Hog's Breath Inn is a bar in San Carlos Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Grilled Castroville artichokes, then the Plains Drifter prime rib French dip.
Food program: Full steak and seafood menu
Tip: New operator Lee Morcus calls the 2025 restoration a tribute, not a reinvention; the sunken courtyard fireplaces survived the remodel.
Address: San Carlos St between 5th & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
