MediterraneanHotel lounge$$$Lincoln StreetLounge daily 11:30-21:00 (Fri-Sat to 21:45); Lunch 11:30-15:30; Dinner 17:00-21:00; Sunday brunch 11:00-15:00
Terry's Restaurant + Lounge holds down Doris Day's Cypress Inn in Carmel, mixing cocktails in a lounge that welcomes dogs indoors all afternoon.
Signature drink: An afternoon cocktail in the dog-friendly lounge
Food: Lunch, small plates and dinner
Order: An afternoon cocktail in the lounge, dog at your feet.
Tip: The lounge runs live music and welcomes dogs indoors, a Cypress Inn tradition dating to Doris Day's ownership of the hotel.
AmericanRestaurant bar$$$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.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$San Carlos StreetSun-Thu 15:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-01:30
Barmel keeps Carmel's late shift at San Carlos and 7th, a craft cocktail bar styled after old Carmel bohemians that runs DJs into the small hours.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails built to the room's bohemian-saloon brief
Tip: This is the village's latest regular closing time; weekend nights run to 01:30, an outlier in a town that sleeps by 22:00.
Cocktail barSports bar$$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.
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.