Brophy's Tavern is a bar in San Carlos Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Monterey Bay calamari, then the Brophy's burger.
Food program: Full pub menu
Tip: Next door to Hotel Carmel with a shuffleboard game room in back; this is the village's default screen for a big match.
Address: 4th Ave & San Carlos St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
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.
Barmel keeps Carmel's late shift at San Carlos and 7th, a craft cocktail bar styled after old Carmel bohemians that runs DJs into the small hours.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails built to the room's bohemian-saloon brief
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.
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 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 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.
Barmel keeps Carmel's late shift at San Carlos and 7th, a craft cocktail bar styled after old Carmel bohemians that runs DJs into the small hours.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails built to the room's bohemian-saloon brief
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.
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.
