Katy's Place
Order Any of the twenty-plus eggs Benedicts; the classic sets the baseline.
Katy's Place has cooked breakfast on Mission Street in Carmel since 1982 and calls itself the Capital of Eggs Benedict, listing over 20 versions.
Where to brunch in Carmel-by-the-Sea: morning spots worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
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Order Any of the twenty-plus eggs Benedicts; the classic sets the baseline.
Katy's Place has cooked breakfast on Mission Street in Carmel since 1982 and calls itself the Capital of Eggs Benedict, listing over 20 versions.
Order The seasonal plate of the week with a glass of natural wine.
The Stationaery serves Carmel's most-booked brunch daily until 15:00 in a courtyard off San Carlos Street, seasonal plates beside natural wine.
Order A patio breakfast, the seat locals have kept since 1948.
Village Corner California Bistro serves breakfast and lunch daily from 08:00 on its 1948 Carmel corner, the patio warmed by a retractable roof.

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Order Sunday brunch in the courtyard, dog stationed under the table.
Terry's Restaurant + Lounge lays Sunday brunch inside Doris Day's Cypress Inn in Carmel from 11:00, and the dog is welcome at the next chair.
Order The Sunday buffet, eaten on the deck above the sheep meadow.
The Restaurant at Mission Ranch serves a walk-in Sunday buffet brunch at Clint Eastwood's ranch below the Carmel Mission, meadow and bay beyond.
Order Weekend brunch with a glass pulled from the 3,400-bottle list.
Grasing's runs weekend brunch from 10:30 in Carmel with the same 3,400-bottle Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar that anchors its dinner service.
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