun-Thu 15:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-01:30
Signature drinkCraft cocktails built to the room's bohemian-saloon brief
Last verified

Tip: This is the village's latest regular closing time; weekend nights run to 01:30, an outlier in a town that sleeps by 22:00.

Location

Address: San Carlos St & 7th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921

Also in San Carlos Street

Brophy's Tavern ★ 4.0

AmericanIrish pub and sports bar$$San Carlos StreetDaily 11:00-21:45 (bar to 22:00)

Brophy's Tavern runs Carmel's Irish pub and sports bar at 4th and San Carlos, plating Monterey Bay calamari and fish and chips under seven screens.

Signature drink: The Hail Mary house cocktail with a game on

Food: Full pub menu

Order: Monterey Bay calamari, then the Brophy's burger.

Tip: Next door to Hotel Carmel with a shuffleboard game room in back; this is the village's default screen for a big match.

Hog's Breath Inn ★ 4.2

AmericanRestaurant bar$$$San Carlos StreetLunch daily from 11:00; Dinner Sun-Thu to 22:00, Fri-Sat to 23:00; Bar Sun-Thu to 00:00, Fri-Sat to 00:30

Hog's Breath Inn keeps its bar pouring to midnight in Carmel, the 1970 Clint Eastwood original restored in 2025 with its courtyard fireplaces.

Signature drink: A nightcap by the courtyard fireplaces

Food: Full steak and seafood menu

Order: Grilled Castroville artichokes, then the Plains Drifter prime rib French dip.

Tip: New operator Lee Morcus calls the 2025 restoration a tribute, not a reinvention; the sunken courtyard fireplaces survived the remodel.

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More bars in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Mulligan Public House ★ 4.0

Cocktail barSports bar$$Dolores StreetMon-Fri from 12:00; Sat-Sun from 11:00; bar to 00:00

Mulligan Public House screens sport above Dolores Street in Carmel, an Official FIFA World Cup 2026 destination pouring pints toward midnight.

Signature drink: Draft pints in front of the match

Food: Pub menu

Tip: It has committed to televising every 2026 World Cup game live; on non-match nights it is still the reliable post-dinner pint.

Brophy's Tavern ★ 4.0

AmericanIrish pub and sports bar$$San Carlos StreetDaily 11:00-21:45 (bar to 22:00)

Brophy's Tavern runs Carmel's Irish pub and sports bar at 4th and San Carlos, plating Monterey Bay calamari and fish and chips under seven screens.

Signature drink: The Hail Mary house cocktail with a game on

Food: Full pub menu

Order: Monterey Bay calamari, then the Brophy's burger.

Tip: Next door to Hotel Carmel with a shuffleboard game room in back; this is the village's default screen for a big match.

Links Club ★ 3.7

Cocktail barGolf simulator bar$$Carmel PlazaMon-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-00:00; Sun 12:00-23:00

Links Club pairs Trackman golf simulator bays with a sports bar in Carmel Plaza, pouring local craft taps until midnight on weekend evenings.

Signature drink: Local craft beer on tap between simulator rounds

Food: Full bar menu

Tip: Book a simulator bay ahead on busy evenings; the bar side stays open to walk-ins and runs trivia, karaoke and live music nights.

Terry's Restaurant + Lounge ★ 4.3

MediterraneanHotel lounge$$$Lincoln StreetLounge daily 11:30-21:00 (Fri-Sat to 21:45); Lunch 11:30-15:30; Dinner 17:00-21:00; Sunday brunch 11:00-15:00

Terry's Restaurant + Lounge holds down Doris Day's Cypress Inn in Carmel, mixing cocktails in a lounge that welcomes dogs indoors all afternoon.

Signature drink: An afternoon cocktail in the dog-friendly lounge

Food: Lunch, small plates and dinner

Order: An afternoon cocktail in the lounge, dog at your feet.

Tip: The lounge runs live music and welcomes dogs indoors, a Cypress Inn tradition dating to Doris Day's ownership of the hotel.

Hog's Breath Inn ★ 4.2

AmericanRestaurant bar$$$San Carlos StreetLunch daily from 11:00; Dinner Sun-Thu to 22:00, Fri-Sat to 23:00; Bar Sun-Thu to 00:00, Fri-Sat to 00:30

Hog's Breath Inn keeps its bar pouring to midnight in Carmel, the 1970 Clint Eastwood original restored in 2025 with its courtyard fireplaces.

Signature drink: A nightcap by the courtyard fireplaces

Food: Full steak and seafood menu

Order: Grilled Castroville artichokes, then the Plains Drifter prime rib French dip.

Tip: New operator Lee Morcus calls the 2025 restoration a tribute, not a reinvention; the sunken courtyard fireplaces survived the remodel.

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